2024-2025 Academic Calendar

August 22
First financial aid refund for fall 2024

August 23
Summer grades due

August 25
Last day to drop all fall classes for full refund (less administrative fees)

August 26
Fall 2024 classes begin

August 26
Term withdrawals on or after this date (but by Oct. 28) eligible for a prorated refund

August 31
Official summer term degree conferral date

September 2024

September 2
Labor Day. Campus closed.

September 6
Last day to add/drop fall classes without instructor permission

September 23
Census Date

September 23
Deadline for master's students to register for adjunct enrollment

September 23
Last day for Open University students to pay fees without late charge

September 23
Last day to apply for master's degree expected in December 2024

September 27
Last day to file appeal for academic reinstatement for spring 2025

October 2024

October 1
Late fee for submission of add/drop request form begins

October 1–November 30
Priority domestic undergraduate admissions application filing period for fall 2025

October 1, 2024–March 1, 2025
Priority domestic graduate admissions application filing period for fall 2025

October 1, 2024–April 1, 2025
International graduate admissions application filing period for fall 2025 (deadlines vary by program)

October 1, 2024–May 1, 2025
International undergraduate admissions application filing period for fall 2025

October 5
Wildcat Preview Day(opens in new window)

October 28
Withdrawal after this date will not receive any financial credit for refund

October 28
Last day to register to vote

October 28–November 22
Continuing student registration for spring 2025

November 2024

November 1, 2024–January 2, 2025
Registration period for Winter Session 2025 through PCE

November 5
Election Day

November 11
Veterans Day observed. Campus closed.

November 15
Last day to drop fall classes with serious and compelling reason with approval

November 15
Intent to enroll, enrollment confirmation deposit due for admitted spring 2025 undergrads

November 18
Dropping fall classes allowed only with serious illness or accident with approval

November 25–29
Fall Break. No classes held.

November 28 & 29
Fall campus closure

December 2024

December 2
Master's falls candidates culminating activity/final progress sheet deadline

December 9-13
Fully admitted new student registration for spring 2025

December 12
Registration and tuition fee payment deadline for spring 2025

December 12
Winter Session fee payment deadline

December 15
Last day to apply for bachelor's degree expected in December 2025

December 16–20
Final Exam Week. Last day of instruction for students is December 20.

December 16–31
Fall semester grade submission period. Grades due by December 31.

December 23–27
Winter campus closure

December 23, 2024–January 20, 2025
Winter Break

December 31
Official fall semester degree conferral date

January 2025

January 1
New Year’s Day. Campus Closed.

TBD
Wildcat Scholarship Application filing period for 2024/2025

January 2
Winter 2025 classes begin

January 3
Winter adds/drops require approval. Use PCE Add/Drop Request Form

January 3-7
New student orientation for spring 2025 admits

January 6–31
Registration add/drop period for spring 2025

January 7
Winter adds/drops require serious and compelling reason and approval

January 9
Second registration and tuition fee payment deadline for spring 2025

January 14-17
International Student Orientation for spring 2025

January 16
First financial aid refund for spring 2025

January 17
Last day of Winter Session classes

January 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Campus closed.

January 20
Last day to drop all spring classes to receive a full refund (less administrative fee)

January 21
Spring 2025 classes begin

January 21
Term withdrawals on or after this date (but by April 3) eligible for a prorated refund

January 21-31
Wildcat Welcome

January 22-February 2
Add/Drop registration for all students

January 31
Last day to add/drop classes without instructor permission

January 31
Winter Session grades due

February 2025

February 15
Final document deadline for completion of admitted students’ admission files

February 17
Census Date

February 17
Deadline for master's students to register for adjunct enrollment

February 17
Last day for Open University students to pay fees without late charge

February 17
Last day to apply for master's degree expected in May 2025

February 21
Last day to file appeal for academic reinstatement for fall 2025

February 25
Late fee for submission of add/drop request form begins

March 2025

March 17–21
Spring Break. No classes held.

March 31
César Chávez Day (observed). Campus closed.

April 2025

April 1–Aug. 19
Registration period for summer 2025 classes

April 3
Withdrawal after this date will not receive any financial credit for refund

TBD
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April 18
Master's spring candidates culminating activity/final progress sheet deadline

April 18
Last day to drop spring classes with a serious and compelling reason with approval

April 21
Dropping spring classes allowed only with serious illness or accident with approval

April 21–May 16
Continuing student registration for fall 2025

May 2025

May 1
Intent to enroll, enrollment confirmation deposit due for admitted fall undergrads

May 12–16
Final Exam Week. Last day of instruction for students is May 16.

May 12–22
Spring semester grade submission period. Grades due by May 22.

May 15
Last day to apply for bachelor's degree expected in May 2025

May 15
Registration and fee payment deadline for limited state summer term classes

May 15–18
Commencement

May 26
Memorial Day. Campus closed.

May 31
Official spring semester degree conferral date