FIRST SEMESTER (70 days + 5 days finals) FALL 2007

August 30 Thursday
Residence halls open for new students; orientation begins

September 2 Sunday
Residence halls open for returning students; first meal - dinner

September 3 Monday
Labor Day - Offices closed

September 3 Monday
Registration for returning students

September 4 Tuesday
First semester classes begin at 8:10 a.m.

September 5 Wednesday
Financial registration - Green Room (8:45a.m.-3:30p.m.)

September 6 Thursday
Convocation 4:15 p.m.

September 17 Monday
Last day to add full semester and 1st half semester courses

October 5 Friday
Last day to drop 1st half semester courses

Last day to declare 1st half semester course Pass/Fail

October 19 Friday
Fall break begins after last class and 1st half semester courses end

October 24 Wednesday
Fall break ends 8:00 a.m.

October 24 Wednesday
2nd half semester courses begin

November 9 Friday
Last day to add 2nd half semester courses

November 21 Wednesday
Last day to drop full semester and 2nd half semester courses

Last day to declare full semester and 2nd half semester courses Pass/Fail

November 21 Wednesday
Thanksgiving recess begins after last class

November 26 Monday
Thanksgiving recess ends 8am

Dec. 4 – Dec. 10 Tue-Mon
Pre-registration for Spring 2008

December 14 Friday
Last day of classes first semester

December 17 Monday
Final examinations begin

December 21 Friday
Final examinations end; last meal - lunch

December 22 Saturday
Residence halls close 8am

December 27 Thursday
Grades due to registrar by noon

SECOND SEMESTER (71 days + 5 days finals) SPRING 2008

January 20 Sunday
Residence halls open 8am for all students

January 21 Monday
First meal - brunch

January 22 Tuesday
Registration for returning students; second semester classes begin 8:10am

January 23 Wednesday
Financial registration - Green Room

February 4 Monday
Last day to add full semester and 1st half semester courses

February 22 Friday
Last day to drop 1st half semester courses

Last day to declare 1st half course semester course Pass/Fail

March 7 Friday
First half semester courses end

March 10 Monday
Second half semester courses begin

March 14 Friday
Spring vacation begins after last class

March 24 Monday
Spring vacation ends 8am

March 28 Friday
Cesar Chavez Day, offices closed; no classes

March 31 Monday
Last day to add 2nd half semester courses

April 18 Friday
Last day to drop full semester and 2nd half semester courses

Last day to declare full semester and 2nd half semester courses Pass/Fail

April 29 - May 2 tentative Tues-Fri
Pre-registration for Fall 2008

May 2 Friday
Last day of HMC classes second semester (CMC, PO, SC - 5/7; PZ - 5/9)

May 5 - 7 Mon-Wed
Student presentations

May 8, 9 Thurs-Fri
Finals for seniors; reading days for other students

May 12 Monday
Senior grades due to registrar, 9am; other final examinations begin

May 16 Friday
Final examinations end

May 18 Sunday
Commencement, 1:30pm; last meal - brunch

May 19 Monday
Residence halls close 8am

May 22 Thursday
All other grades due to registrar by noon

FIRST SEMESTER (69 days + 5 days finals) FALL 2008

August 28 Thursday
Residence halls open for new students; orientation begins

August 31 Sunday
Residence halls open for returning students; first meal - dinner

September 1 Monday
Labor Day - Offices closed

September 1 Monday
Registration for returning students

September 2 Tuesday
First semester classes begin at 8:10am

September 3 Wednesday
Financial registration - Green Room (8:45am-3:30pm)

September 4 Thursday
Convocation 4:15pm

September 15 Monday
Last day to add full semester and 1st half semester courses

October 3 Friday
Last day to drop 1st half semester courses

Last day to declare 1st half semester course Pass/Fail

October 17 Friday
Fall break begins after last class and 1st half semester courses end

October 22 Wednesday
Fall break ends 8am

October 22 Wednesday
2nd half semester courses begin

November 7 Friday
Last day to add 2nd half semester courses

November 21 Friday
Last day to drop full semester and 2nd half semester courses

Last day to declare full semester and 2nd half semester courses Pass/Fail

November 26 Wednesday
Thanksgiving recess begins after last class

December 1 Monday
Thanksgiving recess ends 8am

Dec. 2 – Dec. 8 Tue-Mon (tentative)
Pre-registration for Spring 2009

December 12 Friday
Last day of classes first semester

December 15 Monday
Final examinations begin

December 19 Friday
Final examinations end; last meal - lunch

December 20 Saturday
Residence halls close 8am

December 26 Friday
Grades due to registrar by noon

SECOND SEMESTER (73 days + 5 days finals) SPRING 2009

January 18 Sunday
Residence halls open 8am for all students

January 19 Monday
Martin Luther King Day - Offices closed

January 19 Monday
First meal - brunch

January 20 Tuesday
Registration for returning students; second semester classes begin 8:10am

January 21 Wednesday
Financial registration - Green Room

February 2 Monday
Last day to add full semester and 1st half semester courses

February 20 Friday
Last day to drop 1st half semester courses

Last day to declare 1st half course semester course Pass/Fail

March 6 Friday
First half semester courses end

March 9 Monday
Second half semester courses begin

March 13 Friday
Spring vacation begins after last class

March 23 Monday
Spring vacation ends 8am

March 27 Friday
Cesar Chavez Day, offices closed; no classes

March 30 Monday
Last day to add 2nd half semester courses

April 17 Friday
Last day to drop full semester and 2nd half semester courses

Last day to declare full semester and 2nd half semester courses Pass/Fail

April 13 - May 2  Mon-Sat (tentative)
Pre-registration for Fall 2009

May 1 Friday
Last day of HMC classes second semester (CMC, PO, SC - 5/6; PZ - 5/8)

May 4 - 6 Mon-Wed
Student presentations

May 7, 8 Thurs-Fri
Finals for seniors; reading days for other students

May 11 Monday
Senior grades due to registrar, 9am; other final examinations begin

May 15 Friday
Final examinations end

May 17 Sunday
Commencement, 1:30pm; last meal - brunch

May 18 Monday
Residence halls close 8am

May 21 Thursday
All other grades due to registrar by noon

2009-2010
September 1, 2009 Tuesday
First semester classes begin

May 16, 2010 Sunday
Commencement