Date

Event

Details

June 2025

June 19

Juneteenth Holiday

Campus Closed

June 20

Preview Day

3:00-5:30 pm, Eureka 223

June 21

Village Discussion for EDD 615 (zoom)

10-12pm, 3rd year students

June 30

Last Day of Fiscal Year

July 2025

July 4

Independence Day Holiday

Campus Closed

July 8

Grades due-1st summer session

EDD 610

Mid-July

Pairing of new cohort with mentors/advisors

EDD Director

August 2025

August 1

New Student Orientation

3:00-5:00 pm, Eureka 223

August 19

Grades are due-2nd summer session

EDD 609, 615

August 20

Faculty Return

August 20

College of Education Retreat

8:30-2:00 pm, Solano Annex

August 21

President Convocation

August 21

EDD & GPSE Stir Fry Seminar

1:30-3:30pm, location TBD

August 22

EDD Classes Begin

EDD 600 & 602

August 22

EDD Student Faculty Dine & Learn

4:15-5:15 pm, Eureka 329

CalAPA Cycle 1 & 2 PASC Orientation Session

(per Jouganatos)

September 2025

September 1

Labor Day Holiday

Campus Closed

September 3

EDD Info Session

5-6pm, Zoom

September 5

Dissertation Committee Form Deadline

3rd year Cohort

September 6

EDD 600/Team Building

Challenge Center

September 9

Fall Faculty Retreat

TBD

October 2025

October 1

Admissions Applications Open

October 2

Outstanding Dissertation Panel

6-8pm, Zoom

October 3

EDD Student Faculty Dine & Learn

4:15-5:15 pm, Eureka 209

October 4

EDD Info Session

10-12pm, Eureka 313E

October 6

Dissertation Chair Discussion

9-11am, Zoom, 2nd year cohort (Director hosts)

October 14

Faculty Meeting

1-3pm, Eureka 221

October 16

Torchbearers Series

Noon-1:30 pm, location TBD

October 20

Advisory Board Meeting

9:30-11am, Zoom

November 2025

November 4

Faculty Meeting

1-3pm, Eureka 221

November 11

Veteran’s Day Holiday

Campus closed

November 12

EDD Info Session

12-1pm, Zoom

November 14

EDD Student Faculty Dine & Learn (Adamson)

4:15-5:15 pm, TBD

Mid-Nov

Dissertation Chair Selection

Mid-Nov

Spring Registration/continuing students

Dates posted by Registrar

November 19-22

UCEA/ASHE Conference

Faculty conference

November 21

3rd year Dissertation Proposal Defense

Target Date

November 27-28

Thanksgiving Holiday

Campus Closed

December 2025

December (tbd)

EDD Winter Mixer (pending)

December 9

Faculty Meeting

1-3 pm, Eureka 221

December 12

Student Faculty Dine & Learn (Sabati)

4:15-5:15 PM, TBD

December 13

EDD Info Session (final)

10am-12pm, Eureka 313E

December 13

Fall Last Day of EDD Classes

December 25-Jan. 1

Winter Break

Campus Closed

January 2026

January 2

Grades Due for Faculty (submissions)

Due at 11:59 pm

January 3-20

Winter Recess (Faculty)

January 19

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday

Campus closed

January 21

Faculty Return

January 23

EDD Spring Semester classes begin

January 23

EDD Student Faculty Dine & Learn (Kumar)

4:15-5:15 pm, Eureka 215

January 26

Advisory Board Breakfast

8am-10am, location pending

CalAPA Cycle 3 PASC Orientation Session

(per Jouganatos)

February 2026

February 1

EDD Application Deadline

February 2

OGS Forms Deadline

Advance to Candidacy & Intent to Take QE

2nd year students

OGS Forms Deadline

Intent to Defend Dissertation & App. For Graduation

3rd year students

February 10

Faculty Meeting

1-3 pm, Eureka 221

February 12

Torchbearer Series

Noon-1:30 pm, location TBD

March 2026

March 10

Faculty Meeting

1-3pm, Eureka 221

March 23-27

Spring Recess (Faculty, Students)

Campus Open

March 31

Cesar Chavez Birthday Observed

Campus Closed

April 2026

April 1

EDD PASC Info Session (Director hosts)

Preliminary Administrative Services Credential

For prospective EDD PASC students & EDD Alumni,

Zoom

April 8-12

AERA Annual Meeting

Faculty conference

TBD

COE Multicultural Conference

Early April

Summer Registration/continuing students

Dates posted by Registrar

Mid-April

Fall Registration/continuing students

Dates posted by Registrar

April 14

Faculty Meeting

1-3 pm, Eureka 221

April 14

QE Calibration

3-5 pm, Eureka 221

April 15

PASC Approval Forms Due

edd@csus.edu

April

Dissertation Defenses

3rd year students

May 2026

May 1

Final Dissertation Submission to OGS

3pm

May 4

Advisory Board Meeting

9:30-11am, Zoom

May 12

Faculty Meeting

1-3pm, Eureka 221

Second week of May

Exit Survey

Email to graduates

Second week of May

End of Year Faculty Survey

Email to faculty

May 16

Qualifying Exam

2nd year students

May 16

Last day of EDD Classes

May 20

Hooding Ceremony

Harper Alumni Center

May 22-24

University Commencement

May 25

Memorial Day Holiday

Campus Closed

May 27

Grades Due for Faculty (submissions)

May 27

Last Day of Academic Year