Academic Calendar 2013-14
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 25 | Sun. | New students arrive; residence halls open for new students |
| Aug. 25-Sep. 3 | Sun.-Tue. | Orientation for new students |
| Aug. 31 | Sat. | Residence halls open for returning students |
| Sep. 2 | Mon. | Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students |
| Sep. 3 | Tue. | Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. |
| Sep. 10 | Tue. | Deadline for coursework for approved spring 2013 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved |
| Sep. 13 | Fri. | Student accounts must be current |
| Sep. 16 | Mon. | Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds |
| Oct. 9 | Wed. | Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2013 semester |
| Oct. 21-22 | Mon.-Tue. | Fall recess |
| Oct. 24 | Thu. | Last day to drop a course |
| Nov. 7 | Thu. | Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes |
| Nov. 19-22 | Tue.-Fri. | Pre-enrollment for spring 2014 semester (tentative) |
| Nov. 28-29 | Thu.-Fri. | Thanksgiving recess |
| Dec. 11 | Wed. | Last day of classes for fall semester |
| Dec. 12-13 | Thu.-Fri. | Reading days |
| Dec. 13 | Fri. | Last day to petition for incomplete |
| Dec. 16-20 | Mon.-Fri. | Final examinations |
| Dec. 20 | Fri. | Fall semester ends |
| Dec. 21 | Sat. | Residence halls close at noon |
| Dec. 26 | Thu. | Final grades must be submitted by noon |
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 19 | Sun. | Residence halls open for new and returning students |
| Jan. 20 | Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday |
| Jan. 21 | Tue. | Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:10 a.m. |
| Jan. 28 | Mon. | Deadline for coursework for approved fall 2013 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved |
| Jan. 31 | Fri. | Student accounts must be current |
| Feb. 3 | Mon. | Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds |
| Mar. 5 | Wed. | Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2014 semester |
| Mar. 13 | Thu. | Last day to drop a course |
| Mar. 17-21 | Mon.-Fri. | Spring recess |
| Mar. 28 | Fri. | César Chávez Day observed (staff and instructional holiday) |
| Apr. 3 | Thu. | Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student loan promissory notes |
| Apr. 22-24 | Tue.-Thu. | Pre-enrollment for fall 2014 semester |
| May 7 | Wed. | Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course |
| May 8-9 | Thu.-Fri. | Reading days |
| May 9 | Fri. | Grades for graduating seniors must be submitted by noon; last day to petition for incomplete |
| May 12-16 | Mon.-Fri. | Final examinations |
| May 16 | Fri. | Spring semester ends |
| May 18 | Sun. | Commencement at 10:00 a.m. |
| May 19 | Mon. | Residence halls close at noon |
| May 22 | Thu. | All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon |