Calendar
Dates and events are subject to change without notice. Please check frequently.
Blue = Residence halls and apartments opening and closing dates.
Red = Important Housing and Dining Plan Payment due dates.
Updated Sept. 10, 2019
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Monday, July 1 |
Last day to edit Summer Institute and Quarter Plus applications. | |
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Thursday, July 4 |
Academic holiday I Independence Day Campus administrative offices closed |
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Friday, July 5 |
Last day for Quarter Plus participants to secure housing. | |
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Friday, July 5 |
Housing application for pre-season athletes opens. Athletes will be emailed instructions. | |
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Monday, July 15 - Friday, August 9 |
SLO Days | |
| Wednesday, July 17 | Last day for pre-season athletes to secure campus housing. | |
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Friday, July 26 |
Last day of classes for the first five-week summer session. | |
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Saturday, July 27 |
Noon | First five-week summer session students move out. |
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Sunday, July 28 |
TBD | Second five-week session students move in. |
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Sunday, July 28 |
Noon - 4 p.m. | Summer Institute students move in. |
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Monday, July 29 |
Summer Institute classes begin. | |
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Monday, July 29 |
Second five-week summer session begins. |
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Friday, August 2 |
Noon | Transfer and graduate student housing assignments are viewable in the portal. |
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Saturday, August 3 |
Housing fees are viewable in the portal. Annual, quarterly or monthly fees due Sept. 1. | |
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Saturday, August 3 |
9 a.m. | First-year student housing assignments are viewable in the portal. |
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Thursday, August 15 |
Last day for new students to cancel campus housing without financial penalty. You can find the cancellation form in the portal. The $500 initial payment is non-refundable for transfer students. | |
| Friday, August 16 | 8 a.m. - noon | Quarter Plus students move in. |
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Friday, August 16 |
Last day of 8-week summer session classes. |
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Saturday, August 17 |
Last day for continuing students to cancel campus housing. The $500 initial payment is non-refundable. You can find the cancellation form in the portal. | |
| Monday, August 19 | Quarter Plus classes begin. | |
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Wednesday, August 21 |
6 p.m. |
Summer Institute students move out. |
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Thursday, August 22
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Noon | Summer eight-week session students move out. |
| Friday, August 30 |
Last day of Summer quarter classes Last day of second five-week session |
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Saturday, August 31 |
Noon |
Second five-week session summer students move out. |
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Sunday, September 1 |
Annual, quarterly or monthly payment due for 2019-20 year. (See fee schedules for payment amount.) A Registration hold will be applied if the required payment is not made on time. | |
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Monday, September 2 |
Academic Holiday I Labor Day Campus administrative offices closed. |
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Tuesday, September 3 |
Cal Poly Distribution Services begins accepting mail for Fall 2019 campus residents. |
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Tuesday - Thursday, September 3-5 |
Finals for 10-week summer session students | |
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Friday, September 7 |
Noon |
10-week summer session students move out. |
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Friday - Saturday, Sept 13-14 |
September SLO Days | |
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Saturday, September 14
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7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
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Assisted move-in for new first-year and transfer students. Students should arrive on campus at their designated arrival time. |
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Sunday, September 15 |
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Week of Welcome (WOW)
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Monday, September 16 |
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Assisted move-in for continuing students. Students should arrive on campus at their designated arrival time. |
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Tuesday - Wednesday, September 17-18 |
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Self-guided move-in for continuing students. |
| Thursday, September 19 | Fall Quarter classes begin. | |
| Monday, September 30 | Inter-hall trades begin (trades within the same hall). |
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Tuesday, October 1 |
Second fall installment of housing and dining payment plan due. (See fee schedules for payment amount.) A Registration hold will be applied if the required payment is not made on time. | |
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Wednesday, October 2 |
Intra-hall trades begin (trades to another hall). |
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Friday - Saturday, October 25-27 |
Mustang Parent and Family Weekend (see Parent and Family Programs for details). |
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Friday, November 1 |
Third fall installment of housing and dining payment plans due for 2019-20. (See fee schedules for payment amount.) A Registration hold will be applied if the required payment is not made on time. |
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Monday, November 11
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Academic Holiday I Veteran's Day Campus administrative offices closed. |
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Tuesday, November 12 |
Winter/Spring 2020 housing application opens. Students who have added their name to our interest list will be emailed instructions. | |
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Monday - Friday, November 25-29 |
No classes. | |
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Thursday- Friday, November 28-29 |
Academic Holiday | Thanksgiving Break Campus administrative offices closed.
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Sunday, December 1 |
First installment of winter housing and dining payment plans due. (See fee schedules for payment amount.) A Registration hold will be applied if the required payment is not made on time. | |
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Friday, December 6 |
Last day to cancel Winter/Spring 2020 Housing and Dining without financial penalty. You can find the cancellation form in your portal. |
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Monday - Friday, December 9-13 |
Fall quarter finals week | |
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Saturday, December 14 |
Mid-year Commencement | |
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Saturday, December 14 |
Noon and 5 p.m. |
Residence hall and apartments close for Winter Break. Students can leave their belongings but must vacate their rooms and apartments.
First-year students must vacate by noon.
Continuing and Transfer students must vacate by 5 p.m. (Take valuables, medications, passports, IDs and other important items with you. All communities are locked during Winter break. There is a charge to be escorted back to your room to retrieve any belongings.)
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Saturday, December 18 (Tentative) |
Winter/Spring 2020 housing assignment are available in your portal. | |
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Monday - Saturday, December 23 - January 7 |
Academic Holiday I Winter Break
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Monday - Friday, December 23-27 |
Cal Poly administrative offices closed. |
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Monday, Jan. 1 |
Second monthly installment of winter housing and dining payment plans due. (See fee schedules for payment amount.) A Registration hold will be applied if the required payment is not made on time. | |
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Wednesday - Friday, Jan. 1-3 |
Academic holiday | Winter Break |
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Monday, Jan. 1 |
Cal Poly campus closed except for needed emergency services and essential work. | |
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Saturday, Jan. 4 |
Campus residence halls and apartments open for Winter term 2020 at noon.
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Monday, Jan. 6 |
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Winter Quarter classes begin. |
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Monday, Jan. 13 |
Intrahall trades begin (trades within the same hall). | |
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 |
Interhall trades begin (trades to another hall). | |
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Monday, Jan. 20 |
Academic Holiday | Martin Luther King's birthday observed. University Housing administrative offices closed. |
