Academic Quarterly Schedule
Pacific States University follows a consistent quarterly schedule. Each quarter observes the following timeline:
- Registration Opens: Approximately four weeks before the quarter start date.
- Registration Closes: By the end of the week prior to the quarter start (11:59 p.m.)
- Add/Drop/Swap Ends: By the end of Week 3 of the quarter
- Quarter Begins: 1st of the quarter start month (January, April, July, October)
- Course Begins: First monday of the quarter start month (January, April, July, October)
- Instruction Period: 10 weeks
- Final Examinations: Conducted during Week 11 (Monday–Friday)
- Student Recess: Approximately two weeks between quarters
Observed Holidays (Campus Closed)
Pacific States University observes all federal holidays and California state holidays. The campus is closed on the following days each year:
- January 1 – New Year’s Day (Federal & California Holiday)
- Third Monday in January – Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Federal Holiday)
- Third Monday in February – Presidents’ Day (Federal Holiday)
- March 31 – Cesar Chávez Day (California Holiday)
- Last Monday in May – Memorial Day (Federal Holiday)
- June 19 – Juneteenth National Independence Day (Federal Holiday)
- July 4 – Independence Day (Federal & California Holiday)
- First Monday in September – Labor Day (Federal Holiday)
- November 11 – Veterans Day (Federal & California Holiday)
- Fourth Thursday in November – Thanksgiving Day (Federal Holiday)
- Fourth Friday in November – Day after Thanksgiving (California Holiday)
- December 25 – Christmas Day (Federal & California Holiday)
- Late December – Winter Break (Institutional observance; dates announced annually)
For exact dates, students should consult the official PSU Academic Calendar: