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Academic Calendar

The academic calendar consists of 10-week terms in fall, spring, winter, and summer. In addition, intensive classes are offered in summer and fall terms.
Daybreak University operates under a quarter hour system. For all courses bearing academic credit, “one quarter hour of credit” is, at a minimum,
one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately ten to twelve weeks.
For example, a 4.5 quarter-credit course would require at a minimum 45 hours of academic engagement and 90 hours of preparation for a tota
of 135 hours. A credit hour is assumed to be a 50-minute (not 60-minute) period. These dates are subject to change.

2024 Fall_2025 Summer

Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Spring 2025 Summer 2025
(Intensive)
Summer 2025
Length of the term 10 weeks 10 weeks 10 weeks 2 weeks 10 weeks
Registration period 7/15-19 10/21-25 1/20-24 1st: 12/2024
2nd: 2/2025
3rd: 4/2025
4/21-25
Classes begin 9/30 1/6 3/31 6/13 7/7
Drop w/o ‘W’ deadline 10/11 1/17 4/11 5/16 7/18
Registration/Add deadline 10/11 1/17 4/11 5/16 7/18
Withdrawal deadline 11/8 2/14 5/9 6/6 8/15
Classes end 12/13 3/14 6/6 6/20 9/12
Grades due 12/27 3/28 6/20 8/15 9/26

2025 Fall_2026 Summer

Fall 2025 Winter 2026 Spring 2026 Summer 2026
Length of the term 10 weeks 10 weeks 10 weeks 10 weeks
Registration period 7/21-25 10/20-24 1/19-23 4/13-17
Classes begin 9/29 1/5 3/30 6/29
Drop w/o ‘W’ deadline 10/10 1/16 4/10 7/12
Registration/Add deadline 10/10 1/16 4/10 7/12
Withdrawal deadline 11/7 2/13 5/8 8/9
Classes end 12/12 3/20 6/12 9/11
Grades due 12/26 4/3 6/26 9/25

Holidays

• New Year’s Day (1/1)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (1/20)
• Lunar Day (1/29)
• Lincoln's Birthday (2/10)
• Presidents’ Day (2/17)
• Cesar Chavez Day (3/30)
• Memorial Day (5/26)
• Juneteenth Day (6/19)
• Independence Day (7/4)
• Labor Day (9/1)
• Columbus Day (10/13)
• Veterans Day (11/11)
• Thanksgiving Day (11/27)
• Day after Thanksgiving (11/28)
• Christmas Day (12/25)

Calendar and Course Credits

Distance education courses will be offered according to the general University academic calendar. Courses are offered on a quarter calendar, however, if appropriate, shorter cycles are permitted with the permission of the Program Director.

Final examinations will be scheduled according to the designated examination period for the quarter or cycle, unless otherwise approved by the Program Director.

Daybreak University operates under a quarter hour system. For all courses bearing academic credit, “one quarter hour of credit” is, at a minimum, one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately ten to twelve weeks. For example, a 4.5 quarter-credit course would require at a minimum 45 hours of academic engagement and 90 hours of preparation for a total of 135 hours. A credit hour is assumed to be a 50-minute (not 60-minute) period.

As with any transfer coursework, academic credit may be transferred from a distance education course offered by other colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized agencies.

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