Semester Calendar

(dates subject to change)

October 2003

Late-October
Class Schedule available online.

Registration information/instructions sent via e-mail to eligible continuing students.

November 2003

Monday, November 3
Registration information/instructions mailed to new students

Monday, November 10 - Wednesday, February 4
Continuing students register and Add/Drop begin

Tuesday, November 25
Spring 2004 "Dog Day" orientation session

Wednesday, November 26
Thanksgiving Recess - no classes, offices open

Thursday, November 27 - Friday, November 28
Thanksgiving Recess - campus closed

December 2003

Monday, December 1
Spring 2004 "Dog Day" orientation session

Tuesday, December 2
New student registration begins
Open registration

Friday, December 5

• Registration fees for spring 2004 must be received on campus by 5:00 p.m.
• Disenrollment beings for those students who have not paid their fees

Friday, December 19
Last day to:

• Submit incomplete make-up work or request an extension of time for incomplete grades from fall 2002
• Submit to Graduate Office departmental clearance paperwork on behalf of December 2003 Master's Degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in-progress work, if needed for graduation)

Thursday, December 25 - Thursday, January 1, 2004
Campus closed

January 2004

Thursday, January 1 - Tuesday, March 2
2004-2005 Financial Aid applications available in Joyal Administration Building, Room 296

Monday, January 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - campus closed

Wednesday, January 21

• Last day to submit complete withdrawal for spring 2004 semester to receive 100% refund of registration fees and/or tuition fees, see Fee Refunds
• Last day for non-resident/foreign students to drop without penalty fees

Thursday, January 22
Chinese New Year

Spring 2004 semester instruction begins

• Refunds for complete withdrawal from the university will be determined by the date student withdrew on a pro-rated basis beginning today through March 28, 2004 see Fee Refunds
• Auditors and "60+ Program" students register for classes
• Parking enforcement begins
• Application period begins for degrees to be granted May 2004

Friday, January 30
Last day to request permission for concurrent enrollment at another college

February 2004

Sunday, February 1 - Sunday, February 29
Filing period for Final Student Teaching Applications for spring 2004, Multiple and Single Subject

Wednesday, February 4
Registration fees (California resident students only) are determined by number of units enrolled as of this date.

Last day to:

• Add a class without permission. Administrative Add period will continue through February 19
• Drop a class without a serious and compelling reason. See Add/Drop
• Register for Credit by Examination
• Be eligible for a refund of registration fees due to reduction in unit load see Fee Refunds

Friday, February 6
Last day to:

• Apply for Baccalaureate and Master's degrees to be awarded May 2004
• Submit changes and clearances required for graduation with a Baccalaureate degree at the end of the Fall 2003 semester:
  • Incomplete grades
  • Approved petitions
  • Departmental approvals
  • Transfer transcripts

Monday, February 16
President's Day - campus closed

Thursday, February 19
Census date. Last day to:

• Drop a course for serious and compelling reason without a grade of "W" listed on official university transcript
• Change from credit to audit or audit to credit registration
• Take examination for Credit by Examination
• Change to/from CR-NC grading

March 2004

Monday, March 1
Last day for International Students to: Apply for admission to graduate or post baccalaureate studies for spring 2004

Tuesday, March 2
Priority filing deadline for financial aid for academic year 2004-2005

Friday, March 5
Last day for faculty to submit Credit by Examination (CBE) grades

Friday, March 19

• Last day to submit a complete withdrawal from the university and be eligible for pro-rated refund of registration and/or tuition fees. No refunds will be granted after this date.
• Last day for graduate students to apply for advancement to candidacy and be eligible for graduation in August 2004 or December 2004

Monday, March 22

• Last day to file edited, committee approved Master's Thesis for May 2004 graduation

Wednesday, March 31

• Cesar Chavez Holiday - campus closed

April 2004

Thursday, April 1
Fall 2004 admission deadline to School of Education for:

• Basic credential programs (Multiple and Singe Subject)
• Advanced credential programs
• Master's degrees

Monday, April 5 - Friday, April 9
Spring recess
Fall 2004 Class Schedule available via the web

Sunday, April 11
Easter

Thursday, April 15 - Sunday, April 18
Vintage Days

Tuesday, April 20
Last day to drop classes for serious and compelling reasons. Only complete withdrawal from the university, for circumstances beyond the student's control allowed after this date.

May 2004

Wednesday, May 12

• Last day of instruction
• Last day to completely withdraw from the university for circumstances beyond student's control.

Thursday, May 13 - Friday, May 14
Final exam preparation and faculty consultation days

Monday, May 17 - Thursday, May 20
Semester examinations see Finals Schedule

Friday, May 21
Last day to:

• Submit incomplete make-up work or request extension of time for incomplete grades from spring 2003
• Submit grade substitution request form for fall 2004
• Submit to Graduate Office departmental clearance paperwork on behalf of May 2004 Master's Degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in progress work, if needed for graduation).

Saturday, May 22
93rd Annual Commencement

Monday, May 24 - Friday, July 2
Application period for Bachelor's Degree to be granted in August 2004

Monday, May 31
Memorial Day - campus closed

June 2004

Tuesday, June 1
Spring 2004 grades available

Friday, June 25
Last day for faculty to submit changes and clearances required for fall 2004 graduation:

• Incomplete grades
• Approved petitions
• Departmental approval
• Transfer transcripts