Summer 2012*
- June 4 ~ First day of classes
- June 29 ~ Last day of first session
- July 2 ~ First day of second session
- July 4 ~ Independence Day observed ~ Campus closed
- July 27 ~ Last day of classes
- July 27 ~ Enrollment census date
- August 3 ~ Grades due ~ Last day of summer term
Fall 2012
- August 20 ~ 2012-2013 Academic Year begins
- August 20-24 ~ Faculty planning days
- August 24 ~ Student Move-in (Main Campus)
- August 24-September 2 ~ Otter Days
- August 27 ~ First day of classes
- September 3 ~ Labor Day ~ Campus closed
- September 10 ~ Last day to add/drop classes
- September 24 ~ Enrollment census date
- October 15 ~ Spring 2013 advising begins
- October 29 ~ Winter 2013 registration begins
- November 5 ~ Spring 2013 registration begins
- November 12 ~ Veteran's Day observed ~ Campus closed
- November 19-21 ~ Fall break ~ Faculty planning days
- November 22-23 ~ Thanksgiving holiday ~ Campus closed
- December 14 ~ Last day of instruction
- December 17-23 ~ Assessment period/ final exam period
- December 25-28 ~ Holidays observed ~ Campus closed
- January 1 ~ New Year's Day observed ~ Campus closed
- January 2 ~ Grades due ~ Last day of fall semester
Winter 2013
- January 2 ~ First day of classes
- January 3 ~ Last day to add/drop classes
- January 18 ~ Last day of classes
- January 25 ~ Grades due ~ Last day of winter term
Spring 2013
- January 15-18 ~ Faculty planning days
- January 18 ~ Student move-in (Main Campus)
- January 21 ~ Martin Luther King Day observed~ Campus closed
- January 22 ~ First day of classes
- February 4 ~ Last day to add/drop classes
- February 18 ~ Enrollment census date
- March 18-22 ~ Spring break
- March 25 ~ Fall 2013 advising begins
- April 1 ~ Cesar Chavez Day observed ~ Campus closed
- April 15 ~ Fall 2013 registration begins
- April 29 ~ Summer 2013 registration begins
- May 10 ~ Last day of instruction
- May 13-19 ~ Assessment period/ final exam period
- May 16-17 ~ Capstone Festival
- May 18 ~ Commencement
- May 20-23 ~ Faculty planning days
- May 24 ~ Grades due ~ Last day of spring semester
- May 24 ~ End of 2012-2013 Academic Year
- May 27 ~ Memorial Day observed ~ Campus closed
* Summer add/drop period:
- Classes less than four weeks must be added/dropped prior to the start of the class
- Classes four/five weeks long must be added/dropped within the first two days of the class
- Classes eight weeks long must be added/dropped within the first week of the class