Academic Calendar

These dates apply to CMC students in all cases. Some of the other undergraduate colleges use a different calendar for their students. Additional academic calendar information is available here.

Fall Semester 2012 (70 days)

August 30	Wednesday	Residence Halls open for new students
August 30 - September 3	Thursday - Monday	Orientation for new students
September 2	Sunday	Upperclassmen return
September 3	Monday	Labor Day: Staff holiday, new students register for courses
September 4	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Add/Drop begins (through September 17th) Convocation at 11:00 a.m
September 17	Monday	Last day to register for a course
October 10	Wednesday	Low grade reports due to Registrar
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 withdraw from classes without academic penalty Last day to petition for Credit/No Credit option
November 21	Wednesday	Thanksgiving recess begins after last class
November 26	Monday	Thanksgiving recess ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
December 14	Friday	Last day of CMC classes
December 17-21	Monday - Friday	Final examinations
December 22 - January 21	Saturday - Sunday	Winter break
December 27	Thursday	Grades due to CMC Registrar by 12 noon

Spring Semester 2013 (71 days)

January 20	Sunday	Dorms open; check in (10:30 a.m.-6:30 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 (through February 4)
February 4	Monday	Last day to register for a course
March 6	Wednesday	Low grade reports due to Registrar
March 14	Thursday	Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty Last day to petition for Credit/No Credit option
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
May 8	Wednesday	Last day of CMC classes
May 9-10	Thursday - Friday	Reading days for CMC courses
May 10	Friday	Grades for May 2013 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 23	Thursday	All other grades due to CMC Registrar by 12 noon

September 3	Tuesday	Fall 2013 classes begin at 8:10 a.m.