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 2014 (70 days)

August 27	Wednesday	Residence Halls open for new students
August 28 - September 1	Thursday - Monday	Orientation for new students
August 31	Sunday	Upperclassmen return
September 1	Monday	Labor Day: Staff holiday, new students register for courses
September 2	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Add/Drop begins Convocation at 11:00 a.m
September 15	Monday	Last day to register for a course
October 8	Wednesday	Low grade reports due to Registrar
October 17	Friday	Fall break begins after last class
October 22	Wednesday	Fall break ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
October 23	Thursday	Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty Last day to petition for Credit/No Credit option
November 26	Wednesday	Thanksgiving recess begins after last class
December 1	Monday	Thanksgiving recess ends; classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
December 12	Friday	Last day of CMC classes
December 15-19	Monday - Friday	Final examinations
December 20 - January 19	Saturday - Sunday	Winter break
December 29	Thursday	Grades due to CMC Registrar by 12 noon

Spring Semester 2015 (71 days)

January 18	Sunday	Dorms open; check in (10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.)
January 19	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed; staff holiday; no classes
January 20	Tuesday	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m. Add/Drop begins
February 2	Monday	Last day to register for a course
March 4	Wednesday	Low grade reports due to Registrar
March 12	Thursday	Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty Last day to petition for Credit/No Credit option
March 13	Friday	Spring break begins after last class
March 23	Monday	Spring break ends; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
March 27	Friday	Cesar Chavez holiday observed; staff holiday; no classes
May 6	Wednesday	Last day of CMC classes
May 7-8	Thursday - Friday	Reading days for CMC courses
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 21	Thursday	All other grades due to CMC Registrar by 12 noon

September 1	Tuesday	Fall 2015 classes begin at 8:10 a.m.