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Spring 2008

Jan. 9 New student advising and portfolio review (SF campus)
Jan. 9 CCA Residence halls/apartments open
Jan. 9–11 Financial Aid Orientation: loan counseling, debt management and student employment sessions
Jan. 9–11 Orientation
Jan. 11 Final registration for spring 2008 (1–3 p.m.)
Jan. 14–18 Welcome Week
Jan. 14 Spring term classes begin
Jan. 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes held; offices closed)
Jan. 25 Student Insurance Waiver deadline for spring 2008
Jan. 25 Last day to add or drop classes
Jan. 25 Last day to register for an internship
Jan. 28 First day to withdraw from classes
Feb. 1 Last day to add Graduate Studio Practice
Feb. 13 Spring 2008 graduating students information session and celebration
Feb. 18 Presidents Day (classes held; offices open)
Feb. 25 Priority deadline for 2008 Summer Study Abroad financial aid applications
Mar. 2 2008/2009 CalGrant application deadline
Mar. 3 Midterm evaluations begin
Mar. 3 Summer Study Abroad registration begins
Mar. 5 Spring Picnic (Oakland campus)
Mar. 10 Priority deadline for Financial Aid application for 2008 on-campus CCA summer session
Mar. 10 CCA Dean’s Colloquium 2008
Mar. 12 Spring Picnic (San Francisco campus)
Mar. 14 Midterm evaluations end
Mar. 14 Commencement participation form and slide deadline for spring 2008 graduates
Mar. 17–21 Spring break (no classes)
Mar. 24 Priority registration begins for continuing students for summer and fall 2008
Mar. 28 Last day to withdraw from classes
Apr. 1 Last day to submit 2007/2008 financial aid petitions
Apr. 10–11 Commencement packet pick-up (tickets and announcements)
Apr. 15 Last day to complete FAFSA for 2007/2008 CCA financial aid
Apr. 18 Priority registration ends for continuing students for summer and fall 2008
Apr. 20 Last day to complete Stafford loan applications for 2007/2008
Apr. 21 Registration begins for incoming new students for fall 2008
Apr. 21–25 Crunch Week
May 1 Last day to submit 2008 summer financial aid applications
May 2 Spring term classes end
May 2 San Francisco campus studio move-out deadline (by Midnight Friday night)
May 3 CCA residence halls and apartments close (noon)
May 5 Oakland campus studio move-out and campus clean-up (by 4 p.m. Monday)
May 5–9 Spring Faculty Week
May 10 Commencement

Summer 2008

May 19 Summer classes begin (class schedule and start dates vary)
May 26 Memorial Day (offices closed)
May 30 Registration deadline for summer internships
July 15 Registration for new students ends
July 15 Payment deadline for new and continuing students for fall 2008

Fall 2008

Sunday, August 24

  • CCA Residence Hall/Apartments Open

Monday – Friday, August 25 - 29

  • Orientation Week
  • Fall Faculty Week

Thursday, August 28

  • Final Registration for Fall 2008 (9:00 – 3:00)

Monday, September 1

  • Labor Day – Legal Holiday

Tuesday, September 2

  • Fall Term classes begin

Friday, September 12

  • Last day to Add or Drop classes
  • Last day to register for an internship

Monday, September 15

  • First day to withdraw from classes

Friday, September 19

  • Last day to add Graduate Studio Practice

Monday, October 6

  • Mid-term evaluations begin

Friday, October 17

  • Mid-term evaluations end

Monday, October 20

  • Registration and advising begins for continuing students for Spring 2009

Friday, November 7

  • Last day to WITHDRAW from classes

Friday, November 14

  • End of registration and advising for continuing students for Spring 2009

Thursday, November 27

  • Thanksgiving - Legal Holiday

Friday, November 28

  • Academic and Administrative Holiday

Friday, December 12

  • Fall Term Classes end
  • Registration for new students ends

Saturday, December 13

  • CCA Residence Hall Closes - 12:00 Noon

Thursday - Thursday, December 25 – January 1

  • Year end holiday