2013-14 Pomona College Catalog

Dec 09, 2025

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Academic Calendar

Fall 2013

Date	Day	Event
Aug. 25	Sun.	New students arrive; residence halls open for new students
Aug. 25-Sep. 3	Sun.-Tue.	Orientation for new students
Aug. 31	Sat.	Residence halls open for returning students
Sep. 2	Mon.	Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students
Sep. 3	Tue.	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m.
Sep. 10	Tue.	Deadline for coursework for approved spring 2014 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved
Sep. 13	Fri.	Student accounts must be current
Sep. 16	Mon.	Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds
Oct. 9	Wed.	Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2014 semester
Oct 21-22	Mon.-Tue.	Fall recess
Oct. 24	Thu.	Last day to drop a course
Nov. 7	Thu.	Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes
Nov. 19-22	Tue.-Fri.	Pre-enrollment for spring 2015 semester
Nov. 28-29	Thu.-Fri.	Thanksgiving recess
Dec. 11	Wed.	Last day of classes for fall semester
Dec. 12-13	Thu.-Fri	Reading Days
Dec. 13	Fri.	Last day to petition for incomplete
Dec. 16-20	Mon.-Fri.	Final examinations
Dec. 20	Fri.	Fall semester ends
Dec. 21	Sat.	Residence halls close at noon
Dec. 26	Thu..	Final grades must be submitted by noon

Date	Day	Event
Jan. 19	Sun.	Residence halls open for new and returning students
Jan. 20	Mon.	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Jan. 21	Tue.	Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:10 a.m.
Jan. 28	Tue.	Deadline for coursework for approved fall 2014 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved
Jan. 31	Fri.	Student accounts must be current
Feb. 3	Mon.	Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds
Mar. 5	Wed.	Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2015 semester
Mar. 13	Thu.	Last day to drop a course
Mar. 17-21	Mon.-Fri.	Spring recess
Mar. 28	Fri.	César Chávez Day observed (staff and instructional holiday)
Apr. 3	Thu.	Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes
Apr. 22-24	Tue.-Thu.	Pre-enrollment for fall 2015 semester
May 7	Wed.	Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course
May 8-9	Thu.-Fri	Reading Days
May 9	Fri.	Grades for graduating seniors must be submitted by noon; last day to petition for incomplete
May 12-16	Mon.-Fri.	Final examinations
May 16	Fri.	Spring semester ends
May 18	Sun.	Commencement at 10:00 a.m.
May 19	Mon.	Residence halls close at noon
May 22	Thu.	All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon

Date	Day	Event
Aug. 24	Sun.	New students arrive; residence halls open for new students
Aug. 24-Sep. 2	Sun.-Tue.	Orientation for new students
Aug. 30	Sat.	Residence halls open for returning students
Sep. 1	Mon.	Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students
Sep. 2	Tue.	Classes begin at 8:10 a.m.
Sep. 9	Tue.	Deadline for coursework for approved spring 2014 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved
Sep. 12	Fri.	Student accounts must be current
Sep. 15	Mon.	Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds
Oct. 8	Wed.	Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2014 semester
Oct 20-21	Mon.-Tue.	Fall recess
Oct. 23	Thu.	Last day to drop a course
Nov. 6	Thu.	Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes
Nov. 18-21	Tue.-Fri.	Pre-enrollment for spring 2015 semester
Nov. 27-28	Thu.-Fri.	Thanksgiving recess
Dec. 10	Wed.	Last day of classes for fall semester
Dec. 11-12	Thu.-Fri	Reading Days
Dec. 12	Fri.	Last day to petition for incomplete
Dec. 15-19	Mon.-Fri.	Final examinations
Dec. 19	Fri.	Fall semester ends
Dec. 20	Sat.	Residence halls close at noon
Dec. 29	Mon.	Final grades must be submitted by noon

Date	Day	Event
Jan. 18	Sun.	Residence halls open for new and returning students
Jan. 19	Mon.	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Jan. 20	Tue.	Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:10 a.m.
Jan. 27	Tue.	Deadline for coursework for approved fall 2014 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved
Jan. 30	Fri.	Student accounts must be current
Feb. 2	Mon.	Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds
Mar. 4	Wed.	Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2015 semester
Mar. 12	Thu.	Last day to drop a course
Mar. 16-20	Mon.-Fri.	Spring recess
Mar. 27	Fri.	César Chávez Day observed (staff and instructional holiday)
Apr. 2	Thu.	Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes
Apr. 21-23	Tue.-Thu.	Pre-enrollment for fall 2015 semester
May 6	Wed.	Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course
May 7-8	Thu.-Fri	Reading Days
May 8	Fri.	Grades for graduating seniors must be submitted by noon; last day to petition for incomplete
May 11-15	Mon.-Fri.	Final examinations
May 15	Fri.	Spring semester ends
May 17	Sun.	Commencement at 10:00 a.m.
May 18	Mon.	Residence halls close at noon
May 21	Thu.	All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon

Fall 2013 Semester

Aug. 25	Sunday	New students arrive; residence halls open for new students.
Aug. 31	Saturday	Residence halls open for returning students.
Sept. 3	Tuesday	Classes begin.
Oct. 21-22	Monday - Tuesday	Fall recess.
Nov. 28-29	Thursday - Friday	Thanksgiving recess.
Dec. 20	Friday	Fall semester ends.
Dec. 21	Saturday	Residence halls close at noon.

Spring 2014 Semester

Jan. 19	Sunday	Residence halls open for new and returning students.
Jan. 21	Tuesday	Classes begin.
Feb. 14-16	Friday - Sunday	Family weekend.
Mar. 17-21	Monday - Friday	Spring recess.
May 16	Friday	Spring semester ends.
May 18	Sunday	Commencement.
May 19	Monday	Residence halls close at noon.

Fall 2014 Semester

Aug. 24	Sunday	New students arrive; residence halls open for new students.
Aug. 30	Saturday	Residence halls open for returning students.
Sept. 2	Tuesday	Classes begin.
Oct. 20-21	Monday - Tuesday	Fall recess.
Nov. 27-28	Thursday - Friday	Thanksgiving recess.
Dec. 19	Friday	Fall semester ends.
Dec. 20	Saturday	Residence halls close at noon.

Spring 2015 Semester

Jan. 18	Sunday	Residence halls open for new and returning students.
Jan. 20	Tuesday	Classes begin.
Feb. 13-15	Friday - Sunday	Family weekend.
Mar. 16-20	Monday - Friday	Spring recess.
May 15	Friday	Spring semester ends.
May 17	Sunday	Commencement.
May18	Monday	Residence halls close at noon.

Fall 2015 Semester

Aug. 23	Sunday	New students arrive; residence halls open for new students.
Aug. 29	Saturday	Residence halls open for returning students.
Sept. 1	Tuesday	Classes begin.
Oct. 19-20	Monday - Tuesday	Fall recess.
Nov. 26-27	Thursday - Friday	Thanksgiving recess.
Dec. 18	Friday	Fall semester ends.
Fec. 19	Saturday	Residence halls close at noon.

Spring 2016 Semester

Jan. 17	Sunday	Residence halls open for new and returning students.
Jan. 19	Tuesday	Classes begin.
Feb. 12-14	Friday - Sunday	Family weekend.
Mar. 14-16	Monday - Friday	Spring recess.
May 13	Friday	Spring semester ends.
May15	Sunday	Commencement.
May 16	Monday	Residence halls close at noon.