Academic Calendar

These dates apply to CMC students in all cases. Some of the other undergraduate colleges use a different calendar for their students.

Fall Semester 2017 (70 instructional days)

August 20	Sunday	Residence Halls open for new students
August 20- 28	Saturday - Monday	Orientation for new students
August 27	Sunday	Upperclassmen return
August 27	Sunday	New students register for courses
August 29	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Convocation at 11:00 a.m. Add/Drop begins
September 4	Monday	Labor Day (classes in session)
September 11	Monday	Last day to register for a course
October 4	Wednesday	Low Grade Notices / Academic Advisories due
October 13	Friday	Fall break begins after last class
October 18	Wednesday	Fall break ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
October 19	Thursday	Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty Last day to petition for Credit/No Credit option
November 22	Wednesday	Thanksgiving recess begins after last class
November 27	Monday	Thanksgiving recess ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
December 8	Friday	Last day of CMC classes
December 11-15	Monday - Friday	Final examinations
December 16 - January 15	Saturday - Monday	Winter break
January 2, 2018	Tuesday	Grades due to CMC Registrar by 8:00 a.m.

Spring Semester 2018 (71 instructional days)

January 14	Sunday	Dorms open; check in (10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.)
January 15	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed; staff holiday; no classes
January 16	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Add/Drop begins
January 29	Monday	Last day to register for a course
February 21	Wednesday	Low Grade Notices / Academic Advisories due
March 8	Thursday	Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty Last day to petition for Credit/No Credit option
March 9	Friday	Spring break begins after last class
March 19	Monday	Spring break ends; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
March 30	Friday	Cesar Chavez holiday observed; staff holiday; no classes
May 2	Wednesday	Last day of CMC classes
May 3-4	Thursday - Friday	Reading days for CMC courses
May 4	Friday	Grades for May graduates due to Registrar by 12 noon
May 7-11	Monday - Friday	Final examinations (non-graduates only)
May 12	Saturday	Commencement at 2:00 p.m.
May 17	Thursday	All other grades due to CMC Registrar by 12 noon

Fall Semester 2018 (70 instructional days)

September 4	Tuesday	Fall 2018 classes begin at 8:10 a.m.