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 2013 (70 days)

August 28	Wednesday	Residence Halls open for new students
August 29 - September 2	Thursday - Monday	Orientation for new students
September 1	Sunday	Upperclassmen return
September 2	Monday	Labor Day: Staff holiday, new students register for courses
September 3	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Add/Drop begins Convocation at 11:00 a.m
September 16	Monday	Last day to register for a course
October 9	Wednesday	Low grade reports due to Registrar
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 withdraw from classes without academic penalty Last day to petition for Credit/No Credit option
November 27	Wednesday	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 - January 20	Saturday - Sunday	Winter break
December 26	Thursday	Grades due to CMC Registrar by 12 noon

Spring Semester 2014 (71 days)

January 19	Sunday	Dorms open; check in (10:30 a.m.-6:30 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
March 5	Wednesday	Low grade reports due to Registrar
March 13	Thursday	Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty Last day to petition for Credit/No Credit option
March 14	Friday	Spring break begins after last class
March 24	Monday	Spring break ends; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
March 28	Friday	Cesar Chavez holiday observed; staff holiday; no classes
May 7	Wednesday	Last day of CMC classes
May 8-9	Thursday - Friday	Reading days for CMC courses
May 9	Friday	Grades for May graduates due to Registrar by 12 noon
May 12-16	Monday - Friday	Final examinations (non-graduates only)
May 17	Saturday	Commencement at 2:00 p.m.
May 22	Thursday	All other grades due to CMC Registrar by 12 noon

September 2	Tuesday	Fall 2014 classes begin at 8:10 a.m.