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 2015 (70 days)

August 22	Saturday	Residence Halls open for new students
August 22 - 31	Saturday - Monday	Orientation for new students
August 30	Sunday	Upperclassmen return
August 30	Sunday	New students register for courses
September 1	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Add/Drop begins
September 4	Friday	Convocation at 11:00 a.m.
September 7	Monday	Labor Day (classes in session)
September 14	Monday	Last day to register for a course
October 7	Wednesday	Low grade reports due to Registrar
October 16	Friday	Fall break begins after last class
October 21	Wednesday	Fall break ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
October 22	Thursday	Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty Last day to petition for Credit/No Credit option
November 25	Wednesday	Thanksgiving recess begins after last class
November 30	Monday	Thanksgiving recess ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
December 11	Friday	Last day of CMC classes
December 14-18	Monday - Friday	Final examinations
December 29 - January 18	Saturday - Monday	Winter break
December 24	Thursday	Grades due to CMC Registrar by 12 noon

Spring Semester 2015 (71 days)

January 17	Sunday	Dorms open; check in (10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.)
January 18	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed; staff holiday; no classes
January 19	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Add/Drop begins
February 1	Monday	Last day to register for a course
March 2	Wednesday	Low grade reports due to Registrar
March 10	Thursday	Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty Last day to petition for Credit/No Credit option
March 11	Friday	Spring break begins after last class
March 21	Monday	Spring break ends; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
March 25	Friday	Cesar Chavez holiday observed; staff holiday; no classes
May 4	Wednesday	Last day of CMC classes
May 5-6	Thursday - Friday	Reading days for CMC courses
May 6	Friday	Grades for May graduates due to Registrar by 12 noon
May 9-13	Monday - Friday	Final examinations (non-graduates only)
May 14	Saturday	Commencement at 2:00 p.m.
May 19	Thursday	All other grades due to CMC Registrar by 12 noon