2008-2009 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

SUMMER 2008 Term

June 2 (Mon)

First day of classes for 10-week Summer classes and 5-week classes in first Summer block

July 3 (Thur)

Last day of classes for 5-week classes in first Summer block

July 4 (Fri)

Independence Day holiday - campus closed

July 7 (Mon)

First day of classes for 5-week classes in second Summer block

August 1 (Fri)

Initial Period for filing applications for Spring 2009 begins

August 9 (Sat)

Last day of classes for all 10-week Summer classes and 5-week classes in second Summer block

August 14 (Thur)

Grades due from instructors; last day of Summer term

FALL 2008 Semester

August 19-22 (Tue-Fri)

Faculty pre-instruction activities

TBD

Convocation for faculty and staff

August 25 (Mon)

First day of classes

September 1 (Mon)

Labor Day holiday— campus closed

October 1 (Wed)

Initial period for filing applications for Fall 2009 begins

October 11 (Sat)

Last day of class for first session of Fall half-semester classes*

October 13 (Mon)

First day of class for second session of Fall half-semester classes*

November 11 (Tue)

Veteran’s Day — campus closed

November 27-29 (Thur-Sat)

Thanksgiving holiday — campus closed

December 6 (Sat)

Last day of classes

December 8-13 (Mon-Sat)

Final examinations

December 18 (Thur)

Grades due from instructors; last day of Fall semester

TBD

Staff accumulated holidays — campus closed

SPRING 2009 Semester

January 14-16 (Wed-Fri)

Faculty pre-instruction activities

January 19 (Mon)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day – campus closed

January 20 (Tue)

First day of classes

March 14 (Sat)

Last day of class for first session of Spring half-semester classes*

March 16 (Mon)

First day of class for second session of Spring half-semester classes*

March 30-April 4 (Mon-Sat)

Spring break — campus closed March 31 (Cesar Chavez Day)

May 8 (Fri)

Last day of classes

May 9-15 (Sat-Fri)

Final examinations

May 16 (Sat)

Commencement

May 21 (Thur)

Grades due from instructors; last day of Spring semester