ACADEMICS


O.D. Calendar

Last updated January 31, 2012

Summer Quarter 2012-2013

May 25 - June 2 Recess (Third-Year Students)
May 26, 28 Memorial Day Recess (College Closed)
May 29 Summer Quarter Begins
May 29 Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation I Begins (ECC and Outreach)
June 1-2 Special Fourth-Year Clinic Days (ECC)
June 4 Third-Year Clinic Assignments Begin
June 5 First Day of Instruction (Third-Year Students)
June 22 Last Day to Change Spring Quarter Grades
June 27 - July 1 AOA/AOSA "Optometry's Meeting" (Chicago)
July 4 Independence Day Recess (College Closed)
July 9 Revised Third-Year Clinic Assignments Begin
July 9 Second Half Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation 1 Begins
August 3 Remediation Completion Deadline for Spring Quarter
August 6-8 Final Examinations (Third-Year Students)
August 6, 10-11, 13 Special Fourth-Year Clinic Day (ECC)
August 9-15 Recess (Third-Year Students)
August 15 Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation I Ends
August 16-18 OCLA Open (No Students)
August 16-18 Third-Year Clinic Resumes and Special Third-Year Day
August 17 First-Year Orientation Program
August 18 Summer Quarter Ends

Fall Quarter 2012-2013

August 20 Fall Quarter Begins
August 20 Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation II Begins
August 20 Third-Year Clinic Assignments Begin
September 3 Labor Day Recess (College Closed)
September 14 Last Day to Change Summer Quarter Grades
September 16 White Coat Ceremony
September 18 Second Half Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation II Begins (ECC)
September 19-21 WASC Educational Effectiveness Review Site Visit
September 21, 24 Clinic Proficiency Exam (Third-Year Students)
September 24 Revised Third-Year Clinic Assignments Begin
October 16-20 COVD Meeting (Fort Worth)
October 24-27 AAO Meeting (Phoenix)
October 26 Last Day of Didactic Instruction
October 26 Remediation Completion Deadline for Summer Quarter
October 27-31 APHA Meeting (San Francisco)
October 29-31 Reading Period
November 1 Clinic Proficiency Exam Retake Deadline
November 1-2, 5-9 Final Examinations
November 2 ECC Faculty/Staff Development Day
November 2 ECC Closed
November 5 Special Fourth-Year Clinic Days (ECC)
November 7 Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation II Ends
November 8-10 OCLA Open (No Students)
November 8, 10 Volunteer/Make-Up Clinic Days
November 10 Fall Quarter Ends
November 9-11 COA Monterey Symposium

Winter Quarter 2012-2013

November 12 Winter Quarter Begins
November 12 Third-Year Clinic Assignments Begin
November 12 Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation III Begins (ECC and Outreach)
November 19-25 Thanksgiving Recess (First, Second and Third-Year Students)
November 19 Special Fourth-Year Clinic Day (ECC)
November 20 Faculty Institute
November 21-25 Thanksgiving Recess (Fourth-Year Students)
November 21-25 Thanksgiving Recess (College Closed)
November 26 Instruction Resumes (All Students)
December 4 NBEO Part II Exam (PAM)
December 4 Special Third-Year Clinic Day
December 7 Last Day to Change Fall Quarter Grades
December 19 - January 1 Holiday Recess (First, Second and Third-Year Students)
December 22 - January 1 Holiday Recess (Fourth-Year Students)
December 22 - January 1 Holiday Recess (College Closed)
December 26-27 Volunteer/Make-Up Clinic Days
January 2 ECC Clinic Assignments Resume (Third- and Fourth-Year Students)
January 2 Instruction Resumes (All Students)
January 7 Second Half Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation III Begins
January 7 Revised Third-Year Clinic Assignments Begin
January 11-14 KMK ABS Review Program
January 11, 14 Special Fourth-Year Clinic Days (ECC)
February 8 Last Day of Didactic Instruction
February 8 Remediation Completion Deadline for Fall Quarter
TBA COA House of Delegates (Los Angeles)
February 11-14 Final Examinations (Third-Year Students)
February 11-14 Reading Period (First and Second-Year Students)
February 11 Special Fourth-Year Clinic Days (ECC)
February 14-16 OCLA Open (No Students)
February 15 ECC Faculty/Staff Development Day
February 15 ECC Open (No Students)
February 15, 18-22 Final Examinations (First and Second-Year Students)
February 16 Volunteer/Make-Up Clinic Day
February 22 Winter Quarter Ends
February 25, Mar 1-2 Special Fourth-Year Clinic Days (ECC)
February 25 - Mar 2 Winter Recess (First, Second and Third-Year Students)
February 27 Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation III Ends
February 28 - Mar 1 College Retreat

Spring Quarter 2013

March 4 Spring Quarter Begins
March 4 Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation IV Begins
March 4 Third-Year Clinic Assignments Begin
March 18 Special Fourth-Year Clinic Day
March 19-20 NBEO Part I Exam (ABS)
March 26 First Day of Didactic Instruction (Third-Year Students)
April 4-6 OptoWest (Indian Wells)
April 5 Last Day to Change Winter Quarter Grades
April 8 Second Half Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation IV Begins
April 15 Revised Third-Year Clinic Assignments Begin
May 6-10 ARVO Meeting (Ft. Lauderdale)
May 10 Last Day of Instruction
May 10 Remediation Completion Deadline for Winter Quarter
May 13-16 Reading Period
May 15 Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation IV Ends
May 16 Special Third-Year Clinic Day
May 16-18 OCLA Open (No Students)
May 17 ECC Faculty/Staff Development Day
May 17 ECC Closed
May 17, 20-23 Final Examinations
May 20-21 Clinical Seminars (Fourth-Year Students)
May 20-23 ECC Open (No Students)
May 22 Research Symposium, Honors Reception, Commencement Rehearsal
May 23 Spring Quarter Ends
May 23 Commencement

Summer Quarter 2013

May 24 - June 1 Recess (Third-Year Students)
May 25, 27 Memorial Day Recess (College Closed)
May 28 Summer Quarter Begins
May 28 Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation I Begins (ECC and Outreach)
May 31 - June 1 Special Fourth-Year Clinic Days (ECC)
June 3 Third-Year Clinic Assignments Begin
June 4 First Day of Instruction (Third-Year Students)
June 22 Last Day to Change Spring Quarter Grades
June 26-30 AOA/AOSA "Optometry's Meeting (San Diego)
July 4 Independence Day Recess (College Closed)
July 8 Second Half Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation 1 Begins
July 8 Revised Third-Year Clinic Assignments Begin
August 3 Remediation Completion Deadline for Spring Quarter
August 5-7 Final Examinations (Third-Year Students)
August 5, 9-10, 12 Special Fourth-Year Clinic Days (ECC)
August 8-14 Recess (Third-Year Students)
August 14 Fourth-Year Clinic Rotation I Ends
August 15-17 OCLA Open (No Students)
August 15-17 Third-Year Clinic Resumes and Special Third-Year Day
August 16 First-Year Orientation Program
August 17 Summer Quarter Ends