Academic Administration

Academic Calendars

Effective:  Reviewed and posted, March 11, 2009

Last Updated: March 11, 2009

Policy Owner:  Academic Administration

  

All calendars and any subsequent revisions or exceptions are circulated to staff in administrative offices for input and are then approved by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Administration.

Fall and Spring Semester

 

  1. There will be two semesters, each of which will include a minimum of 70 days of instructions, a maximum of 75 days of instruction, and approximately five days of final examinations (may include Saturday but not Sunday). 

  2. Fall semester classes begin the Tuesday immediately after Labor Day.  Spring semester classes begin the day after the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, which is the third Monday of January. 

  3. For the fall semester, the exam period will end no later than December 23.

  4. Colleges and campuses may authorize courses shorter than the term of enrollment, subject to the approval of the appropriate college dean.  Short-term courses may be offered during the interim period between the end of fall and beginning of spring semester.  Courses scheduled during this interim period, referred to as J-term, will be designated as spring semester offerings in the registration system. 

Summer Term

  1. Departments may schedule a three-weekMay session following the end of the spring semester and before the summer session.

  2. There will be a standard eight-week summer session that begins immediately following the May session.

  3.  While courses are typically delivered in three- (May), four- and eight-week time frames, departments and programs may deliver courses over either shorter or longer periods of time and with starting and ending dates that differ from the standard eight-week and May sessions, as long as the offering is in line with the credit standards policy.