The academic year-at-a-glance calendar includes instruction start and end dates, and school holidays.
| Summer Holidays 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Independence Day holiday | Monday, July 4 |
| Labor Day holiday | Monday, September 5 |
| Fall Quarter 2016 | |
| Quarter begins | Monday, September 19 |
| Instruction begins | Thursday, September 22 |
| Study List deadline (becomes official) | Friday, October 7 |
| Veterans Day holiday | Friday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving holiday | Thursday-Friday, November 24-25 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, December 2 |
| Common final exams | Saturday-Sunday, December 3-4 |
| Final examinations | Monday-Friday, December 5-9 |
| Quarter ends | Friday, December 9 |
| Christmas holiday | Friday, December 23; Monday, December 26 |
| New Year’s holiday | Friday, December 30; Monday, January 2 |
| Winter campus closure (tentative) | December 27-29 |
| Winter Quarter 2017 | |
| Quarter begins | Wednesday, January 4 |
| Instruction begins | Monday, January 9 |
| Study List deadline (becomes official) | Friday, January 20 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr, holiday | Monday, January 16 |
| Presidents’ Day holiday | Monday, February 20 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, March 17 |
| Common final exams | Saturday-Sunday, March 18-19 |
| Final examinations | Monday-Friday, March 20-24 |
| Quarter ends | Friday, March 24 |
| Spring Quarter 2017 | |
| Quarter begins | Wednesday, March 29 |
| Cesar Chavez holiday | Friday, March 31 |
| Instruction begins | Monday, April 3 |
| Study List deadline (becomes official) | Friday, April 14 |
| Memorial Day holiday | Monday, May 29 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, June 9 |
| Common final exams | Saturday-Sunday, June 10-11 |
| Final examinations | Monday-Friday, June 12-16 |
| Quarter ends | Friday, June 16 |
| Commencement Ceremonies 2017 | Commencement website |