Nov 22, 2024  
2020-2021 Faculty Handbook 
    
2020-2021 Faculty Handbook THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. LINKS MAY NO LONGER BE ACTIVE AND CONTENT MAY BE OUT OF DATE!

2.1 2020-21 Academic Calendar



(dates subject to change)

Fall 2020 Semester

Tuesday August 4 Reopen registration for returning students (Seniors)
Wednesday August 5 Reopen registration for returning students (Juniors)
Thursday August 6 Reopen registration for returning students (Sophomores)
Friday August 7 Close add/drop for returning students
Tuesday August 11 New student registration begins
Wednesday August 12 New student registration ends
Monday August 17 Add/drop opens for all students
Monday August 24 First day of instruction
Monday August 31 First day of Joint PE courses
Friday September 4 Deadline to add fall courses: all course fees final
Monday September 7 Labor Day - classes in session
Saturday September 12 Tuesday replacement instructional day
Thursday October 15 Last day to drop without record
Tuesday November 10 Pre-registration for SP21 begins
Friday November 13 Pre-registration for SP21 ends
Saturday November 14 Friday replacement instructional day
Monday November 23 Run a Wednesday class schedule
Tuesday November 24 Run a Thursday class schedule
Tuesday November 24 Last day of on-campus instruction
Wednesday November 25 Thanksgiving break beings
Sunday November 29 Thanksgiving break ends
Monday November 30 Final Exams begin (remote)
Friday December 4 Final Exams end (remote)
Thursday December 10 Final grades due to Registrar’s Offices
Tuesday December 15 Fall 2020 grades visible to students on the portal

Spring 2021 Semester

Spring 2021 dates subject to change.

     
Monday January 18 Martin Luther King Day (observed); no classes
Tuesday January 25 First day of classes
Monday February 5 Last day to add classes
Friday March 5 Deadline for full refund for SP21. Contact Student Accounts with questions.
Saturday March 6 Spring Break starts
Sunday March 14 Spring Break ends
Thursday March 18
Last day to drop without record or to request audit grading
Friday March 26 César Chavez Holiday (observed - no classes in session)
Friday April 16 Last day to withdraw from a class (record of “W”) or request Pass/Fail or Audit grade type
Tues. - Thurs. April 20 - 22 Preregistration for fall semester
Wednesday May 6 Last day of classes
Friday May 7 Capstone Day
Mon. - Fri. May 10 - 14 Final examinations and end of spring semester
Thursday May 20 All grades due to the Registrar by noon
Saturday May 22 Commencement
Monday May 25 Grades visible on the portal
Tuesday August 31 Fall 2021 first day of classes
     

*Thursday and Friday of the last week of classes each semester are designated as Reading Days. Classes are suspended, but professors may hold study sessions, critique sessions, or reviews. No new material may be introduced at these sessions and no exams may be given on Reading Days except to second-semester seniors.