Academic & Administrative Calendar 2008-09

Note: "Enrollment begins" and "Fee deadline" were updated on September 28, 2007.

- 146 Days of Instruction


Fall Quarter 2008 - 49 days of instruction
Enrollment begins¹	Mon, May 19
Fee deadline¹	Mon, Sep 15
Quarter begins	Mon, Sep 22
Orientation	Mon-Wed, Sep 22-24
Instruction begins	Thu, Sep 25
Veterans' Day Holiday²	Tue, Nov 11
Thanksgiving Holiday²	Thu-Fri, Nov 27-28
Instruction ends	Fri, Dec 5
Final examinations	Mon-Fri, Dec 8-12
Quarter ends	Fri, Dec 12
Christmas Holiday²	Wed-Thu, Dec 24-Dec 25
New Years Holiday²	Wed-Thu, Dec 31-Jan 1
Winter Quarter 2009 - 48 days of instruction
Enrollment begins¹	Mon, Nov 17
Fee deadline¹	Mon, Dec 15
Quarter begins	Fri, Jan 2
Orientation	Fri, Jan 2
Instruction begins	Mon, Jan 5
Martin Luther King Jr., Holiday²	Mon, Jan 19
Presidents' Day Holiday²	Mon, Feb 16
Instruction ends	Fri, Mar 13
Final examinations	Mon-Fri, Mar 16-20
Quarter ends	Fri, Mar 20
Spring Quarter 2009 - 49 days of instruction
Enrollment begins¹	Mon, Feb 23
Fee deadline¹	Mon, Mar 16
Quarter begins	Wed, Mar 25
Orientation	Wed-Thur, Mar 25-26
Cesar Chavez Day Holiday²	Fri, Mar 27
Instruction begins	Mon, Mar 30
Memorial Day Holiday²	Mon, May 25
Instruction ends	Fri, Jun 5
Final examinations	Mon-Fri, Jun 8-12
Quarter ends	Fri, Jun 12
Commencement	Fri-Sun, Jun 12-14
Summer Session 2009
Summer Session I	Mon-Wed, June 22-July 29
Summer Session-10 Week	Mon-Fri, June 22-Aug 28
Summer Session II	Mon-Wed, Aug 3-Sep 9
Independence Day Holiday²	Fri, Jul 3
Labor Day Holiday²	Mon, Sep 7
Academic Calendar approved by Chancellor Michael V. Drake on January 17, 2006. ¹ Academic Calendar update approved by Chancellor Michael V. Drake on September 28, 2007. ²Note: For exclusively represented employees, holidays are subject to the terms of existing collective bargaining agreements and/or meeting and conferring in accordance with the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA), as appropriate.