2024-2025 Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

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 2024 (69 instructional days)

August

Monday, August 26
First day of classes

September

Monday, September 2
Labor Day Holiday (staff holiday; no classes in session)

Monday, September 9
Last day to add *
All course fees become final (PE, labs, art, music)

October

Wednesday, October 2
Academic Advisory / Low Grade Notice target date

Monday & Tuesday, October 14 & 15
Fall Break (no classes in session)

Thursday, October 17
Last day to drop courses without record *

Monday, October 28
Spring 2025 course schedule available on the portal

November

Tuesday - Friday, November 12-15
Pre-registration for Spring 2025

Friday, November 15
Last day to opt for CR/NC grading in elective courses *
Last day to withdraw voluntarily from a full semester course with a grade of “W”
Last day to request General Leave of Absence (GLOA)

Wednesday - Sunday, November 27-December 1
Thanksgiving Recess (staff holiday; no classes in session)

December

Monday, December 2
Senior Theses due by 3:00p.m.

Friday, December 6
Last day of CMC classes

Monday, December 9
Senior Thesis grades due to registrar by 3:00p.m.

Monday - Friday, December 9-13
Final examinations

Thursday, December 19
Grades due to Registrar by noon

January

Monday, January 6, 2025
Grades visible on the student portal

 

Spring Semester 2025 (71 instructional days)

January

Monday, January 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (staff holiday; no classes in session)

Tuesday, January 21
First day of classes

February

Monday, February 3
Last day to add *
All course fees become final (PE, labs, art, music)

Wednesday, February 26
Academic Advisory / Low Grade Notice target date

March

Thursday, March 13
Last day to drop courses without record *

Monday - Friday, March 17-21
Spring Break (no classes in session)

Friday, March 28
César Chávez Day observed (staff holiday; no classes in session)

April

Monday, April 7
Fall 2025 course schedule available on the portal

Friday, April 18
Last day to opt for CR/NC grading in elective courses *
Last day to withdraw voluntarily from a full semester course with a grade of “W”
Last day to request General Leave of Absence (GLOA)

Tuesday - Thursday, April 22-24
Pre-registration for Fall 2025

Monday, April 28
Senior Theses due by 3:00 p.m.

May

Monday, May 5
Senior Thesis grades due to Registrar by 3:00p.m.

Wednesday, May 7
Last day of CMC classes

Thursday & Friday, May 8 & 9
Reading Days

Friday, May 9
Senior grades due to Registrar by noon

Monday - Friday, May 12-16
Final examinations

Saturday, May 17
Commencement

Sunday, May 18
Residence halls close at noon

Thursday, May 22
All other grades due to Registrar by noon

Tuesday, May 27
Grades visible on the student portal

* Deadlines for half-semester (subsession) courses follow the sponsoring college’s calendar.