2024-25 Pomona College Catalog
Academic Calendar
|
|
Fall 2024 Semester
Date |
Day |
Event |
Aug. 14 |
Wed. |
International students arrive; residence halls open for international students |
Aug. 17 |
Sat. |
New students arrive; residence halls open for new students |
Aug. 18-25 |
Sun. - Sat. |
Orientation for new students |
Aug. 23 |
Fri. |
Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students |
Aug. 24-25 |
Sat. - Sun. |
Residence halls open for returning students |
Aug. 26 |
Mon. |
Fall semester begins |
Aug. 27 |
Tue. |
Convocation begins at 11:00 a.m. |
Sept. 2 |
Mon. |
Labor Day observed (staff and instructional holiday) |
Sept. 3 |
Tue. |
Deadline for (1) coursework for approved spring 2024 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for fall 2024 |
|
Sept. 9 |
Mon. |
Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All fees become final (art, labs, PE, music)
|
|
Oct. 2 |
Wed. |
Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2024 semester |
Oct. 14-15 |
Mon.-Tue. |
Fall break |
Oct. 17 |
Thu. |
Last day to drop a course |
Oct. 29 |
Tue. |
Student accounts must be current to register for spring 2025 |
Nov. 12-15 |
Tue.-Fri. |
Pre-enrollment for spring 2025 semester |
Nov. 15 |
Fri. |
Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes |
Nov. 27-29 |
Wed.-Sun. |
Thanksgiving recess |
Dec. 4 |
Wed. |
Last day of classes for fall semester |
Dec. 5-6 |
Thu.-Fri. |
Reading days |
Dec. 6 |
Fri. |
Last day to petition for an incomplete |
Dec. 9-13 |
Mon.-Fri. |
Final examinations |
Dec. 13 |
Fri. |
Fall semester ends |
Dec. 14 |
Sat. |
Residence halls close at noon |
Dec. 19 |
Thu. |
Final grades must be submitted by noon |
Spring 2025 Semester
Date |
Day |
Event |
Jan. 20 |
Mon. |
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday |
Jan. 21 |
Tue. |
Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
|
|
Jan. 27 |
Mon. |
Deadline for (1) coursework for approved fall 2024 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for spring 2025 |
Feb. 3 |
Mon. |
Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All course fees become final (art, labs, PE, music) |
Feb. 26 |
Wed. |
Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2025 semester |
Mar. 13 |
Thu. |
Last day to drop a course |
Mar. 17-21 |
Mon.-Fri. |
Spring break |
Mar. 28 |
Fri. |
César Chávez Day observed (staff and instructional holiday) |
Apr. 18 |
Fri. |
Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes |
Apr. 15 |
Tue. |
Financial Aid Review Deadline |
Apr. 15 |
Mon. |
Student accounts must be current to register for fall 2025 |
Apr. 22-25 |
Tue.-Thu. |
Pre-enrollment for fall 2025 semester |
May 7 |
Wed. |
Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course; last day to petition for an incomplete
|
|
May 8-9 |
Thu.-Fri. |
Reading days |
May 9 |
Fri. |
Senior grades due to Registrar by noon |
May 12-16 |
Mon.-Fri. |
Final examinations |
May 16 |
Fri. |
Spring semester ends |
May 17 |
Sat. |
Resident halls close at noon for non-graduating students |
May 18 |
Sun. |
Commencement |
May 19 |
Mon. |
Residence halls close at noon |
May 22 |
Thu. |
All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon |
Fall 2025 Semester
Date |
Day |
Event |
Aug. 13 |
Wed. |
International students arrive; residence halls open for international students |
Aug. 16 |
Sat. |
New students arrive; residence halls open for new students |
Aug. 17-23 |
Sun. - Sat. |
Orientation for new students |
Aug. 22 |
Fri. |
Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students |
Aug. 23-24 |
Sat. - Sun. |
Residence halls open for returning students |
Aug. 25 |
Mon. |
Fall semester begins |
TBD |
TBD |
Convocation begins at 11:00 a.m. |
Sept. 1 |
Mon. |
Labor Day observed (staff and instructional holiday) |
Sept. 2 |
Tue. |
Deadline for (1) coursework for approved spring 2025 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for fall 2025 |
|
Sept. 8 |
Mon. |
Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All fees become final (art, labs, PE, music)
|
|
Oct. 1 |
Wed. |
Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2025 semester |
Oct. 13-14 |
Mon.-Tue. |
Fall break |
Oct. 16 |
Thu. |
Last day to drop a course |
Oct. 28 |
Tue. |
Student accounts must be current to register for spring 2026 |
Nov. 11-14 |
Tue.-Fri. |
Pre-enrollment for spring 2026 semester |
Nov. 14 |
Fri. |
Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes |
Nov. 26-28 |
Wed.-Sun. |
Thanksgiving recess |
Dec. 3 |
Wed. |
Last day of classes for fall semester |
Dec. 5-6 |
Thu.-Fri. |
Reading days |
Dec. 5 |
Fri. |
Last day to petition for an incomplete |
Dec. 8-12 |
Mon.-Fri. |
Final examinations |
Dec. 12 |
Fri. |
Fall semester ends |
Dec. 13 |
Sat. |
Residence halls close at noon |
Dec. 18 |
Thu. |
Final grades must be submitted by noon |
Spring 2026 Semester
Date |
Day |
Event |
Jan. 19 |
Mon. |
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday |
Jan. 20 |
Tue. |
Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
|
|
Jan. 26 |
Mon. |
Deadline for (1) coursework for approved fall 2025 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for spring 2026 |
Feb. 2 |
Mon. |
Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All course fees become final (art, labs, PE, music) |
Feb. 25 |
Wed. |
Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2025 semester |
Mar. 12 |
Thu. |
Last day to drop a course |
Mar. 16-20 |
Mon.-Fri. |
Spring break |
Mar. 27 |
Fri. |
César Chávez Day observed (staff and instructional holiday) |
Apr. 15 |
Wed. |
Financial Aid Review Deadline |
Apr. 15 |
Wed. |
Student accounts must be current to register for fall 2026 |
Apr. 17 |
Fri. |
Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes |
Apr. 21-23 |
Tue.-Thu. |
Pre-enrollment for fall 2026 semester |
May 6 |
Wed. |
Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course; last day to petition for an incomplete
|
|
May 7-8 |
Thu.-Fri. |
Reading days |
May 8 |
Fri. |
Senior grades due to Registrar by noon |
May 11-15 |
Mon.-Fri. |
Final examinations |
May 15 |
Fri. |
Spring semester ends |
May 16 |
Sat. |
Resident halls close at noon for non-graduating students |
May 17 |
Sun. |
Commencement |
May 18 |
Mon. |
Residence halls close at noon |
May 21 |
Thu. |
All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon |
Planning Calendar
Fall 2026 Semester
Date |
Day |
Event |
Aug. 19 |
Wed. |
International students arrive; residence halls open for international students |
|
Aug. 22 |
Sat. |
New students arrive; residence halls open for new students |
Aug. 29-30 |
Sat. - Sun. |
Residence halls open for returning students |
Aug. 31 |
Mon. |
Classes begin |
Oct. 19-20 |
Mon. - Tue. |
Fall recess |
Nov. 25-27 |
Wed. - Fri. |
Thanksgiving recess |
Dec. 18 |
Fri. |
Fall semester ends |
Dec. 19 |
Sat. |
Residence halls close at noon |
Spring 2027 Semester
Date |
Day |
Event |
Jan., 16 |
Sat. |
Residence halls open for new and returning students |
Jan. 19 |
Tue. |
Classes begin |
Mar. 15-19 |
Mon. - Fri. |
Spring recess |
May 14 |
Fri. |
Spring semester ends |
May 16 |
Sun. |
Commencement |
May 17 |
Mon. |
Residence halls close at noon |
Fall 2027 Semester
Date |
Day |
Event |
Aug. 18 |
Wed. |
International students arrive; residence halls open for international students |
|
Aug. 21 |
Sat. |
New students arrive; residence halls open for new students |
Aug. 28-29 |
Sat. - Sun. |
Residence halls open for returning students |
Aug. 30 |
Mon. |
Classes begin |
Oct. 18-19 |
Mon. - Tue. |
Fall recess |
Nov. 24-26 |
Wed. - Fri. |
Thanksgiving recess |
Dec. 17 |
Fri. |
Fall semester ends |
Dec. 18 |
Sat. |
Residence halls close at noon |
Spring 2028 Semester
Date |
Day |
Event |
Jan. 15 |
Sat. |
Residence halls open for new and returning students |
Jan. 18 |
Tue. |
Classes begin |
Mar. 13-17 |
Mon. - Fri. |
Spring recess |
May 12 |
Fri. |
Spring semester ends |
May 14 |
Sun. |
Commencement |
May 15 |
Mon. |
Residence halls close at noon |
|
|
|
|