Approved by President’s Cabinet 1/24/11
Summer 2011
~ Summer session add/drop dates*
June 6 ~ Summer 2011 courses begin
July 1 ~ End of first summer 2011 four-week (June) session
July 4 ~ Fourth of July observed ~ Campus closed
July 5 ~ Second summer 2011 four-week (July) session begins
July 29 ~ Summer 2011 last day of instruction
July 29 ~ Summer enrollment census date
August 5 ~ Grades due ~ End of summer 2011 semester
Fall 2011
August 17 ~ 2011-2012 Academic Year begins
August 17-19 ~ Faculty planning days
August 19-21 ~ Fall 2011 Otter Days and Student Move-in
August 22 ~ Fall 2011 courses begin
September 2 ~ Last day to add/drop courses without petition and a "W" grade
September 5 ~ Labor Day observed ~ Campus closed
September 19 ~ Fall enrollment census date
October 17 ~ Spring 2012 advising begins
October 31 ~ Winter 2012 registration begins
November 7 ~ Spring 2012 registration begins
November 11 ~ Veteran’s Day observed ~ Campus closed
November 21-23 ~ Fall break ~ Faculty planning days
November 24-25 ~ Thanksgiving holiday ~ Campus closed
December 9 ~ Fall 2011 last day of instruction
December 12-18 ~ Assessment/ final exam period
December 26-29 ~ Holidays observed ~ Campus closed
January 2 ~ New Year’s Day observed ~ Campus closed
January 3 ~ Grades due ~ End of fall 2011 semester
Winter 2012
January 3 ~ Winter 2012 courses begin
January 4 ~ Last day to add/drop winter 2012 courses
January 16 ~ Martin Luther King Day observed ~ Campus closed
January 20 ~ Winter 2012 last day of instruction
January 27 ~ Grades due ~ End of winter 2012 semester
Spring 2012
January 17-20 ~ Spring 2012 faculty planning days
January 20 ~ Spring 2012 New Student Move-in
January 23 ~ Spring 2012 courses begin
February 3 ~ Last day to add/drop courses without petition and a "W" grade
February 17 ~ Spring enrollment census date
March 19-23 ~ Spring break
March 26 ~ Fall 2012 advising begins
March 30 ~ César Chávez Day observed ~ Campus closed
April 16 ~ Fall 2012 registration begins
April 30 ~ Summer 2012 registration begins
May 11 ~ Spring 2012 last day of instruction
May 14-20 ~ Assessment/ final exam period
May 17-18 ~ Capstone Festival
May 19 ~ Commencement
May 21-24 ~ Spring 2012 faculty planning days
May 25 ~ Grades due ~ End of spring 2012 semester
~ End of 2011-2012 Academic Year
May 28 ~ Memorial Day observed ~ Campus closed
Summer Session add/drop period:
* Classes less than four weeks must be added/dropped prior to the start of the course
* Classes four/five weeks long must be added/dropped within the first two days of the course
* Classes eight weeks long must be added/dropped within the first week of the course