Academic Catalog

Academic Calendar

Fall 2024

Event Date
Application Deadline (for registration appointment time) April 12
Registration April 29 - August 18
Payment Deadline for Registration Fees Refer to Class Schedule Enrollment Information
Professional Development - Organizational Meetings August 12 - 16
Full Semester/First 8-Week Classes Begin August 19
Program Adjustment (Add/Drop Period Full Semester Classes) August 19 - September 1
Last Day to Drop Full Semester Classes without a "W" September 1
Last Day to Apply for Refund for Full Semester Classes September 1
Holiday (Labor Day)1 September 2
Census Day (Full Semester Classes) September 3
National Voter Registration Day3 September 17
Last Day to Apply for Fall 2024 Degree/Certificate October 11
Last Day to Apply for P/NP (First 8-Week Session) Last Day of Instruction
First 8-Week Session Ends October 12
Second 8-Week Session Begins October 14
First 8-Week Session Instructor Grade Deadline October 17
US Presidential Election November 5
Last Day to Drop Full Semester Classes (with "W") November 9
Holiday (Veterans Day)1 November 11
Thanksgiving Recess November 25 - 27
Holiday (Thanksgiving)1,2 November 28 - 29
Last Day to Apply for P/NP Last Day of Instruction
End of Second 8-Week Session & Full Semester Classes December 16
Fall Semester Ends December 16
Winter Recess (for students) December 17 - February 2
Instructor Grade Deadline December 20
College and District Offices Closed1 December 24 - January 1
1

College and District Offices Closed.

2

No classes on Saturday after the Friday holiday.

3

See additional voter information at General Information.

Spring 2025

Event Date
Application Deadline (for registration appointment time) October 25
Registration November 12 - February 2
Payment Deadline for Registration Fees Refer to Class Schedule Enrollment Information
Intersession 2024 January 6 - February 1
Holiday (Martin Luther King Day)1 January 20
Professional Development - Organizational Meetings January 27 - 31
Full Semester/First 8-Week Classes Begin February 3
Program Adjustment (Add/Drop Period Full Semester Classes) February 3 - 16
Holiday (Lincoln's Birthday Observed)1,2 February 14
Last Day to Drop Full Semester Classes without a "W" February 16
Last Day to Apply for Refund for Full Semester Classes February 16
Holiday (Washington's Birthday Observed)1 February 17
Census Day (Full Semester Classes) February 18
Last Day to Apply for Spring 2025 Degree/Certificate March 7
Last Day to Apply for P/NP (First 8-Week Session) Last Day of Instruction
First 8-Week Session Ends March 29
Spring Recess March 31 - April 3
First 8-Week Session Instructor Grade Deadline April 3
Spring Holiday1,2,3 April 4
Second 8-Week Session Begins April 7
Last Day to Drop Full Semester Classes (with "W") May 3
Holiday (Memorial Day)1 May 26
Last Day to Apply for P/NP Last Day of Instruction
End of Second 8-Week Session & Full Semester Classes June 2
Spring Semester Ends June 2
Grossmont Commencement June 4
Cuyamaca Commencement June 5
Instructor Grade Deadline June 6
1

College and District Offices Closed.

2

No classes on Saturday after the Friday holiday.

3

In recognition of Cesar Chavez.

Dates listed are subject to change. Please see https://www.cuyamaca.edu/academics/class-schedules-catalog-and-self-service/academic-calendar/index.php for the most current calendar.