Academic Calendar

You are in the official 2005-2006 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.

Academic Calendar 2005-2006

This document is not intended to be construed as an employee work calendar.

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Fall Semester

AUGUST 1, 2005
ADMISSION APPLICATION cycle for spring 2006 begins

AUGUST 12, 2005
Last day to submit to the Division of Graduate Studies departmental clearance paperwork on behalf of August 2005 master's degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in-progress work, if needed for graduation)

AUGUST 17, 2005
SEMESTER begins
ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY for faculty

AUGUST 19, 2005
New Student CONVOCATION

AUGUST 22, 2005
INSTRUCTION begins
Auditors and "60+ Years" students may register
Application period for degrees to be granted in December 2005 begins

AUGUST 22-26, 2005
WELCOME WEEK '05 - activities and programs for new and continuing students, faculty, and staff

SEPTEMBER 1, 2005
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS for the 20062007 academic year will be available online

SEPTEMBER 2, 2005
Last day to

ADD CLASSES without special permission
DROP CLASSES without a serious and compelling reason
register for Credit by Examination
File an application for BACHELOR'S and MASTER'S DEGREES to be granted in December 2005

SEPTEMBER 5, 2005
Labor Day - no classes; all offices closed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
Last day for faculty to submit CHANGES and CLEARANCES (incomplete grades, approved petitions, departmental approvals, transfer transcripts) required for graduation with a bachelor's degree at the end of the summer 2005

SEPTEMBER 19, 2005

ADD CLASSES with permission
DROP CLASSES for serious and compelling reason without a grade of W (withdrawal) listed on university transcript
Last day to change to or from credit/no credit grading
change from credit registration to audit registration or audit registration to credit registration
take examination for Credit by Examination

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
Last day for graduate students to apply for ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY this semester in order to be eligible for graduation in May 2006

OCTOBER 1, 2005

ADMISSION APPLICATION cycle for fall 2006 begins
Last day for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS to submit a university application for admission to graduate or postbaccalaureate studies for the spring semester

OCTOBER 3, 2005
Last day for faculty to submit Credit by Examination grades

OCTOBER 4, 2005
Rosh Hashanah

OCTOBER 5, 2005
Ramadan begins

OCTOBER 13, 2005
Yom Kippur

OCTOBER 24, 2005
Last day to file edited, committee-approved master's thesis for December 2005 graduation

To Be Announced
ADMISSIONS DAY 2005

NOVEMBER 7, 2005
Telephone/Web registration for spring 2006 semester begins

NOVEMBER 15, 2005
Last day to withdraw from a course for SERIOUS and COMPELLING REASONS, except by complete withdrawal from the university for circumstances beyond the student's control

NOVEMBER 23, 2005
THANKSGIVING RECESS BEGINS
No classes; offices will post hours

NOVEMBER 24-25, 2005
THANKSGIVING RECESS
Campus closed; the library will post holiday hours

NOVEMBER 30, 2005
Priority application deadline for SCHOLARSHIPS for the 2006-2007 academic year

To Be Announced
DOG DAYS - new student orientation, spring 2006

DECEMBER 7, 2005
Last day of instruction
Last day to withdraw from a complete program for circumstances beyond the student's control

DECEMBER 8 &9, 2005
Final exam preparation and faculty consultation days

DECEMBER 12-15, 2005
FINAL SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

DECEMBER 19, 2005
FALL SEMESTER ends
Last day to

Last day to submit incomplete make-up work or request extension of time for incomplete grades from fall 2004
Last day to submit to the Division of Graduate Studies departmental clearance paperwork on behalf of December 2005 master's degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in-progress work, if needed for graduation)

DECEMBER 23, 2005
Fall 2005 online grades due from faculty

DECEMBER 26-31, 2005
Campus closed (Dec. 26 Jan. 2)
WINTER RECESS (Dec. 20Jan. 11)

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Spring Semester

JANUARY 1, 2006
Financial Aid application filing period for priority consideration for the 20062007 academic year begins (Jan. 1March 2)

JANUARY 2, 2006
Campus closed (Dec. 26-Jan. 2)

WINTER RECESS (Dec. 20Jan. 11)

JANUARY 12, 2006
SEMESTER begins

JANUARY 16, 2006
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday - no classes; campus closed

JANUARY 18, 2006
INSTRUCTION begins

Auditors and "60+ Years" students may register

Application period for degrees to be granted in May 2006 begins

JANUARY 29, 2006
Chinese New Year

JANUARY 31, 2006
Last day to

ADD CLASSES without special permission
DROP CLASSES without a serious and compelling reason
Register for Credit by Examination

FEBRUARY 3, 2006

Last day for faculty to submit CHANGES and CLEARANCES (incomplete grades, approved petitions, departmental approvals, transfer transcripts) required for graduation with a bachelor's degree at the end of the fall 2005 semester

Last day file an application for BACHELOR'S and MASTER'S DEGREES to be granted in May 2006

FEBRUARY 14, 2006
Last day to

change to or from credit/no credit grading
change from credit registration to audit registration or audit registration to credit registration
take examination for Credit by Examination

FEBRUARY 20, 2006
Presidents' Day - no classes; all offices closed

To Be Announced
PREVIEW DAY 2006

MARCH 1, 2006
Last day for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS to submit a university application for admission to graduate or postbaccalaureate studies for the fall semester

MARCH 2, 2006
Filing deadline for Financial Aid priority consideration for the 2006-2007 academic year

MARCH 3, 2006
Last day for graduate students to apply for ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY this semester in order to be eligible for graduation in August 2006 or December 2006
Last day for faculty to submit Credit by Examination grades

MARCH 20, 2006
Last day to file edited, committee-approved master's thesis for May 2006 graduation

MARCH 31, 2006
Cesar Chavez Day - no classes; campus closed

APRIL10-14
SPRING RECESS

APRIL 13, 2006
Pesach (Passover) begins

APRIL 16, 2004
Easter

APRIL 17, 2006

Telephone/Web Registration for fall 2006 begins

APRIL 18, 2006
Last day to withdraw from a course for SERIOUS and COMPELLING REASONS, except by complete withdrawal from the university for circumstances beyond the student's control

APRIL 20-23
VINTAGE DAYS

MAY 10, 2006
Last day of instruction
Last day to withdraw from a complete program for circumstances beyond the student's control

MAY 11 & 12, 2006
Final exam preparation and faculty consultation days

MAY 15-18, 2006
FINAL SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

MAY 18, 2006
Last day to

submit incomplete make-up work or request extension of time for incomplete grades from spring 2005
submit to the Division of Graduate Studies departmental clearance paperwork on behalf of May 2006 master's degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in-progress work, if needed for graduation)

MAY 20, 2006
SPRING SEMESTER ends
95th annual COMMENCEMENT

MAY 22, 2006

SUMMER SESSION begins (May 22Aug. 11); see Summer Session Catalog

MAY 29, 2006
Memorial Day holiday observed - no classes; campus closed.

MAY 30, 2006
Spring 2006 online grades due from faculty

JUNE 23, 2006
Last day for faculty to submit changes and clearances (incomplete grades, approved petitions, departmental approvals, transfer transcripts) required for graduation with a bachelor's degree at the end of the spring 2006 semester
Last day to file an application for bachelor's degree to be granted August 2006

JULY 4, 2006
Fourth of July holiday observed - campus closed

To Be Announced
DOG DAYS - new student orientation, fall 2006

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