You are in the official 1997-98 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Academic Calendar 1997-98
This document is not intended to be construed as an employee work calendar.
Fall Semester 
AUGUST 1, 1997
ADMISSION APPLICATION cycle for Spring 1998 begins (Aug.1 - Nov. 7)
Last day to file an admission application for earlier acess to STAR - Fall
1997 semester
AUGUST 4, 1997
Telephone REGISTRATION and ADD/DROP for Fall 1997 begins
AUGUST 15, 1997
Last day to submit ADMISSION DOCUMENTATION to attend the Fall 1997 semester
AUGUST 19, 1997
SEMESTER begins
ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY for faculty
AUGUST 25, 1997
INSTRUCTION begins
Auditors and "60+ Years" students may register
Application period for degrees to be granted in
December 1997 begins (Aug. 25-Sept. 5)
AUGUST 29, 1997
Last day to pay registration fees
Last day to request permission for concurrent enrollment at another college
SEPTEMBER 1-30, 1997
Filing period for Spring 1998 Student Teaching Applications - Multiple
and Single Subject
SEPTEMBER 1, 1997
Labor Day - no classes; all offices closed
SEPTEMBER 2, 1997
NEW STUDENT CONVOCATION - welcoming event for new students
SEPTEMBER 2-5, 1997
WELCOME WEEK '97 - activities and programs for new and continuing students,
faculty, and staff
SEPTEMBER 3, 1997
Last day to drop classes without a serious and compelling reason
SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
Last day to file an application for BACHELOR'S and MASTER'S DEGREES
to be granted in December 1997
SEPTEMBER 8, 1997
Last day to ADD CLASSES
Last day to register for Credit by Examination
Last day to file for refunds by resident students; nonresidents see Schedule
of Courses, "Fee Refund Schedule"
SEPTEMBER 22, 1997
Last day to change to or from credit/no credit grading
Last day to change from credit registration to audit registration or audit
registration to credit registration
Last day to take examination for Credit by Examination
OCTOBER 6, 1997
Last day for faculty to submit Credit by Examination grades
OCTOBER 10, 1997
Last day for graduate students to apply for ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY
this semester in order to be eligible for graduation in May 1998
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Last day to file edited, committee approved master's thesis for December
1997 graduation
NOVEMBER 1, 1997
ADMISSION APPLICATION cycle for Fall 1998 begins (Nov. 1-Aug. 1)
Admission deadline to School of Education basic credential programs (Multiple
and Single Subject),
advanced credential programs, and master's degrees for Spring 1998
NOVEMBER 3, 1997
Filing period for scholarships for the 1998-99 academic year begins
(Nov. 3-Feb. 2)
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Last day to Last day to file an admission application for earlier acess
to STAR - Spring 1998 semester
Last day to drop classes for SERIOUS and COMPELLING REASONS, except by
complete withdrawal from the university
NOVEMBER 10, 1997
Advising and fee payment for Spring 1998 semester begins
NOVEMBER 19 - 21, 1997
ADVISING DAY - orientation with academic advising for new undergraduates
and their parents, Spring 1998 semester; classes in session
NOVEMBER 21, 1997
Last day to submit ADMISSION DOCUMENTATION to attend the Spring 1998 semester
NOVEMBER 27-28, 1997
THANKSGIVING RECESS
The library will post holiday hours
DECEMBER 2, 1997
ADVISING DAY orientation with academic advising for new
undergraduates and their parents who missed earlier sessions
DECEMBER 11, 1997
Last day of instruction
Last day to withdraw from a complete program
DECEMBER 12-15, 1997
Final exam preparation and faculty consultation days
DECEMBER 16-19, 1997
FINAL SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 19, 1997
Last day to submit to the Division of Graduate Studies departmental
clearance
paperwork on behalf of December 1997 master's degree candidates
(include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in-progress
work,
if needed for graduation)
DECEMBER 22, 1997
FALL SEMESTER ends
Last day to submit grade substitution request form for Fall 1997 without
a late fee
Last day to submit incomplete make-up work or request extension of time
for
incomplete grades from Fall 1996
DECEMBER 22, 1997
25 Campus closed (Dec. 25-Jan. 1)
WINTER RECESS (Dec. 25-Jan. 20)
Spring Semester
JANUARY 2, 1998
WINTER SESSION begins (Jan. 2-20, tentative)
Financial Aid application filing period for priority consideration for
the 1998-99 academic year begins (Jan. 2-March 1, tentative)
JANUARY 9, 1998
Telephone REGISTRATION and ADD/DROP for Spring 1998 begins (except Jan.
19)
JANUARY 19, 1998
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - no classes; all offices closed
JANUARY 21, 1998
SEMESTER begins
JANUARY 26, 1998
INSTRUCTION begins
Auditors and "60+ Years" students may register Application period
for degrees to be granted in May 1998 begins (Jan. 26-Feb. 6)
JANUARY 30, 1998
Last day to pay registration fees
Last day to request permission for concurrent enrollment at another college
FEBRUARY 1-28, 1998
Filing period for Fall 1997 Student Teaching Applications - Multiple and
Single Subject
FEBRUARY 2, 1998
Last day to file applications for scholarships for the 1998-99 academic
year
FEBRUARY 3, 1998
Last day to drop classes without a serious and compelling reason
FEBRUARY 6, 1998
Last day to ADD CLASSES
Last day to register for Credit by Examination
Last day to file for refunds by resident students; nonresidents see Schedule
Courses, "Fee Refund Schedule"
Last day to file an application for BACHELOR'S and MASTER'S DEGREES to
be granted in May 1998
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 1997 semester
FEBRUARY 16, 1998
Presidents' Day - no classes; all offices closed
FEBRUARY 23, 1998
Last day to change to or from credit/no credit grading
Last day to change from credit registration to audit registration or audit
registration to credit registration
Last day to take examination for Credit by Examination
MARCH 1, 1998
Filing deadline for Financial Aid for the 1998-99 academic year (tentative)
MARCH 9, 1998
Last day for faculty to submit Credit by Examination grades
MARCH 13, 1998
Last day for graduate students to apply for ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY this
semester in order
to be eligible for graduation in August 1998 or December 1998
MARCH 27, 1998
Last day to file edited, committee-approved master's thesis for May 1998
graduation
APRIL 1, 1998
Admission deadline to School of Education basic credential programs (Multiple
and Single Subject), advanced credential programs, and master's degrees
for Fall 1998
APRIL 6-10, 1998
SPRING RECESS
APRIL 16-19, 1998
VINTAGE DAYS
APRIL 17, 1998
Last day to drop classes for SERIOUS and COMPELLING REASONS, except by
complete withdrawal from the university
MAY 4, 1998
Advising and fee payment for Fall 1998 begins
MAY 13, 1998
Last day of instruction
Last day to withdraw from a complete program
MAY 14-15, 1998
Final exam preparation and faculty consultation days
MAY 18-21, 1998
FINAL SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
MAY 22, 1998
Last day to submit grade substitution request form for Spring 1998 without
a late fee
Last day to submit incomplete make-up work or request extension of time
for incomplete grades from Spring 1997
Last day to submit to the Division of Graduate Studies departmental clearance
paperwork on behalf of May 1998 master's
degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete
or in-progress work, if needed for graduation)
MAY 23, 1998
SPRING SEMESTER ends
87th annual COMMENCEMENT
MAY 25, 1998
Memorial Day Holiday - no classes; all offices closed
MAY 26, 1998
SUMMER SESSION begins
(May 26-Aug. 14); see Summer Session Catalog
JULY 6, 1998
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 1998 semester
