Approved by EVC Simpson November 3, 2003

Academic Year	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
Fall
Quarter Begins	September 18 Sa	September 17 Sa	September 16 Sa	September 22 Sa	September 20 Sa	September 19 Sa
Instruction Begins	September 23 Th	September 22 Th	September 21 Th	September 27 Th	September 25 Th	September 24 Th
Veterans Day Holiday	November 11 Th	November 11 F	November 10 F	November 12 M	November 11 Tu	November 11 W
Thanksgiving Holiday	November 25, 26 Th, F	November 24, 25 Th, F	November 23, 24 Th, F	November 22, 23 Th, F	November 27, 28 Th, F	November 26, 27 Th, F
Instruction Ends	December 3 F	December 2 F	December 1 F	December 7 F	December 5 F	December 4 F
Final Exams	December 6–9 M–Th	December 5–8 M–Th	December 4–7 M–Th	December 10–13 M–Th	December 8–11 M–Th	December 7–10 M–Th
Quarter Ends	December 9 Th	December 8 Th	December 7 Th	December 13 Th	December 11 Th	December 10 Th
Winter Holidays	December 24, 27, 30, 31 F, M, Th, F	December 26, 27, 30, January 2 M, Tu, F, M	December 25, 26, 29, January 1 M, Tu, F, M	December 24, 25,* 31, January 1* M, Tu, M, Tu	December 24, 25, 31** January 1** W, Th, W, Th	December 24, 25,*31, January 1* Th, F, Th, F
Days of Instruction	49 M=10 Tu=10 W=10 Th=9 F=10	49 M=10 Tu=10 W=10 Th=10 F=9	49 M=10 Tu=10 W=10 Th=10 F=9	49 M=9 Tu=10 W=10 Th=10 F=10	49 M=10 Tu=9 W=10 Th=10 F=10	49 M=10 Tu=10 W=9 Th=10 F=10
Winter
Quarter Begins	January 3 M	January 4 W	January 3 W	January 7 M	January 5 M	January 4 M
Instruction Begins	January 4 Tu	January 5 Th	January 4 Th	January 8 Tu	January 6 Tu	January 5 Tu
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday	January 17 M	January 16 M	January 15 M	January 21 M	January 19 M	January 18 M
Presidents’ Day Holiday	February 21 M	February 20 M	February 19 M	February 18 M	February 16 M	February 15 M
Instruction Ends	March 14 M	March 16 Th	March 15 Th	March 17 M	March 16 M	March 15 M
Final Exams	March 15–18 Tu–F	March 20–23 M–Th	March 19–22 M–Th	March 18–21 Tu–F	March 17–20 Tu–F	March 16–19 Tu–F
Quarter Ends	March 18 F	March 23 Th	March 22 Th	March 21 F	March 20 F	March 19 F
Days of Instruction	48 M=8 Tu=10 W=10 Th=9 F=10	49 M=8 Tu=10 W=10 Th=11 F=10	49 M=8 Tu=10 W=10 Th=11 F=10	48 M=8 Tu=10 W=10 Th=10 F=10	48 M=8 Tu=10 W=10 Th=10 F=10	48 M=8 Tu=10 W=10 Th=10 F=10
Cesar Chavez Holiday	March 25 F	March 31 F	March 30 F	March 28 F	March 27 F	March 26 F
Spring
Quarter Begins	March 28 M	April 3 M	April 2 M	March 31 M	March 30 M	March 29 M
Instruction Begins	March 28 M	April 4 Tu	April 3 Tu	March 31 M	March 30 M	March 29 M
Memorial Day Observance	May 30 M	May 29 M	May 28 M	May 26 M	May 25 M	May 31 M
Instruction Ends	June 3 F	June 9 F	June 8 F	June 6 F	June 5 F	June 4 F
Final Exams	June 6–9 M-Th	June 12–15 M-Th	June 11–14 M-Th	June 9–12 M–Th	June 8–11 M–Th	June 7–10 M–Th
Quarter Ends	June 9 Th	June 15 Th	June 14 Th	June 12 Th	June 11 Th	June 10 Th
Commencements	June 10–12 F-Su	June 16–18 F-Su	June 15–17 F-Su	June 13–15 F–Su	June 12–14 F–Su	June 11–13 F–Su
Days of Instruction	49 M=9 Tu=10 W=10 Th=10 F=10	48 M=8 Tu=10 W=10 Th=9 F=10	48 M=8 Tu=10 W=10 Th=10 F=10	49 M=9, Tu=10 W=10, Th=10 F=10	49 M=9 Tu=10 W=10 Th=10 F=10	49 M=9 Tu=10 W=10 Th=10 F=10
Total Days of Instruction	146	146	146	146	146	146

**Dates approved and changed March 27, 2008.

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Last Updated on 11/24/03
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