Academic Calendar for Graduate Students

Summer Session I 2016
Summer Session II 2016
Fall Semester 2016
Spring Semester 2017

Summer Session I 2016

May 30	Registration, Classes Begin
June 1	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add a Class before 5 p.m.; Last Date to Receive a Refund if Dropping a Class. No Refund after This Date.
June 9	Last Date to Receive a Grade of “W”
June 23	Last Date to Withdraw with a Grade of “WP” or “WF”
June 29-July 1	Classes End and Final Exams
July 4	Independence Day Observance - Holiday (Campus Closed)

Summer Session II 2016

July 5	Registration, Classes Begin
July 7	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add a Class before 5 p.m.; Last Date to Receive a Refund if Dropping a Class. No Refund after this Date.
July 15	Last Date to Receive a Grade of “W”
July 29	Last Date to Withdraw with a Grade of “WP” or “WF”
August 3-5	Classes End and Final Exams

Fall Semester 2016

August 18	Fall Faculty Kickoff
August 19-21	New Student and Freshman Orientation
August 22	Registration and Drop/Add - All Students
August 22	Classes Begin (Day, Evening, Accelerated I & CAPS I)
August 26	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add Classes for Day, Regular Evening, Accelerated I & CAPS I before 5 p.m.; Last Date to Receive Full Refund of Tuition if Withdrawing from CSU
September 1	Last Date for 25% Tuition Refund if Withdrawing from CSU before 5 p.m.; No Refund After This Date
September 8	Last Date to Withdraw from an Accelerated I & CAPS I Class with a Grade of “W” before 5 p.m.
September 29	Last Date to Withdraw from an Accelerated I & CAPS I Class with a Grade of “WP” or “WF” before 5 p.m.
October 6	Accelerated I Classes End
October 7	Midterm
October 9	CAPS I Classes End and Finals
October 10-11	Fall Break
October 12	Day and Evening Classes Resume
October 13	Final Exams, Accelerated I
October 14	Last Date to Withdraw with a Grade of “W” in Day and Regular Evening Classes before 5 p.m.
October 17	Accelerated II and CAPS II Begins
October 17-21	Advisement and Preregistration for Seniors and Juniors starts at 8 a.m.
October 21	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add Accelerated II & CAPS II Classes before 5 p.m.; Last Date to Receive a Full Tuition Refund if Withdrawing from CSU before 5 p.m. (Accelerated II and CAPS II only)
October 24-28	Advisement and Preregistration for Sophomores starts at 8 a.m.
October 27	Last Date for 25% Tuition Refund if Withdrawing from CSU before 5 p.m. (Accelerated II and CAPS II only)
Oct. 31-Nov. 11	Advisement and Preregistration for Freshmen starts at 8 a.m.
November 3	Last Date to Withdraw from an Accelerated II and CAPS II Class with a Grade of “W” before 5 p.m.
November 4	Last Date to Apply for Spring Graduation
November 23	Thanksgiving Holiday - No Classes
November 24-25	Thanksgiving Holiday - Campus Closed
November 28	Classes Resume
November 28	Last Date to Withdraw from Day, Regular Evening, Accelerated II & CAPS II Classes with a Grade of “WP” or “WF” before 5 p.m.
December 2	Day and Regular Evening Classes End (Accelerated II & CAPS II Classes Continue)
December 4	CAPS II Classes End and Finals
December 5	Accelerated II Classes End
December 5-8	Final Exams, Day and Regular Evening Classes
December 8	Final Exams, Accelerated II

Spring Semester 2017

January 9	Registration and Drop/Add
January 9	Classes Begin (Day, Evening, Accelerated I & CAPS I)
January 13	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add Classes for Day, Evening, Accelerated I & CAPS I before 5 p.m.; Last Date to Receive Full Refund of Tuition if Withdrawing from CSU
January 16	Martin Luther King Holiday (Campus Closed)
January 17	All Classes Resume
January 20	Last Date for 25% Tuition Refund if Withdrawing from CSU before 5 p.m.; No Refund After This Date
January 30	Last Date to Withdraw from Accelerated I & CAPS I Classes with a grade of “W” before 5 p.m.
February 20	Last Date to Withdraw from an Accelerated I & CAPS I with a grade of “WP” or “WF” before 5 p.m.
February 26	CAPS I Classes End and Finals
February 27	Midterm
February 27	Accelerated I Classes End
March 2	Final Exams, Accelerated I
March 6-10	Spring Break
March 13	Classes Resume
March 13	Accelerated II & CAPS II Classes Begin
March 17	Last Date to Receive a Grade of “W” in Day and Regular Evening Classes before 5 p.m.
March 17	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add Accelerated II & CAPS II Classes before 5 p.m.; Last Date to Receive a Full Tuition Refund if Withdrawing from CSU before 5 p.m. (Accelerated II only)
March 20-24	Advisement and Preregistration for Seniors and Juniors starts at 8 a.m.
March 23	Last Date for Refund of 25% Tuition if Withdrawing from CSU before 5 p.m. (Accelerated II only)
March 27-31	Advisement and Preregistration for Sophomores starts at 8 a.m.
March 30	Last Date to Withdraw from Accelerated II and CAPS (DOM) II Class with a Grade of “W” before 5 p.m.
April 3-13	Advisement and Preregistration for Freshman starts at 8 a.m.
April 7	Last Date to Apply for Summer and Fall Graduation
April 14	Good Friday, Holiday (Campus Closed)
April 17	All Classes Resume
April 19	Last Date to Withdraw from Day, Regular, Evening, Accelerated II & CAPS II Classes with a Grade of “WP” or “WF” before 5 p.m.
April 25	Day & Evening Classes End (Accelerated II & CAPS II continue)
April 26	Reading Day for all Day Classes
April 26	Final Exams for Wednesday classes that start at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
April 27-May 2	Final Exams; Day and Regular Evening Classes
April 30	CAPS II Classes End and Final Exams
May 1	Final Exams, Accelerated II
May 6	Commencement 10 a.m.