Fall 2008   |   Spring 2009

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

Registrations for returning students

September 2 Tuesday
First semester classes begin at 8:10 a.m.

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

September 4 Thursday
Convocation 4:15 p.m.

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

October 3 Friday
Last day to drop first half semester courses

Last day to declare first half semester courses Pass/Fail

October 17 Friday
Fall break begins after last class; first half semester courses end

October 22 Wednesday
Fall break ends 8:00 a.m.

Second half semester classes begin

November 7 Friday
Last day to add second half semester courses

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

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

November 26 Wednesday
Thanksgiving recess begins after last class

December 1 Monday
Thanksgiving recess ends 8:00a.m.

December 2–8 Tueday-Monday
Pre-registration for Spring 2009

December 12 Friday
Last day of first semester classes

December 15 Monday
Final examinations begin

December 19 Friday
Final examinations end; last meal - lunch

December 20 Saturday
Residence halls close 8:00a.m.

December 29 Monday
Grades due to registrar by noon

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

January 18 Sunday
Residence halls open 8:00a.m. for all students

January 19 Monday
Martin Luther King Day, offices closed; first meal - brunch

January 20 Tuesday
Registration for returning students

Second semester classes begin 8:10a.m.

January 21 Wednesday
Financial registration - Green Room

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

February 20 Friday
Last day to drop first half semester courses

Last day to declare first half semester courses Pass/Fail

March 6 Friday
First half semester classes end

March 9 Monday
Second half semester classes begin

March 13 Friday
Spring vacation begins after last class

March 23 Monday
Spring vacation ends 8:00a.m.

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

March 30 Monday
Last day to add second half semester courses

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

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

April 28 - May 1 Tuesday-Friday
Pre-registration for Fall 2009

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

May 4 - 6 Monday-Wednesday
Student presentations; no HMC classes

May 7-8 Thursday-Friday
Finals for seniors; reading days for other students

May 11 Monday
Senior grades due to registrar by 9:00a.m.; other final examinations begin

May 15 Friday
Final examinations end

May 17 Sunday
Commencement at 1:30p.m.; last meal - brunch

May 18 Monday
Residence halls close 8:00a.m.

May 21 Thursday
All other grades due to registrar by noon

FIRST SEMESTER (70 days + 5 days finals) FALL 2009

August 27 Thursday
Residence halls open for new students; orientation begins

August 30 Sunday
Residence halls open for returning students; first meal - dinner

August 31 Monday
Registration for returning students

September 1 Tuesday
First semester classes begin at 8:10a.m.

September 2 Wednesday
Financial registration - Green Room (8:45a.m.-3:30p.m.)

September 3 Thursday
Convocation 4:15p.m.

September 7 Monday
Labor Day - Offices closed

September 14 Monday
Last day to add full semester and first half semester courses

October 2 Friday
Last day to drop first half semester courses

Last day to declare first half semester courses Pass/Fail

October 16 Friday
Fall break begins after last class

 First half semester classes end

October 21 Wednesday
Fall break ends 8:00a.m.

Second half semester classes begin

November 6 Friday
Last day to add second half semester courses

November 20 Friday
Last day to drop full semester and second half semester courses

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

November 25 Wednesday
Thanksgiving recess begins after last class

November 30 Monday
Thanksgiving recess ends 8:00a.m.

Dec. 1-8 Tuesday-Monday
Pre-registration for Spring 2010

December 11 Friday
Last day of classes first semester

December 14 Monday
Final examinations begin

December 18 Friday
Final examinations end; last meal - lunch

December 19 Saturday
Residence halls close 8:00a.m.

December 28 Monday
Grades due to registrar by noon

SECOND SEMESTER (71 days + 5 days finals) SPRING 2010

January 17 Sunday
Residence halls open 8:00a.m. for all students

January 18 Monday
Martin Luther King Day - Offices closed; first meal - brunch

January 19 Tuesday
Registration for returning students; second semester courses begin 8:10a.m.

January 20 Wednesday
Financial registration - Green Room

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

February 19 Friday
Last day to drop first half semester courses

Last day to declare first half course semester courses Pass/Fail

March 5 Friday
First half semester classes end

March 8 Monday
Second half semester classes begin

March 12 Friday
Spring vacation begins after last class

March 22 Monday
Spring vacation ends 8:00a.m.

March 26 Friday
Cesar Chavez Day, offices closed; no HMC classes

March 29 Monday
Last day to add second half semester courses

April 16 Friday
Last day to drop full semester and second half semester courses

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

April 27-30 Tuesday-Friday
Pre-registration for Fall 2010

April 30 Friday
Last day of HMC second semester courses (CMC, PO, PZ, SC - 5/5)

May 3-5 Monday-Wednesday
Student presentations; no HMC classes

May 6-7 Thursday-Friday
Finals for seniors; reading days for other students

May 10 Monday
Senior grades due to registrar by 9:00.a.m

Other final examinations begin

May 14 Friday
Final examinations end

May 16 Sunday
Commencement, 1:30p.m.; last meal - brunch

May 17 Monday
Residence halls close 8:00a.m.

May 20 Thursday
All other grades due to registrar by noon

2010-2011
August 31, 2010 Tuesday
First semester courses begin

May 15, 2011 Sunday
Commencement

2011-2012
August 30, 2011 Tuesday
First semester courses begin

May 13, 2012 Sunday
Commencement

2012-2013
September 4, 2012 Tuesday
First semester courses begin

May 19, 2013 Sunday
Commencement

2013-2014
September 3, 2013 Tuesday
First semester courses begin

May 18, 2014 Sunday
Commencement