Academic Calendar 2012-13
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 26 | Sun. | New students arrive; residence halls open for new students |
| Aug. 26-Sep. 3 | Sun.-Mon. | Orientation for new students |
| Sep. 1 | Sat. | Residence halls open for returning students |
| Sep. 3 | Mon. | Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students |
| Sep. 4 | Tue. | Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. |
| Sep. 11 | Tue. | Deadline for coursework for approved spring 2012 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved |
| Sep. 14 | Fri. | Student accounts must be current |
| Sep. 17 | Mon. | Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds |
| Oct. 10 | Wed. | Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2012 semester |
| Oct. 22-23 | Mon.-Tue. | Fall recess |
| Oct. 25 | Thu. | Last day to drop a course |
| Nov. 8 | Thu. | Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes |
| Nov. 22-23 | Thu.-Fri. | Thanksgiving recess |
| Nov. 27-30 | Tues.-Fri. | Pre-enrollment for spring 2013 semester (tentative) |
| Dec. 12 | Wed. | Last day of classes for fall semester |
| Dec. 13-14 | Thu.-Fri. | Reading days |
| Dec. 14 | Fri. | Last day to petition for incomplete |
| Dec. 17-21 | Mon.-Fri. | Final examinations |
| Dec. 21 | Fri. | Fall semester ends |
| Dec. 22 | Sat. | Residence halls close at noon |
| Dec. 27 | Thu. | Final grades must be submitted by noon |
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 20 | Sun. | Residence halls open for new and returning students |
| Jan. 21 | Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday |
| Jan. 22 | Tue. | Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:10 a.m. |
| Jan. 29 | Mon. | Deadline for coursework for approved fall 2012 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved |
| Feb. 1 | Fri. | Student accounts must be current |
| Feb. 4 | Mon. | Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds |
| Mar. 6 | Wed. | Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2013 semester |
| Mar. 14 | Thu. | Last day to drop a course |
| Mar. 18-22 | Mon.-Fri. | Spring recess |
| Mar. 29 | Fri. | César Chávez Day observed (staff and instructional holiday) |
| Apr. 4 | Thu. | Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student loan promissory notes |
| Apr. 23-25 | Tue.-Thu. | Pre-enrollment for fall 2013 semester |
| May 8 | Wed. | Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course |
| May 9-10 | Thu.-Fri. | Reading days |
| May 10 | Fri. | Grades for graduating seniors must be submitted by noon; last day to petition for incomplete |
| May 13-17 | Mon.-Fri. | Final examinations |
| May 17 | Fri. | Spring semester ends |
| May 19 | Sun. | Commencement at 10:00 a.m. |
| May 20 | Mon. | Residence halls close at noon |
| May 23 | Thu. | All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon |