| Previous Year | 2026-27 Academic Year |
|---|
| Date | Deadline/Action |
|---|---|
| Date | Deadline/Action |
| Mar 2 (M) | Graduation applications due (Undergraduate) |
| Mar 30 (M) | Schedule of Classes published on GET Advising and enrollment validation begin for continuing students |
| Apr 13 (M) | Fee payment begins |
| Apr 13 (M) | Registration begins for continuing students by appointment only |
| Jun 15 (M) | Graduation applications due (Graduate and Doctorate) |
| Jul 3 (F) | Independence Day (University Closed) |
| Jul 6 (M) | Last day to use Management Payment Plan (4 installments; two payments due on this date); last day to use the Installment Payment Plan (3 installments) |
| Aug 21 (F) | Semester begins Convocation |
| Aug 23 (Su) | Last day to drop all class for 100% refund |
| Aug 24 (M) | First day of instruction |
| Aug 24 (M) | Deadline to pay tuition and fees to avoid a $25 late payment fee. Last day to use the 2 Payment Installment Plan |
| Aug 25 (T) | $25 late payment fee begins |
| Sep 7 (M) | Labor Day (University closed) |
| Sep 8 (TU) | No record drop deadline (use GET to drop) Add deadline (includes applications for WPE (UNIV 4000), and CR/NC and ABC-/NC grading) Last day to submit Return from Educational Leave |
| Sep 8 (TU) | Last day for partial refunds |
| Sep 9 (W) | Withdrawal (W) period begins (requires instructor and department chair signatures on the Petition to Withdraw form; submit form to SS 3380) Deadline for students disqualified in Spring 2026 to be reinstated |
| Sep 9 (W) | Tuition and Fees billing statements available to download on GET |
| Sep 15 (T) | Final payment deadline for tuition and fees to avoid disenrollment |
| Sep 21(M) | Census |
| Sep 22 (TU) | Last day to apply for Cal State LA recommended credentials |
| Sep 28 (M | Deadline to submit Credit By Exam requests |
| Oct 13 (TU) | Last day to register for directed teaching |
| Week of Oct 19 | Scheduled final exams viewable in GET |
| Oct 28 (W) | Last day to drop all classes for a prorated refund |
| Nov 11 (W) | Veterans Day (University closed) |
| Nov 20 (F) | Withdrawal (W) period ends |
| Nov 21 (SA) | Emergency Withdrawal period begins (extenuating circumstances only; requires instructor, department chair, and college dean signatures on the Petition to Withdraw and Addendum to Petition to Withdraw forms; submit forms to SS 3380) |
| Nov 23 (M) - 25 (W) | Fall Recess (no instruction) |
| Nov 26 (Th) - 28 (Sa) | Thanksgiving Day Holiday (University closed) |
| Dec 11 (F) | Emergency Withdrawal period ends |
| Dec 12 (Sa) | Last day of instruction |
| Dec 14 (M) - 19 (Sa) | Final exams |
| Dec 23 (W) | Final grades due by 9 AM |
| Dec 23 (W) | Semester ends |
| Dec 24 (TH) | Final grades available on GET |
| Dec 24 (Th) – Jan 3 (Su) | Winter Break (University closed) |
| Date | Deadline/Action |
|---|---|
Oct 2 (Fr) | Deadline to submit self-certification for AB 2881 student parent early registration |
Oct 12 (M) | Schedule of Classes published in GET |
Oct 15 (Th) | Graduation applications due (Undergraduate) |
Oct 19 (M) | Advising and enrollment validation begin for continuing students |
Nov 2 (M) | Spring Registration begins for continuing students by appointment only Spring tuition and fee payments begin |
Nov 2 (M) | Winter Registration begins Winter tuition payments begin |
Nov 16 (M) | Graduation applications due (Graduate and Doctorate) |
Dec 7 (M) | Last day to use Spring Management Payment Plan Last day to use the Spring Installment Payment Plan |
Jan 4 (M) | Last day to enroll in classes for Winter First day of instruction for Winter Last day to drop all Winter classes for 100% refund, less a $5.00 processing fee |
Jan 7 (Th) | Last day of Late Add for Winter |
Jan 10 (Su) | Deadline to receive a prorated Winter refund for complete withdrawal |
Jan 18 (Mo) | Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University closed) |
Jan 22 (F) | Winter Emergency Withdrawal ends |
Jan 23 (Sa) | Winter Intercession ends |
Jan 24 (Su) | Last day to drop all Spring classes for 100% refund, less a $5.00 processing fee |
Jan 25 (Mo) | Spring Semester begins; First day of instruction Deadline to pay tuition and fees to avoid a $25 late payment fee |
Jan 27 (W) | Winter Final grades are due |
Jan 29 (F) | Winter Final grades are available on GET |
Feb 8 (M) | Last day to Petition for Leave of Absence (Advanced to Candidacy Graduate Students only) |
Feb 8 (M) | No record drop deadline (use GET to drop) Add deadline (includes applications for WPE (UNIV 4000), and CR/NC and ABC-/NC grading) Last day to submit Return from Educational Leave Last day for partial refunds |
Feb 9 (Tu) | Withdrawal (W) period begins (requires instructor and department chair signatures of the Petition to Withdraw form; submit form to SS 3380) Tuition and fee billing statements available to download on GET |
Feb 11 (Th) | Deadline for students disqualified in Fall 2025 to be reinstated |
Feb 15 (M) | Tuition and fee payments due |
Feb 19 (F) | Census |
Feb 22 (M) | Last day to apply for Cal State LA recommended credentials |
Mar 1 (M) | Deadline to submit Credit By Exam requests |
Mar 15 (M) | Last day to register for directed teaching |
TBD | Scheduled final exams viewable in GET |
Mar 31 (W) | Last day to drop all classes for a prorated refund |
Mar 31 (W) | Farm Workers’ Day (University closed) |
Mar 29 (M) -Apr 4 (Su) | Spring Break |
April 1 (Th) | Deadline to receive a prorated Spring refund for complete withdrawal |
Apr 30 (F) | Withdrawal (W) period ends |
May 1 (Sa) | Emergency Withdrawal period begins (extenuating circumstances only; requires instructor, department chair, and college dean signatures on the Petition to Withdraw and Addendum to Petition to Withdraw forms; submit forms to SS 3380) |
May 14 (F) | Emergency Withdrawal period ends |
May 15 (Sa) | Spring Last day of instruction |
May 17 (M) - May 22 (Sa) | Spring Final Exams |
May 22 (Sa) | Spring Semester ends |
May 26 (W) | Spring Final grades due by 9 AM |
May 28 (F) | Spring Final grades available on GET |
May 31 (M) | Memorial Day (University closed) |