| 2001-2002 ACADEMIC CALENDAR | |
| FALL 2001 Semester | |
| August 1 (Wed) | Period for filing applications for Spring 2002 begins |
| August 20-22 (Mon-Wed) | Faculty pre-instruction activities |
| August 22 (Wed) | Convocation for faculty and staff |
| August 23 (Thur) | First day of classes |
| September 3 (Mon) | Labor Day holiday campus closed |
| October 17 (Wed) | Last day of class for first session of Fall 8-week classes* |
| October 18 (Thur) | First day of class for second session of Fall 8-week classes* |
| November 1 (Thur) | Initial period for filing applications for Fall 2002 begins |
| November 22-24 (Thur-Sat) | Thanksgiving holiday campus closed |
| December 15 (Sat) | Last day of classes (Final exams administered in last class meeting or meetings) |
| December 19 (Wed) | Grades due from instructors; last day of Fall semester |
| December 24-31 (Mon-Mon) | Staff accumulated holidays campus closed |
| WINTER 2002 Session | |
| January 1 (Tue) | New Years Day campus closed |
| January 3 (Thur) | First day of classes |
| January 21 (Mon) | Martin Luther King Jr. Day campus closed |
| January 30 (Wed) | Last day of classes |
| SPRING 2002 Semester | |
| January 31-Feb.1 (Thur-Fri) | Faculty pre-instruction activities |
| February 2 (Sat) | First day of classes |
| March 29 (Fri) | Last day of class for first session of Spring 8-week classes* |
| March 30-April 6 (Sat-Sat) | Spring break campus closed April 1 (Cesar Chavez Day)** |
| April 8 (Mon) | First day of class for second session of Spring 8-week classes* |
| May 27 (Mon) | Memorial Day holiday campus closed |
| May 31 (Fri) | Last day of classes (Final exams administered in last class meeting or meetings) |
| June 1 (Sat) | Commencement |
| June 5 (Wed) | Grades due from instructors; last day of Spring semester |
| SUMMER 2002 Term | |
| June 15 (Sat) | Start of 8-week Summer classes and first 4-week block |
| July 4 (Thur) | Fourth of July campus closed |
| July 12 (Fri) | End of first 4-week block |
| July 13 (Sat) | Start of second 4-week block |
| August 9 (Fri) | End of Summer term |
(Note: This calendar is not intended to be construed as an employee work calendar.)
* Some Fall and Spring semester classes meet in an 8-week term.
** The April 5 campus holiday was moved to the winter
break in December 2002 as a result of the Cabinet
decision in October, 2001.