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August 22-23 Fall Orientation August 24 Fall Instruction Begins August 31 Last day to add a class September 6 Labor Day (College closed) September 13 Last day to drop a class September 14 Begin WD period September 28 End CR/NC option October 5 Last day to drop a class with a "W" October 20 Last day to withdraw from the College October 29 Summer Incompletes due November 1-12 Advising period for Spring 2022 November 15-18 Spring Registration November 22-23 No instruction November 24-26 Thanksgiving Break (College closed) December 3 End of Fall Instruction December 6-9 Finals December 15 Grades due December 10 - January 4 Winter Break
January 5 JanTerm Instruction Begins January 6 End Add January 10 End Drop January 11 End CR/NC option January 11 Begin WD period January 14 End WD from Class and College January 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (College closed) January 26 End Instruction
January 27-28 Spring Orientation January 31 Spring Instruction Begins February 7 End Instructor Drop February 8 End Add February 11 Jan Term Grades Due February 18 End Drop February 19 Begin WD period February 25 End CR/NC option March 9 End WD from Class March 21 - 25 Spring Break (no instruction) March 22 Fall Incompletes due March 28 Jan Term Incompletes due March 31 Cesar Chavez Day (College closed) April 6 End WD April 18-29 Advising May 2 Fall registration begins May 13 End Spring Instruction May 16-19 Finals May 20 - 27 No instruction May 24 Commencement May 27 Spring Grades Due May 30 Memorial Day (College closed)
May 31 Beginning of Summer FT & S1 and May term, also last day to add or drop for session One June 1 Last day to WD from session 1 June 13 GR Session Begin Instruction, also last day to add or drop for GR session June 14 Last day to WD from GR session June 30 S1 End Instruction July 1 S1 Finals July 4 Independence Day July 5 S2 Begin Instruction, also last day to add or drop for S2 July 6 Last day to WD from S2 July 8 S1 Grades Due July 22 GR Session End Instruction July 25 GR Grades Due Aug 4 S2 & FT End Instruction Aug 5 S2 & FT Finals August 12 S2 & FT Grades Due
August 22-23 Fall Orientation August 24 First day of Fall Instruction August 30 Last day of instructor drop August 31 Last day to add September 5 Labor Day (no instruction) September 13 Last day to drop September 20 Last day to apply for CR/NC October 5 Last day to drop with a “W” October 28 Summer Incomplete grades due October 31-November 11 Academic Advising November 14 Spring registration begins November 21-25 Fall/Thanksgiving Break (no instruction) December 7 Last day of Fall Instruction December 8 Reading Day No Instruction December 9-12 Finals December 13 January 10 Winter Break December 16 Fall grades due
January 11 First day of Spring Instruction January 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no instruction) January 17 Last day of instructor drop January 18 Last day to add January 20 Fall incomplete grades due January 25 Last day to drop February 1 Last day to apply for CR/NC February 16 Last day to drop with a “W” March 6-10 Spring Break (no instruction) March 31 Cesar Chavez Day (No instruction) April 24 Last day of Spring Instruction April 26-29 Finals May 2 Commencement May 5 Spring Grades due
May 8 First day of May term and Summer Session 1. Last day to drop without a W. May 29 Memorial Day (no instruction)\ May 30 First day of Graduate Summer Session June 2 End of May Term June 13 Spring Incomplete grades due June 15 End of Summer Session 1 June 16 Summer Session 1 finals June 19 Juneteenth (no instruction) June 20 First day of Summer Session 2. Last day to drop without a W. June 23 Summer Session 1 grades due June 20 Last day to drop with a W July 4 Independence day (no instruction) July 7 End of Graduate Summer Session July 31 End of Summer Session 2 August 1 Summer Session 2 finals August 8 Summer Session 2 grades due
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