California State University, Fresno
General Catalog
Academic Calendar

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See also the 2012-2013 calendar


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End of Spring Semester 2012

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May 19 - SPRING SEMESTER ends
101st annual COMMENCEMENT

May 21 - SUMMER CLASSES begin

May 28 - Memorial Day holiday observed - no classes; campus closed.

May 29 - Spring 2012 online grades due from faculty


JUNE 2012

TBA - DOG DAYS - new student orientation, fall 2012

June 15

  • 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 2012 semester
  • Last day to file an application for bachelor's degree to be granted August 2012


JULY 2012

TBA - DOG DAYS - new student orientation, fall 2012

July 4 - Fourth of July holiday - campus closed


 

 

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Fall Semester 2012

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AUGUST 2012

August 10 - Last day to submit to the Division of Graduate Studies departmental clearance paperwork on behalf of August 2012 master's degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in-progress work, if needed for graduation)

TBA - New International Student ORIENTATION
ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY for faculty

August 17 - SEMESTER begins

August 18 - Ramadan ends.

August 22

  • INSTRUCTION begins
  • Application period for degrees tobe granted in December 2012 begins

August 22-29 - FRESNO STATE WELCOME - activities and programs for new and continuing students, faculty, and staff


SEPTEMBER 2012

September 3 - Labor Day - no classes; all offices closed.

September 5 - Last day

  • to ADD a class without instructor permission
  • to ADD a class by WaitList
  • to register for Credit by Examination
  • to DROP from full-time to part-time and be eligible for a partial refund of fees
  • for faculty to administratively drop a student for non-attendance or not meeting the proper prerequisites for a course

    Registration fees will be determined by the number of units enrolled as of this date. Class schedule adjustments (add, drop, swap) made after this date, may result in a change in fee status from part-time to full-time.

September 7 - Last day

  • to file for an application for BACHELOR'S and MASTER'S DEGREES to be granted in December 2012.
  • 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 2012

September 17 - Rosh Hashanah

September 19 - Last day to

  • ADD CLASSES with permission
  • DROP CLASSES online without a serious and compelling reason and without a grade of W (withdrawal) listed on university transcript
  • 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 24 - Last day for graduate students to apply for ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY this semester in order to be eligible for graduation in May 2013

September 26 - Yom Kippur


OCTOBER 2012

October 1

  • ADMISSION APPLICATION cycle for fall 2013 begins
  • SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS for the 2013-2014 academic year will be available online

October 3 - Last day for faculty to submit Credit by Examination grades

October 22 - Last day to file edited, committee-approved master's thesis for December 2013 graduation

 


NOVEMBER 2012

November 5 - Registration for spring 2013 semester begins

November 12 - VETERANS' DAY observed; Campus closed

November 20 - Last day to DROP/withdraw from classes for SERIOUS and COMPELLING REASONS. After this date, only drop/withdrawals for circumstances beyond the student's control will be considered.

November 21 - THANKSGIVING RECESS BEGINS. No classes; offices will post hours

November 22-23 - THANKSGIVING RECESS. Campus closed; the library will post holiday hours


DECEMBER 2012

December 7 - Spring 2013 Early Registration Fee payment deadline

December 12

  • Last day of instruction
  • Last day to drop/withdraw for circumstances beyond the student's control


December 13 &14 - Final exam preparation and faculty consultation days

December 17-20 - FINAL SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

December 21 - FALL SEMESTER ends
Last day to

  • submit incomplete make-up work or request extension of time for incomplete grades from fall 2012
  • submit to the Division of Graduate Studies departmental clearance paperwork on behalf of December 2012 master's degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in-progress work, if needed for graduation)

 

December 26-31 - Campus closed (Dec. 26-Jan. 1)

WINTER RECESS (Dec. 24-Jan. 10)

 


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Spring Semester 2013

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JANUARY 2013

 

January 1 - Campus closed (Dec. 26-Jan. 1)

Financial Aid application filing period for priority consideration for the 2013-2014 academic year begins (Jan. 1-March 2)

January 2 - Fall 2012 online grades due from faculty

WINTER RECESS (Dec. 24-Jan. 10)

January 14 - SEMESTER begins

January 17 - INSTRUCTION begins

Application period for degrees to be granted in May 2013 begins

January 21 - Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday - no classes; campus closed

January 31 - Last day

  • to ADD a class without instructor permission
  • to ADD a class by Wait List
  • to register for Credit by Examination
  • to DROP from full-time to part-time and be eligible for a partial refund of fees
  • for faculty to administratively drop a student for non-attendance or not meeting the proper prerequisites for a course

    Registration fees will be determined by the number of units enrolled as of this date. Class schedule adjustments (add, drop, swap) made after this date, may result in a change in fee status from part-time to full-time.


FEBRUARY 2013

February 1

  • 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 2012 semester
  • Last day to file an application for BACHELOR'S and MASTER'S DEGREES to be granted in May 2013

February 10 - Chinese New Year

February 14 - Last day to

  • ADD CLASSES with permission
  • DROP CLASSES online without a serious and compelling reason and without a grade of W (withdrawal) listed on university transcript
  • 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 18 - Presidents' Day - no classes; all offices closed

February 25 - Last day for graduate students to apply for ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY this semester in order to be eligible for graduation in August 2013 or December 2013

February 28 - Application deadline for SCHOLARSHIPs for the 2013-2014 academic year. Last day for faculty to submit Credit by Examination grades.


MARCH 2013

March 2 - Filing deadline for Financial Aid priority consideration for the 2013-2014 academic year

March 11 - Last day to file edited, committee-approved master's thesis for May 2013 graduation

March 25 - SPRING RECESS begins (March 25-March 29)

March 26 - Pesach (Passover) begins

March 31 - Easter


APRIL 2013

April 1 - Cesar Chavez holiday observed - no classes; campus closed

April 16 - Last day to DROP/withdraw from classes for SERIOUS and COMPELLING REASONS. After this date, only drop/withdrawals for circumstances beyond the student's control will be considered.

April 19-21 - VINTAGE DAYS

April 22 - Registration for fall 2013 begins

April 24 - Administrative Professionals' Day


MAY 2013

May 8

  • Last day of instruction
  • Last day to drop/withdraw for circumstances beyond the student's control

May 9 & 10 - Final exam preparation and faculty consultation days

May 13-16 - FINAL SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

May 17 - Last day to

  • submit incomplete make-up work or request extension of time for incomplete grades from spring 2012
  • submit to the Division of Graduate Studies departmental clearance paperwork on behalf of May 2013 master's degree candidates (include a copy of the completed final report on incomplete or in-progress work, if needed for graduation)

May 18 - SPRING SEMESTER ends
102nd annual COMMENCEMENT

May 20 - SUMMER CLASSES begin

May 27 - Memorial Day holiday observed - no classes; campus closed.

May 28 - Spring 2013 online grades due from faculty


JUNE 2013

TBA - DOG DAYS - new student orientation, fall 2013

June 14

  • 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 2013 semester
  • Last day to file an application for bachelor's degree to be granted August 2013


JULY 2013

TBA - DOG DAYS - new student orientation, fall 2013

July 4 - Fourth of July holiday - campus closed

July 26 - Fall 2013 Early Registration Fee payment deadline


 

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