Academic Calendar
Discover semester and weekend cohort meeting dates, holidays, registration & payment deadlines, and thesis/dissertation deadlines.
CIIS has two concurrent academic calendars, SPPH/SCT and SUS/ACTCM. Click the links below to see which programs are in which schools:
SPPH/SCT - School of Professional Psychology & Health and School of Consciousness & Transformation
SUS/ACTCM - School of Undergraduate Studies and American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
3/6/20 (Fri) Class Schedule available
4/21/20 (Tue) Authorized Early Registration opens
4/28/20 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students | 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH/SCT students
5/5/20 (Wed) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
8/3/20 (Mon) Tuition Payment Deadline
8/4/20 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
8/27/20 (Thu) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disbursement begins | First Deferred Payment Plan installment due
8/28/20 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied
9/3/20 (Thu) Add Deadline | Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
9/7/20 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday (buildings closed)
9/15/20 (Tue) Drop Deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
9/22/20 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
9/23/20 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
9/28/20 (Mon) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
9/29/20 (Tue) Late Payment Fee applied
10/12/20 (Mon) Oral defense deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students
10/20/20 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
10/26/20 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive edits from technical reviewers
10/28/20 (Wed) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due
10/29/20 (Thu) Late Payment Fee applied
11/9/20 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete technical edits and to submit dissertation to Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and to dept./program chair
11/26/20 (Thu) - 11/27/20 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
11/30/20 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback from CWS and approval from dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
12/14/20 (Mon) Semester ends | Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
12/15/20 (Tue) and 12/16/20 (Wed) Make-up days
12/21/20 (Mon) - 1/1/21 (Fri) Winter Holiday (buildings closed) (corrected from 12/23/20 start)
1/11/21 (Mon) Grades due
10/27/20 (Tue) Class Schedule available
11/10/20 (Tue) 11:35am Authorized Early Registration opens
11/17/20 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students | 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH and SCT students
11/26/20 (Thu) - 11/27/20 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
12/1/20 (Tue) (11:35am) Program Priority Registration Deadline
12/15/20 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
12/21/20 (Mon) - 1/1/21 (Fri) Winter Holiday (buildings closed) (corrected from 12/23/20 start)
1/4/21 (Mon) Tuition Payment Deadline
1/18/21 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holday (buildings closed)
1/19/21 (Tue) Semester begins | Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disbursement begins; First Deferred Payment Plan installment due
1/20/21 (Wed) Late Payment Fee applied
1/26/21 (Tue) Add Deadline | Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
2/2/21 (Tue) Drop Deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
2/9/21 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
2/10/21 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
2/15/21 (Mon) Presidents Day Holiday (buildings closed)
2/19/21 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
2/22/21 (Mon) Late Payment Fee applied
3/8/21 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the oral defense
3/9/21 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
3/19/21 (Fri) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due
3/22/21 (Mon) Late Payment Fee applied
3/22/21 (Mon) - 3/26/21 (Fri) Spring Break (buildings open)
3/29/21 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive edits from technical reviewers
4/12/21 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the technical edits and to submit dissertation to Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and to dept./program chair
4/26/21 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback from CWS and approval from dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
5/10/21 (Mon) Semester ends | Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
5/11/21 (Tue) - 5/12/21 (Wed) Make-up Days
5/15/21 (Sat) Commencement Ceremony
5/26/21 (Wed) Grades due
2/23/21 (Tue) Class Schedule available
4/6/21 (Tue) Authorized Early Registration opens
4/20/21 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students | 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH and SCT students
5/4/21 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
5/11/21 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
5/31/21 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday (buildings closed)
6/1/21 (Tue) Semester begins | Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disbursement begins | First Deferred Payment Plan installment due | Tuition Payment Deadline
6/2/21 (Wed) Late Payment Fee applied
6/8/21 (Tue) Add Deadline | Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
6/14/21 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the oral defense
6/15/21 (Tue) Drop deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
6/22/21 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
6/23/21 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
6/28/21 (Mon) Deadline for graduating Phd/PsyD students to receive edits from technical editor
7/1/21 (Thu) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
7/2/21 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied
7/5/21 (Mon) Independence Day Holiday observed (buildings closed)
7/6/21 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
7/12/21 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the technical edits and to submit the dissertation to the Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and dept./program chair
7/26/21 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback from CWS and approval from dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
8/9/21 (Mon) Semester ends | Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
8/10/21 (Tue) and 8/11/21 (Wed) Make-up Days
8/25/21 (Wed) Grades due
MA in Counseling Psychology, Community Mental Health - TBA
MA in Counseling Psychology, Integral Counseling Psychology (weekend program)
3/6/20 (Fri) SUS Class Schedule available
4/2/20 (Thu) 12:05pm SUS registration opens
6/23/20 (Tue) ACTCM Class Schedule available
7/14/20 (Tue) 12:05pm ACTCM registration opens
8/3/20 (Mon) Tuition Payment Deadline
8/4/20 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
8/27/20 (Thu) Semester begins | Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disbursement begins | First Deferred Payment Plan installment due
8/28/20 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied
9/7/20 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday (buildings closed)
9/3/20 (Thu) Add Deadline; Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
9/15/20 (Tue) Drop Deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
9/22/20 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
9/23/20 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
9/28/20 (Mon) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
9/29/20 (Tue) Late Payment Fee applied
10/20/20 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
10/28/20 (Wed) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due
10/29/20 (Thu) Late Payment Fee applied
11/26/20 (Thu) - 11/27/20 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
12/14/20 (Mon) Semester ends
12/15/20 (Tue) and 12/16/20 (Wed) Make-up Days
12/21/20 (Mon) - 1/1/21 (Fri) Winter Holiday (buildings closed) (corrected from 12/23/20 start)
1/11/21 (Mon) Grades due
10/27/20 (Tue) Class Schedule available
11/10/20 (Tue) 12:05pm Registration opens
11/26/20(Thu) - 11/27/20 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
12/2/20 (Wed) Late Registration Deadline
12/21/20 (Mon) - 1/1/21 (Fri) Winter Holiday (buildings closed) (corrected from 12/23/20 start)
1/4/21 (Mon) Semester begins | Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disubursement begins | First Deferred Payment Plan installment due | Tuition Payment Deadline
1/5/21 (Tue) Late Payment Fee applied
1/11/21 (Mon) Add Deadline | Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
1/18/21 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (buildings closed)
1/19/21 (Tue) Drop Deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
1/25/21 (Mon) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
2/4/21 (Thu) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
2/5/21 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied
2/10/21 (Tue) Graduation Application Deadline
2/15/21 (Mon) Presidents Day Holiday (buildings closed)
2/22/21 (Mon) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
3/4/21 (Thu) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due
3/5/21 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
4/19/21 (Mon) Semester ends
4/20/21 (Tue) and 4/21/21 (Wed) Make-up Days
5/5/21 (Wed) Grades due
5/15/21 (Sat) Commencement Ceremony
2/23/21 (Tue) Class Schedule available
3/16/21 (Tue) 12:05pm Registration opens
4/9/21 (Fri) Late Registration Deadline
5/3/21 (Mon) Semester begins | Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disbursement begins | First Deferred Payment Plan installment due | Tuition Payment Deadline
5/4/21 (Tue) Late Payment Fee applied
5/10/21 (Mon) Add Deadline | Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
5/17/21 (Mon) Drop Deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
5/24/21 (Mon) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
5/25/21 (Tue) Graduation Application Deadline
5/31/21 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday (buildings closed)
6/3/21 (Thu) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
6/4/21 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied
6/7/21 (Mon) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
7/5/21 (Mon) Independence Day Holiday Observed (buildings closed)
7/6/21 (Tue) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due
7/7/20 (Wed) Late Payment Fee applied
8/16/21 (Mon) Semester ends
8/17/21 (Tue) and 8/18/21 (Wed) Make-up Days
9/1/21 (Wed) Grades due
BA in Interdisciplinary Studies - TBA
BS in Psychology - TBA
4/20/21 (Tue) Class Schedule available
4/27/21 (Tue) Authorized Early Registration opens
5/4/21 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students | 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH/SCT students
5/11/21 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
8/3/21 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
8/26/21 (Thu) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disbursement begins | First Deferred Payment Plan installment due
8/27/21 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied
9/2/21 (Thu) Add Deadline | Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
9/6/21 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday (buildings closed)
9/14/21 (Tue) Drop Deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
9/21/21 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
9/22/21 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
9/27/21 (Mon) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
9/28/21 (Tue) Late Payment Fee applied
10/11/21 (Mon) Oral defense deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students
10/19/21 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
10/20/21 (Wed) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due
10/21/21 (Thu) Late Payment Fee applied
10/25/21 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive edits from technical reviewers
11/8/21 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete technical edits and to submit dissertation to Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and to dept./program chair
11/25/21 (Thu) - 11/26/20 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
11/29/21 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback from CWS and approval from dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
12/13/21 (Mon) Semester ends | Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
12/14/21 (Tue) and 12/15/21 (Wed) Make-up days
12/23/21 (Thu) - 1/2/22 (Sun) Winter Holiday (buildings closed)
1/7/22 (Fri) Grades due
10/26/21 (Tue) Class Schedule available
11/9/21 (Tue) 11:35am Authorized Early Registration opens
11/16/21 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students | 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH and SCT students
11/25/21 (Thu) - 11/26/21 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
11/30/21 (Tue) (11:35am) Program Priority Registration Deadline
12/14/21 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
12/23/21 (Thu) - 1/2/22 (Sun) Winter Holiday (buildings closed) (corrected from 12/23/20 start)
1/17/22 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holday (buildings closed)
1/18/22 (Tue) Semester begins | Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disbursement begins; First Deferred Payment Plan installment due
1/19/22 (Wed) Late Payment Fee applied
1/25/22 (Tue) Add Deadline | Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
2/1/22 (Tue) Drop Deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
2/8/22 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
2/9/22 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
2/18/22 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
2/21/22 (Mon) Presidents Day Holiday (buildings closed)
2/22/21 (Mon) Late Payment Fee applied
3/7/22 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the oral defense
3/8/22 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
3/18/22 (Fri) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due
3/21/22 (Mon) Late Payment Fee applied
3/21/22 (Mon) - 3/25/22 (Fri) Spring Break (buildings open)
3/28/22 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive edits from technical reviewers
4/11/22 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the technical edits and to submit dissertation to Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and to dept./program chair
4/25/22 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback from CWS and approval from dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
5/9/22 (Mon) Semester ends | Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
5/10/22 (Tue) - 5/11/22 (Wed) Make-up Days
5/14/22 (Sat) Commencement Ceremony (tentative)
5/25/22 (Wed) Grades due
3/8/22 (Tue) Class Schedule available
4/12/22 (Tue) Authorized Early Registration opens
4/26/22 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students | 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH and SCT students
5/3/22 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
5/10/22 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
5/30/22 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday (buildings closed)
5/31/22 (Tue) Semester begins | Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disbursement begins | First Deferred Payment Plan installment due | Tuition Payment Deadline
6/1/22 (Wed) Late Payment Fee applied
6/7/22 (Tue) Add Deadline | Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
6/13/22 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the oral defense
6/14/22 (Tue) Drop deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
6/21/22 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
6/22/22 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
6/27/22 (Mon) Deadline for graduating Phd/PsyD students to receive edits from technical editor
6/30/22 (Thu) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
7/1/22 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied
7/4/22 (Mon) Independence Day Holiday (buildings closed)
7/5/22 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
7/11/22 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the technical edits and to submit the dissertation to the Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and dept./program chair
7/25/22 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback from CWS and approval from dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
8/8/22 (Mon) Semester ends | Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
8/9/22 (Tue) and 8/10/22 (Wed) Make-up Days
8/24/22 (Wed) Grades due
MA in Counseling Psychology, Community Mental Health - TBA
MA in Counseling Psychology, Integral Counseling Psychogy (weekend program) - TBA
PhD in Human Sexuality - TBA
4/20/21 (Fri) SUS Class Schedule available
4/27/21 (Thu) 12:05pm SUS registration opens
6/22/21 (Tue) ACTCM Class Schedule available
7/13/21 (Tue) 12:05pm ACTCM registration opens
8/3/21 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
8/26/21 (Thu) Semester begins | Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disbursement begins | First Deferred Payment Plan installment due
8/27/21 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied
9/2/21 (Thu) Add Deadline; Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
9/6/21 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday (buildings closed)
9/14/21 (Tue) Drop Deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
9/21/21 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
9/22/21 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
9/27/21 (Mon) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
9/28/21 (Tue) Late Payment Fee applied
10/19/21 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
10/20/21 (Wed) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due
10/21/21 (Thu) Late Payment Fee applied
11/25/21 (Thu) - 11/26/21 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
12/13/21 (Mon) Semester ends
12/14/21 (Tue) and 12/15/21 (Wed) Make-up Days
12/23/21 (Thu) - 1/2/22 (Sun) Winter Holiday (buildings closed)
1/7/22 (Fri) Grades due
10/26/22 (Tue) Class Schedule available
11/15/21 (Tue) 12:05pm Registration opens
11/25/21 (Thu) - 11/26/21 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
12/6/21 (Wed) Late Registration Deadline
12/23/21 (Mon) - 1/2/22 (Fri) Winter Holiday (buildings closed) (corrected from 12/23/20 start)
1/10/22 (Mon) Semester begins | Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disubursement begins | First Deferred Payment Plan installment due | Tuition Payment Deadline
1/11/22 (Tue) Late Payment Fee applied
1/17/22 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (buildings closed)
1/18/22 (Tue) Add Deadline | Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
1/25/22 (Tue) Drop Deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
2/1/22 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
2/2/22 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
2/10/22 (Thu) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
2/11/22 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied
2/21/22 (Mon) Presidents Day Holiday (buildings closed)
3/1/22 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
3/10/22 (Thu) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due
3/11/22 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
4/25/22 (Mon) Semester ends
4/26/22 (Tue) and 4/27/22 (Wed) Make-up Days
5/11/22 (Wed) Grades due
5/14/22 (Sat) Commencement Ceremony (tentative)
3/8/22 (Tue) Class Schedule available
3/29/22 (Tue) 12:05pm Registration opens
4/18/22 (Mon) Late Registration Deadline
5/9/22 (Mon) Semester begins | Audit Registration opens | Financial aid disbursement begins | First Deferred Payment Plan installment due | Tuition Payment Deadline
5/10/22 (Tue) Late Payment Fee applied
5/16/22 (Mon) Add Deadline | Grade Option Selection Deadline | Book buying period closes
5/23/22 (Mon) Drop Deadline | Deadline to file for a Leave of Absence
5/30/22 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday (buildings closed)
5/31/22 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
6/1/22 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
6/9/22 (Thu) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due
6/10/22 (Fri) Late Payment Fee applied
6/28/22 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
7/4/22 (Mon) Independence Day Holiday (buildings closed)
7/11/22 (Mon) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due
7/12/22 (Tue) Late Payment Fee applied
8/22/22 (Mon) Semester ends
8/23/22 (Tue) and 8/24/22 (Wed) Make-up Days
9/8/22 (Thu) Grades due
BA in Interdisciplinary Studies - TBA
BS in Psychology - TBA