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 2018 (69 instructional days)

August 26	Sunday	Residence halls open for new students
August 26 - September 3	Saturday - Monday	Orientation for new students
September 2	Sunday	Upperclassmen return
September 2	Sunday	New students register for courses
September 3	Monday	Labor Day (observed)
September 4	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Convocation at 11:00 a.m. Add/Drop begins
September 17	Monday	Last day to register for a course
October 10	Wednesday	Low Grade Notice / Academic Advisory target date
October 19	Friday	Fall break begins after last class
October 24	Wednesday	Fall break ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
October 25	Thursday	Last day to drop courses without record Last day to opt for Credit/No Credit grading in elective courses
November 20	Tuesday	Thanksgiving recess begins after last class
November 26	Monday	Thanksgiving recess ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
November 27	Tuesday	Last day to withdraw voluntarily from a full semester course with a grade of “W”
December 14	Friday	Last day of CMC classes
December 17-21	Monday - Friday	Final examinations
December 22	Saturday	Residence halls close
December 22 - January 21	Saturday - Monday	Winter break
December 27	Thursday	Grades due to CMC Registrar by noon

Spring Semester 2019 (71 instructional days)

January 20	Sunday	Residence halls open; check in (11 a.m.-5 p.m.)
January 21	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed; staff holiday; no classes
January 22	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Add/Drop begins
February 4	Monday	Last day to register for a course
February 27	Wednesday	Low Grade Notice / Academic Advisory target date
March 14	Thursday	Last day to drop courses without record Last day to opt for Credit/No Credit grading in elective courses
March 15	Friday	Spring break begins after last class
March 25	Monday	Spring break ends; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
March 29	Friday	Cesar Chavez holiday observed; staff holiday; no classes
April 19	Friday	Last day to withdraw voluntarily from a full semester course with a grade of “W”
May 8	Wednesday	Last day of CMC classes
May 9-10	Thursday - Friday	Reading days for CMC courses
May 10	Friday	Grades for May graduates due to Registrar by 12 noon
May 13-17	Monday - Friday	Final examinations (non-graduates only)
May 18	Saturday	Commencement at 2:00 p.m.
May 19	Sunday	Residence halls close
May 23	Thursday	All other grades due to CMC Registrar by 12 noon

Fall Semester 2019 (69 instructional days)

September 3	Tuesday	Fall 2019 classes begin at 8:10 a.m.