Fall Semester 2007 - First Semester

Aug. 30 – Residence halls open at 8am for new students; Orientation begins
Sep. 2 – Residence halls open at 8am for returning students; First meal (brunch) 
Sep. 3 – Labor Day - HMC offices closed
Sep. 4 – First semester classes begin
Sep. 5 – Financial registration, Green Room (8:45am-3:30pm)
Sep. 6 – Convocation, Galileo Auditorium 4:15pm
Sep. 17 – Last day to add full semester and 1st half semester courses
Oct.  5 – Last day to drop 1st half semester courses and
Oct.  5 – Last day to declare 1st half semester course Pass/Fail
Oct.  19 – First half semester courses end
Oct. 22-23 – Fall Break
Oct. 24 –  Second half semester courses begin
Nov. 9 – Last day to add second half semester courses
Nov. 21 – Last day to drop full semster and second half semester courses
Nov. 21 – Last day to declare full semester and second half semester courses Pass/Fail
Nov. 21 – Thanksgiving recess begins after last class
Nov. 26 – Thanksgiving recess ends 8am
Dec. 4-10 – Pre-Registration for Spring 2008
Dec. 14 – Last day of first semester classes
Dec. 17 – Final examinations begin
Dec. 21 – Final examinations end; Last meal (lunch)
Dec. 22 – Residence halls close at 8am
Dec. 27 – Grades due to registrar by noon

Spring Semester 2008 - Second Semester

Jan. 20 – Residence halls open at 8am
Jan. 21 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day, officies closed; First meal (brunch)
Jan. 22 – Registration for returning students
Jan. 22 – Second semester classes begin 8:10am
Jan. 23 – Financial registration, Green Room
Feb. 4 – Last day to add full semester and first half semester courses
Feb. 22 – Last day to drop first half semester courses
Feb. 22 – Last day to declare first half course semester course Pass/Fail
Feb. 22-23 – Family Weekend
Mar. 7 – First  half semester courses end
Mar. 10 – Second half semester courses begin
Mar. 14 – Spring vacation begins after last class; Last meal (dinner)
Mar. 24 – Spring vacation ends 8 a.m.; First meal (dinner)
Mar. 24 – Classes resume
Mar. 28 – Cesar E. Chavez Day, offices closed; no HMC classes
Mar. 31 – Last day to add second half semester courses
Apr. 18 –  Last day to drop full semester and second half semester courses
Apr. 18 –  Last day to declare full semester and second half semester courses Pass/Fail
Apr. 29-May 2 – Pre-Registration for Fall 2008 (tentative dates)
May 2 – Last day of HMC classes (CMC, PO, SC -  5/6; PZ - 5/8)
May 2-4 – Alumni Weekend
May 5-7 – Presentation Days - No HMC classes
May 8-9 – Final examinations for seniors; reading days for other students
May 12 – Senior grades due to registrar by 9am; other final examinations begin
May 16 – Final examinations end
May 18 – Commencement at 1:30 p.m.; last meal (brunch)
May 19 – Residence halls close at 8am
May 22 – All other grades due to registrar by noon

Fall 2008 Semester - First Semester (tentative)

Aug. 28 – Residence halls open for new students; Orientation begins
Aug. 31 – Residence halls open for returning students; first meal - dinner
Sep. 1 – Labor Day - Offices closed
Sep. 1 – Registration for returning students
Sep. 2 – First semester classes begin at 8:10am
Sep. 3 – Financial registration - Green Room (8:45am-3:30pm)
Sep. 4 – Convocation 4:15pm
Sep. 15 – Last day to add full semester and first half semester courses
Oct. 3 –  Last day to drop first half semester courses
Oct. 3 –  Last day to declare first half semester course Pass/Fail
Oct. 17 – Fall break begins after last class
Oct. 17 – First half semester courses end
Oct. 22 – Fall break ends 8am; second half semester courses begin
Nov. 7 – Last day to add second half semester courses
Nov. 21 – Last day to drop full semester and second half semester courses
Nov. 21 – Last day to declare full semester and second half semester courses Pass/Fail
Nov. 26 – Thanksgiving recess begins after last class
Dec. 1 –  Thanksgiving recess ends 8am
Dec. 2-8 – Pre-registration for Spring 2009
Dec. 12 – Last day of classes first semester
Dec. 15 – Final examinations begin
Dec. 19 – Final examinations end; Last meal - lunch
Dec. 20 –  Residence halls close 8am
Dec. 26 – Grades due to registrar by noon

Spring 2009 Semester - Second Semester (tentative)

Jan. 18 – Residence halls open at 8am
Jan. 19 – Martin Luther King Day, offices closed; first meal - brunch
Jan. 20 – Registration for returning students
Jan. 20 – Second semester classes begin 8:10am
Jan. 21 – Financial registration - Green Room
Feb. 2 – Last day to add full semester and first half semester courses
Feb. 20 – Last day to drop first half semester courses
Feb. 20 – Last day to declare first half course semester course Pass/Fail
Mar. 6 – First half semester courses end
Mar. 9 – Second half semester courses begin
Mar. 13 – Spring vacation begins after last class
Mar. 23 – Spring vacation ends 8am
Mar. 27 – Cesar Chavez Day, offices closed; no HMC classes
Mar. 30 – Last day to add second half semester courses
Apr. 17 – Last day to drop full semester and second half semester courses
Apr. 17 – Last day to declare full semester and second half semester courses Pass/Fail
Apr. 28 – May 1 – Pre-registration for Fall 2009
May 1 – Last day of HMC classes second semester (CMC, PO, SC - 5/6; PZ - 5/8)
May 4-6 – Student presentations; no HMC classes
May 7-8 – Finals for seniors; reading days for other students
May 11 – Senior grades due to registrar by 9am; other final examinations begin
May 15 – Final examinations end
May 17 – Commencement, 1:30pm; last meal - brunch
May 18 – Residence halls close 8am
May 21 – All other grades due to registrar by noon