Dates and Deadlines

Academic Calendar by Term

Each term at Cal State Monterey Bay comes with key deadlines for registration, payments, course changes and more. Use this page to find the dates you need to know to avoid late fees, stay enrolled, and make informed decisions about your academic progress. Deadlines apply to new students, continuing students, and those preparing to graduate. Be sure to review your term and add key dates to your calendar.

January 5

Last day to pay registration tuition and fees, or have a financial aid extension of payment in place, or have a third party authorization form covering registration tuition and fees on file with Student Accounting. Otherwise, enrollment may be cancelled for non-payment.

January 6

Starting today, payment or a financial aid extension of payment or a third party authorization form covering registration tuition and fees on file with Student Accounting is required prior to registration. This includes students whose enrollment may have been cancelled.

Open enrollment begins. Students may add or drop classes; enrollment appointments are not required.

January 16

Student move-in.

January 19

Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed (campus closed).

Last day to officially cancel registration and drop all classes online to receive full refund of mandatory fees.

Last day to register without a $25 late registration fee.

Last day to request a formal Leave of Absence for the Spring 2026 semester.

January 20

Classes begin.

January 20-February 3

ADD/DROP period begins. Students can ADD online through the second week of the add/drop period and DROP classes online. Full/closed classes require permission to enroll; students can add open classes if space is available and they meet all enrollment requirements. For students who drop all classes, tuition and fees will be prorated based on drop date.

February 3

ADD/DROP deadline. Last day to add/drop without a W, request for CR/NC, and to drop from full-time to part-time with full refund of state fee difference.

Last day for faculty to request to drop students for non-attendance or failure to meet course pre-requisites.

February 4

First day to request to withdraw from classes for serious and compelling reasons. (W grade assigned if approved).

Students requesting to add or swap a course after the add/drop deadline must submit a Late Add Petition. All petitions are subject to review.

February 16

Enrollment census date.

February 25

Last day to certify dependent information in OASIS Student Center for Fall
2026 registration

March 2

Summer 2026 class schedule published.

Fall 2026 class schedule published.

March 16

Summer 2026 registration begins for continuing students.

Fall 2026 registration begins for continuing students.

March 25

Last day to request to withdraw from all classes for serious and compelling reasons and receive a partial refund of mandatory fees. (W grade assigned if approved).

March 30-April 3

Spring break (no classes).

March 31

Cesar Chavez Day observed (campus closed).

April 15

Last day to request to withdraw from classes for serious and compelling reasons. W grade(s) assigned if request approved.

Withdrawal requests submitted after this date will only be considered for extenuating circumstances outside of the student’s control. Students must include documentation to support their request.

May 8

Last day of classes.

May 11-15

Assessment/final exam period.

May 16

Commencement.

May 25

Memorial Day (campus closed).

May 26

Grades due.

Last day for incomplete grades from Spring 2025 to be graded before they lapse to Incomplete charged.

May 27

Grades available in OASIS Student Center as they are posted.

June 15

Last day for Spring 2026 degree candidates to update their diploma name.

Summer classes are offered via State Support and/or the College of Extended Education & International Programs. Different rules, deadlines and fees may apply to students enrolling in summer courses through EEIP.

June 1

Classes begin.

June 19

Juneteenth Day (campus closed).

June 26

Last day of first session.

June 29

First day of second session.

July 3

Independence Day (campus closed).

July 24

Last day of classes and enrollment census.

July 31

Grades due.

August 1

Grades available in OASIS Student Center as they are posted.

August 14

Diploma name update deadline for Summer 2026 degree candidates.

July 31

Last day to pay registration tuition and fees, have a financial aid extension of payment in place, or submit a third party authorization form covering registration tuition and fees to Student Financials. Failure to meet one of these requirements may result in cancellation of enrollment due to non-payment. 

August 1

Open enrollment begins. Students may add or drop classes; enrollment appointments are not required.

Starting today, students that register after the payment fee deadline must provide payment of tuition and fees immediately, have a financial aid payment extension or submit a third party authorization form covering tuition and fees to Student Financials. This includes students whose enrollment may have been canceled. Failure to meet one of these requirements may result in cancellation of enrollment due to non-payment.

August 19

Student move-in

August 23

Last day to officially cancel registration and drop all classes online to receive a full refund of mandatory fees.

Last day to register without a $25.00 late registration fee. Last day to request a Leave of Absence for the semester.

August 24

Classes begin

August 24-September 8

Add/Drop period begins: Students can ADD online through the second week of add/drop period and DROP classes online. Full/closed classes require permission to enroll; students can add open classes if space is available and they meet all enrollment requirements. For students who drop all classes, tuition and fees will be prorated based on drop date. Visit the Bursar's Office for additional information of your prorated fees and refund calculation.

September 7

Labor Day (campus closed).

September 10

Last day to add/drop without a W, request for CR/NC and to drop from full-time to part-time with full refund of state fee difference.

Last day for faculty to request to drop students for non-attendance or failure to meet course pre-requisites.

September 11

First day to request to withdraw from classes for serious and compelling reasons ("W" grade assigned if approved). Students requesting to enroll after the add/drop deadline must submit a Late Registration Petition.

September 21

Enrollment census date.

September 28

Last day to certify dependent information in OASIS student center for Spring 2027 priority registration

October 5

Winter 2027 and Spring 2027 class schedule published

October 19

Winter 2027 and Spring 2027 registration begins for continuing students.

October 27

Last day to request to withdraw from all classes for serious and compelling reasons ("W" grade assigned if approved) and receive a pro-rated refund of mandatory fees.

November 11

Veteran's Day (campus closed).

November 18

Last day to request to withdraw for serious and compelling circumstances. (W grade assigned if approved). Withdrawal requests submitted after this date will only be considered for extenuating circumstances outside of the students control. Students must include documentation to support their request.

November 23-27

Fall break and Thanksgiving holiday (campus closed Nov 26-27).

December 11

Last day of classes.

December 14-18

Assessment/final exam period.

December 23

Fall 2026 Grades due.

Last day for incomplete grades from Fall 2025 to be graded before they lapse to Incomplete charged.

December 24

Grades available in OASIS Student Center as they are posted.

December 25-January 1

Holidays observed (campus closed).

January 15

Diploma name deadline for Fall 2026 degree candidates.