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Resident Calendar
Updated July 14, 2025
Red: Financial dates and deadlines
Blue: Move-in/Move-out dates
Bold: Housing sign-up and application dates
July 2025
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Friday, July 4 |
Academic Holiday - Independence Day observed | |
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Monday - Friday, July 21 -25
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Transfer/graduate room selection
Room selection for students who signed up for housing by June 1.Read the transfer steps here. |
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Friday - Thursday, July 25 - 31
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New first-year and transfer/graduate students can change rooms based on availability. |
August 2025
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Tuesday, Aug. 12 |
Last day for Fall 2025-26 new first-year students to cancel campus housing without financial penalty. Go to University Housing in your Cal Poly portal, then click on "Cancellations." | |
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Tuesday, Aug. 12 |
Last day for Fall 2025-26 new transfer/graduate students to cancel housing without financial penalty. The $500 initial payment is non-refundable if you cancel to live off campus. | |
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Thursday, Aug. 7 |
View Your Housing Fees Fees post to your Student Account in MyCalPoly. |
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Sunday, Aug. 17 |
Last day for continuing students to cancel campus housing 2025-26 without incurring additional fees. The $500 initial payment is non-refundable if you cancel to live off campus. |
September 2025
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Monday, Sept. 1 |
Academic Holiday - Labor Day | |
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Monday, Sept. 1 |
First installment of housing payment plan and dining payment plan for due for the 2025-26 academic year. | |
| Friday, Sept. 5 | End of Summer Term | |
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Saturday, Sept. 6 |
Summer Move-out | |
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Thursday, Sept. 11 |
yakʔitʸutʸu and South Mountain Move-in for new first-years. Students should plan to arrive on campus during their reserved Move-in Arrival. |
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| Friday, Sept. 12 |
North Mountain, Sierra Madre, Yosemite, Poly Canyon Village (first-years only) and Cerro Vista Apts. (transfers only) Students should plan to arrive on campus during their reserved Move-in Arrival. |
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Friday - Wednesday, Sept. 12-17 |
Week of Welcome (WOW) new student orientation. |
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Tuesday - Wednesday, Sept. 16-17 |
Continuing students move into campus housing. |
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Thursday, Sept. 18 |
Fall term classes begin | |
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Monday, Sept. 22 |
Room change offers begin |
October 2025
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Wednesday, Oct. 1 |
Second installment of housing payment plan and dining payment plan for due for the 2025-26 academic year. |
November 2025
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Saturday, Nov. 1 |
Third installment of housing payment plan and dining payment plan for due for the 2025-26 academic year. | |
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Tuesday, Nov. 11 |
Academic Holiday - Veterans Day observed | |
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Monday - Sunday, Nov. 24 - Nov. 30 |
Academic Holiday - Fall Break |
December 2025
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Monday, Dec. 1 |
Fourth installment of housing payment plan and dining payment plan for due for the 2025-26 academic year. | |
| Friday, Dec. 5 | Last day of Fall Quarter classes. | |
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Monday-Friday, Dec. 8-12 |
Final Exams | |
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Sunday - Sunday, Dec. 14 - Jan. 4 |
Academic Holiday | |
| Saturday - Sunday, Dec. 13, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2026 | Campus closed for Winter Break |
January 2026
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Thursday, Jan. 1 |
Fifth installment of housing payment plan and dining payment plan for due for the 2025-26 academic year. | |
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Thursday, Jan. 1 |
Academic Holiday - New Year's Day observed | |
| Sunday, Jan. 4 | 12 Noon |
Winter Quarter Move In Residence halls and apartments open. |
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Monday, Jan. 19 |
Academic holiday — Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday observed (Campus Closed) | |
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Tuesday, Jan. 20 |
Classes follow a Monday Schedule |
February 2026
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Sunday, Feb. 1 |
Sixth installment of housing payment plan and dining payment plan for due for the 2025-26 academic year. | |
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Monday, Feb. 16 |
Academic holiday — Washington's Birthday observed (Campus Open) |
March 2026
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Sunday, March 1 |
Seventh installment of housing payment plan and dining payment plan for due for the 2025-26 academic year. | |
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Monday, March 13 |
Last day of Winter Quarter classes | |
| Monday - Friday, March 16-20 | Final Exams | |
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Tuesday - Monday March 24-29 |
Spring Break - Academic Holiday Campus housing remains open University Housing administrative offices are open |
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Wednesday, March 25 |
5 p.m. | Residents leaving the university must be moved out. |
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Thursday, March 26 |
3 p.m. |
Spring Quarter move-in (new residents) Residence halls and apartments open at 3 p.m. |
| Monday, March 30 | Beginning of spring term - classes begin | |
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Tuesday, March 31 |
Cesar Chavez Day - Academic Holiday |
April 2026
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Wednesday, April 1 |
Eighth installment of housing payment plan and dining payment plan for due for the 2025-26 academic year. | |
| April | TBD | Open House |
May 2026
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Friday, May 1 |
Final installment of housing payment plan and dining payment plan for due for the 2025-26 academic year. | |
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Monday, May 25 |
Memorial Day observed - Academic holiday |
June 2026
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Friday, June 5 |
Last day of classes | |
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Monday - Friday, June 8-12 |
Spring Quarter Final Exams | |
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Saturday - Sunday June 13-14 |
Commencement | |
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Sunday, June 14 |
5 p.m. | Last day to move-out of Housing. Residence halls and apartments close at 5 p.m. |
July 2026
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Friday, July 3 |
Academic Holiday - Independence Day observed. |
August 2026
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Monday, August 24 |
Fall term classes begin. |
September 2026
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
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Monday, Sept. 7 |
Academic Holiday - Labor Day |
