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 2019 (69 instructional days)

August 25	Sunday	Residence halls open for new students
August 25 - September 2	Sunday - Monday	Orientation for new students
September 1	Sunday	Students return to campus
September 1	Sunday	New students register for courses
September 2	Monday	Labor Day (observed); staff holiday; no classes
September 3	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Convocation at 11:00 a.m. Add/Drop begins
September 16	Monday	Last day to register for a course
October 9	Wednesday	Low Grade Notice / Academic Advisory target date
October 18	Friday	Fall break begins after last class
October 23	Wednesday	Fall break ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
October 24	Thursday	Last day to drop courses without record Last day to opt for Credit/No Credit grading in elective courses
November 22	Friday	Last day to withdraw voluntarily from a full-semester course with a grade of “W”
November 26	Tuesday	Thanksgiving recess begins after last class
December 2	Monday	Thanksgiving recess ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
December 13	Friday	Last day of CMC classes
December 16-20	Monday - Friday	Final examinations
December 21	Saturday	Residence halls close at noon
December 21 - January 20	Saturday - Monday	Winter break
December 26	Thursday	Grades due to CMC Registrar by noon

Spring Semester 2020 (71 instructional days)

January 19	Sunday	Residence halls open; check in (11 a.m.-5 p.m.)
January 20	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (observed); staff holiday; no classes
January 21	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Add/Drop begins
February 3	Monday	Last day to register for a course
February 26	Wednesday	Low Grade Notice / Academic Advisory target date
March 12	Thursday	Last day to drop courses without record Last day to opt for Credit/No Credit grading in elective courses
March 13	Friday	Spring break begins after last class
March 23	Monday	Spring break ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
March 27	Friday	Cesar Chavez holiday (observed); staff holiday; no classes
April 17	Friday	Last day to withdraw voluntarily from a full-semester course with a grade of “W”
May 6	Wednesday	Last day of CMC classes
May 7-8	Thursday - Friday	Reading days for CMC students
May 8	Friday	Grades for May graduates due to Registrar by 12 noon
May 11-15	Monday - Friday	Final examinations (non-graduates only)
May 16	Saturday	Commencement at 2:00 p.m.
May 17	Sunday	Residence halls close at noon
May 21	Thursday	All other grades due to CMC Registrar by 12 noon

Fall Semester 2020 (69 instructional days)

September 1	Tuesday	Fall 2020 classes begin at 8:10 a.m.