2024-25 Pomona College Catalog
Academic Calendar
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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 |
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| Sept. 9 |
Mon. |
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Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All fees become final (art, labs, PE, music)
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| 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. 18-19 |
Sat. -Sun. |
Residence halls open for returning students |
| Jan. 20 |
Mon. |
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday |
| Jan. 21 |
Tue. |
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Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
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| 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. |
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Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course; last day to petition for an incomplete
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| 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 |
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| Sept. 8 |
Mon. |
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Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All fees become final (art, labs, PE, music)
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| 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. 17-18 |
Sat. -Sun. |
Residence halls open for returning students |
| Jan. 19 |
Mon. |
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday |
| Jan. 20 |
Tue. |
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Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
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| 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. |
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Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course; last day to petition for an incomplete
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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