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Academic Calendars

Academic Calendar for Traditional Undergraduate Students

University Calendar 2012 - 2013
FALL SEMESTER 2012*

August
15 Semester Financial Clearance Deadline
22 Student Leadership Training Week
30 Living Areas Open for New Students
30 New Student Orientation Begins

September
2 Living Areas Open for Returning Students
3 Labor Day Holiday (offices closed)
4 Classes Begin
11 Last Day to Add a Class for Credit
18 Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund
18 Last Day to Turn in Credit/No Credit Request
28 Board of Trustees Meeting

October
1 Graduation Application Deadline for December 2012 graduation
15-19 Midterm Examinations
26 Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)

November
19-25 Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, offices closed at 12:00 noon on the 21st)
26 Classes Resume, Offices Open

December
10-13 Final Examinations
13 Semester Closes
13 Commencement Exercises
14 Residence Halls Close for Christmas Holiday
14 Christmas Holiday Begins
20 Offices Closed (December 20 - January 1)
*For Online and Professional Studies semester dates, please refer to the Online and Professional Studies Calendar.

SPRING SEMESTER 2013*

January
2 Offices Open
7 Semester Financial Clearance Deadline
9 Classes Begin
11 Board of Trustees Meeting
16 Last Day to Add a Class for Credit
21 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
23 Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund
23 Last Day to Turn in Credit/No Credit Request

February
1 Graduation Application Deadline for May and August 2013 graduation
25-Mar 1 Midterm Examinations

March
2 Postmark Deadline for FAFSA and GPA Verification Form (Cal Grant)
8 Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)
11-15 Spring Break (no classes)
28-29 Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed at 12:00 noon on the 28th)
30-Apr 1 Easter Observance (no classes)

April
1 Offices Open
2 Classes Resume
25-30 Final Examinations
30 Semester Closes

May
3 Board of Trustees Meeting
3 online and Professional Studies Commencement Exrcises
3 Graduate Commencement Exercises
4 Traditional Undergraduate Commencement Exercises
*For Online and Professional Studies semester dates, please refer to the Online and Professional Studies Calendar.

SUMMER SEMESTER 2013*

May
6 Semester Financial Clearance Deadline
6 Classes Begin - Traditional Semester and Term 1
13 Last Day to Add a Class for Credit - Traditional Semester and Term 1
20 Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund - Traditional Semester and Term 1
27 Memorial Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)

June
3 Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)- Term 1
17 Classes Begin - Term 2
24 Last Day to Add a Class for Credit - Term 2
28 Last day to Withdraw from Class with "W" (no refund) - Traditional Semester
30 Term 1 Closes

July
1 Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund - Term 2
1 Classes Begins - Term 3
4 Independence Day Holiday Observance (no classes, offices closed)
8 Last Day to Add a Course for Credit - Term 3
15 Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with "W" (no refund) - Term 2
15 Last Day to Drop a Course with Refund - Term 3
29 Last day to Withdraw from Course with "W" (no refund) - Term 3

August
9 Term 2 Closes
16 Traditional Semester Closes
25 Term 3 Closes

*For Online and Professional Studies semester dates, please refer to the Online and Professional Studies Calendar.
Traditional Program Summer Session dates may vary for Online and Professional Studies Calendars.