Academic Calendar 2019-2020

Important dates for the 2019-2020 academic year
In this Section

Fall Semester 2019


Monday, August 19 
Beginning of Contractual (Year New Instructor Workshops. Self-directed time for all other  faculty/instructional academic staff. No faculty/instructional academic staff meetings are held during this week.) 

Monday, August 26 
Professional Development Week Activities Begin 

Monday, September 2 
Labor Day, No Classes 
Advisement and Orientation 

Tuesday, September 3 
Advisement and Orientation 

Wednesday, September 4 
Classes Begin 

Monday, October 21 
End of First Quarter 

Tuesday, October 22 
Advisement Day 

Wednesday, October 23 
Beginning of Second Quarter 

Wednesday, November 27 
Fall Break Begins, No Classes 

Monday, December 2 
Classes Resume 

Friday, December 13 
Classes End/End of Second Quarter 

Saturday, December 14 
Commencement 

Monday, December 16 
Evaluation Week Begins 

Friday, December 20 
Evaluation Week Ends 

Thursday, January 2, 2020 
Contractual Semester Ends (For Faculty/Instructional Academic Staff on Semester Contract) 

WinTerm 2020


Monday, January 6 
WinTerm Classes Begin 

Monday, January 20 
Martin Luther King Day, No classes 

Saturday, January 25 
WinTerm Classes End 

Spring Semester 2020


Friday, January 3 
Contractual Semester Begins (For Faculty/Instructional Academic Staff on Semester Contract) 

Monday, January 6 
Professional Development Week Activities Begin for Faculty/Staff 

Monday, January 20 
Martin Luther King Day, No classes 

Monday, January 27 
Classes Begin 

Friday, March 13
End of Third Quarter 

Friday, March 13 
Spring Break begins at 5:00 pm 

Saturday, March 14-Sunday, March 22 
Spring Break Week, No Classes 

Monday, March 23 
Classes Resume 

Monday, March 23 
Beginning of Fourth Quarter 

Tuesday, March 31 
Advisement Day 

Friday, May 8 
Classes End/End of Fourth Quarter 

Saturday, May 9 
Commencement 

Monday, May 11 
Evaluation Week Begins 

Friday, May 15 
Evaluation Week Ends 

Sunday, May 17 
End of Contractual Year (For Faculty/Instructional Academic Staff) 

Summer Session 2020


Monday, May 25 
Memorial Day, No Classes 

Tuesday, May 26 
Pre-Session Classes Begin 
Ten-Week Session Begins 

Sunday, June 7 
Pre-Session Classes End 

Monday, June 8 
First Four-Week Session Begins 
Eight-Week Session Begins 

Friday, July 3 
Independence Day Holiday, No Classes 

Sunday, July 5 
First Four-Week Session Ends 

Monday, July 6 
Second Four-Week Session Begins 

Sunday, August 2 
Second Four-Week Session Ends 
Eight-Week Session Ends 
Ten-Week Session Ends 

Monday, August 3 
Post-Session Classes Begin 

Sunday, August 23 
Post-Session Classes End