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Academic Calendar 2019-2020

Academics

Fall Semester 2019

June 3-7, 2019 Monday – Friday Registration: upper division
July 21, 2019 Sunday Financial clearance deadline for all students
August 12-16, 2019 Monday – Friday First Year Orientation
August 17, 2019 Saturday Saturday classes begin
August 19, 2019 Monday Classes begin
August 23, 2019 Friday Last day for late registration
September 2, 2019 Monday Labor Day: academic and administrative holiday
September 13, 2019 Friday Last day to file for pass/no pass option at Student Services
October 7, 2019 Monday Last day to petition for 2019 or 2020 degree
October 11, 2019 Friday Last day to request an administrative exam reschedule
October 14-15, 2019 Monday – Tuesday Fall recess – no classes (Student Services Office closed)
October 16, 2019 Wednesday Administrative Monday: All Monday classes, meet in place of all Wednesday classes
November 27, 2019 Wednesday Classes end
November 28-29, 2019 Thursday – Friday Thanksgiving: academic and administrative holidays
November 30 – December 3, 2019 Saturday – Tuesday Reading period
December 4-20, 2019 Wednesday – Friday Examinations
December 21, 2019 – January 10, 2020 Saturday – Friday Holiday recess
December 24-25, 2019 Tuesday – Wednesday Christmas: administrative holiday
December 31, 2019 – January 1, 2020 Tuesday – Wednesday New year: administrative holiday

 

Spring Semester 2020

October 21-25, 2019 Monday – Friday Registration period: upper division
December 21, 2019 Saturday Financial clearance deadline for all students
January 11, 2020 Saturday Saturday classes begin
January 13, 2020 Monday Classes begin
January 17, 2020 Friday Last day for late registration
January 20, 2020 Monday Martin Luther King Day: academic and administrative holiday – no classes
February 7, 2020 Friday Last day to file for pass/no pass option at Student Services
February 17, 2020 Monday President’s Day: academic and administrative holiday – no classes
February 18, 2020 Tuesday Administrative Monday: All Monday classes meet in place of all Tuesday classes
March 6, 2020 Friday Last day to request an administrative exam reschedule
March 9-14, 2020 Monday – Saturday Spring break – no classes
April 10-11, 2020 Friday – Saturday Good Friday: academic and administrative holiday
April 29, 2020 Wednesday Administrative Friday: All Friday classes meet in place of all Wednesday classes
April 29, 2020 Wednesday Last day of class
April 30 – May 3, 2020 Thursday – Sunday Reading period
May 4-20, 2020 Monday – Wednesday Examinations
May 22, 2020 Friday Graduate Liturgy
May 23, 2020 Saturday Commencement, 9:30 am, Mission Gardens
May 25, 2020 Monday Memorial Day: administrative holiday

Summer Session 2020

March 30 – April 3, 2020 Monday – Friday Registration period
May 21, 2020 Thursday Financial clearance deadline for all students
May 23, 2020 Saturday Saturday classes begin
May 26, 2020 Tuesday Classes begin
June 1, 2020 Monday Last day to add/drop
June 22, 2020 Monday Last day to request an administrative exam reschedule
July 3-4, 2020 Friday – Saturday Independence Day Celebration: academic and administrative holiday
July 14, 2020 Tuesday Administrative Friday: All Friday classes meet in place of all Tuesday classes
July 14, 2020 Tuesday Last day of class
July 15-16, 2020 Wednesday – Thursday Reading Period
July 17-18, 2020 Friday – Saturday Examinations