Academic Calendar 2011-12
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 21 | Sun. | New students arrive; residence halls open for new students |
| Aug. 21-29 | Sun.-Mon. | Orientation for new students |
| Aug. 22 | Mon. | Placement exams for new students |
| Aug. 27 | Sat. | Residence halls open for returning students |
| Aug. 29 | Mon. | Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students |
| Aug. 30 | Tue. | Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. |
| Sep. 5 | Mon. | Deadline for coursework for approved spring 2011 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved |
| Sep. 9 | Fri. | Student accounts must be current |
| Sep. 12 | Mon. | Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds |
| Oct. 5 | Wed. | Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2011 semester |
| Oct. 17-18 | Mon.-Tue. | Fall recess |
| Oct. 20 | Thu. | Last day to drop a course |
| Nov. 3 | Thu. | Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes |
| Nov. 14-17 | Mon.-Thu. | Pre-enrollment for spring 2012 semester (tentative) |
| Nov. 24-25 | Thu.-Fri. | Thanksgiving recess |
| Dec. 7 | Wed. | Last day of classes for fall semester |
| Dec. 8-9 | Thu.-Fri. | Reading days |
| Dec. 9 | Fri. | Last day to petition for incomplete |
| Dec. 12-16 | Mon.-Fri. | Final examinations |
| Dec. 16 | Fri. | Fall semester ends |
| Dec. 17 | Sat. | Residence halls close at noon |
| Dec. 22 | Thu. | Final grades must be submitted by noon |
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 15 | Sun. | Residence halls open for new and returning students |
| Jan. 16 | Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday |
| Jan. 17 | Tue. | Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:10 a.m. |
| Jan. 23 | Mon. | Deadline for coursework for approved fall 2011 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved |
| Jan. 27 | Fri. | Student accounts must be current |
| Jan. 30 | Mon. | Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds |
| Feb. 29 | Wed. | Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2012 semester |
| Mar. 8 | Thu. | Last day to drop a course |
| Mar. 12-16 | Mon.-Fri. | Spring recess |
| Mar. 29 | Thu. | Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student loan promissory notes |
| Mar. 30 | Fri. | César Chávez Day observed (staff and instructional holiday) |
| Apr. 17-19 | Tue.-Thu. | Pre-enrollment for fall 2012 semester (tentative) |
| May 2 | Wed. | Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course |
| May 3-4 | Thu.-Fri. | Reading days |
| May 4 | Fri. | Grades for graduating seniors must be submitted by noon; last day to petition for incomplete |
| May 7-11 | Mon.-Fri. | Final examinations |
| May 11 | Fri. | Spring semester ends |
| May 13 | Sun. | Commencement at 10:00 a.m. |
| May 14 | Mon. | Residence halls close at noon |
| May 17 | Thu. | All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon |