Please note that the calendar below is subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please see the official Academic Calendar, found on the Office of the Registrar's website .
Other important dates and deadlines can also be found on the Student Calendar .
Please also review Campus Guidelines and Policies Concerning the Academic Calendar .
For further information regarding Reading/Review/Recitation week, please click here .
For Summer Sessions registration dates and deadlines, please see the Summer Sessions website.
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Fall Semester 2016
| Fall Semester Begins | Wednesday, August 17, 2016 |
| Instruction Begins | Wednesday, August 24, 2016 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Labor Day) | Monday, September 5, 2016 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Veterans Day) | Friday, November 11, 2016 |
| Non-Instructional Day | Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Thanksgiving) | Thursday, November 24, 2016-Friday, November 25, 2016 |
| Classes End | Friday, December 2, 2016 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, December 5, 2016-Friday, December 9, 2016 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, December 9, 2016 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 12, 2016-Friday, December 16, 2016 |
| Fall Semester Ends | Friday, December 16, 2016 |
| Academic & Administrative Holidays (Winter Holidays), *Updated! | Monday, December 26, 2016–Tuesday, December 27, 2016 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (New Year's) | Friday, December 30, 2016 and Monday, January 2, 2017 |
Spring Semester 2017
| Spring Semester Begins | Tuesday, January 10, 2017 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) | Monday, January 16, 2017 |
| Instruction Begins | Tuesday, January 17, 2017 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Presidents' Day) | Monday, February 20, 2017 |
| Spring Recess | Monday, March 27, 2017-Friday, March 31, 2017 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Cesar Chavez Day) | Friday, March 31, 2017 |
| Cal Day | Saturday, April 22, 2017 |
| Classes End | Friday, April 28, 2017 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, May 1, 2017-Friday, May 5, 2017 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, May 5, 2017 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 8, 2017-Friday, May 12, 2017 |
| Spring Semester Ends | Friday, May 12, 2017 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 13, 2017 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 29, 2017 |
Summer Sessions 2017
| First Six-Week Session Begins | Monday, May 22, 2017 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 29, 2017 |
| Ten-Week Session Begins | Monday, June 5, 2017 |
| Eight-Week Session Begins | Monday, June 19, 2017 |
| First Six-Week Session Ends | Friday, June 30, 2017 |
| Second Six-Week Session Begins | Monday, July 3, 2017 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Independence Day) | Tuesday, July 4, 2017 |
| Three-Week Session Begins | Monday, July 17, 2017 |
| Three-Week Session Ends | Friday, August 4, 2017 |
| Second Six-Week Session Ends | Friday, August 11, 2017 |
| Eight-Week Session Ends | Friday, August 11, 2017 |
| Ten-Week Session Ends | Friday, August 11, 2017 |