Post-Disaster Academic Calendar (Fall & Spring Semesters)

Academic calendaring issues will be resolved in coordination with the Deans, Provost Council, President’s Cabinet, the CSU Chancellor’s Office, and with appropriate external agencies (e.g., the Los Angeles County Department of Health). 

If a disaster occurs... 

President/Provost 

Provost/Deans 

Department Chairs/Faculty 

Before Term 

  • Postpones term start for all or some classes 
  • Notify department chairs 
  • Notify instructors 

Before Term or  
Weeks 1-5 

(Option 1) 

  • Cancels entire term 
  • Notify department chairs 
  • Deans [& appropriate University agencies] allow students to study elsewhere 
  • Notify instructors 
  • Work with Faculty Affairs to manage employment issues 

Before Term or  
Weeks 1-5  
(Option 2) 

  • Cancels entire term and decrees that summer term will substitute for cancelled term 
  • Notify CPaCE & department chairs 
  • Deans [& appropriate University agencies] approve student participation without penalty 
  • Determine instructors 
  • Work with Faculty Affairs to manage employment issues 

During Weeks 1-12  
(Option 1) 

  • Suspends all or some instruction for 1-4 weeks 
  • Notify department chairs 
  • Notify instructors 
  • Instructors alter lesson plans 

During Weeks 1-12  
(Option 2) 

  • Calls for limited course offerings for remainder of semester, due to resource limitations 
  • Activate priority course lists 
  • Notify instructors of course cancellations 
  • Deans allow Credit/No Credit for required courses without penalty?? 
  • Department chairs follow priority course lists  
  • Work with Faculty Affairs to manage employment issues 

During Weeks 1-12  
(Option 3) 

  • Interrupts all or some instruction for 1-4 weeks and resumes instruction by extending semester into Winter Session or May Intersession and/or Summer Session. 
  • Notify CPaCE & department chairs 
  • Notify instructors 
  • Work with Faculty Affairs to manage employment issues 

During Weeks 10-15 
(or during finals) 

  • Cancels all or some remaining classes  
  • Or moves remainder of all or some classes to self-support session & cancels self-support session 
  • Notify department chairs and instructors [Approp. University agency] waives final exam requirement, awards grade in place at time of closure or implements other division-approved grade-award approach 
  • Notify CPaCE & department chairs 
  • Instructors assess student performance & award grades in place at time of closure or provide students with division-approved choices.Communicate provisions for course repeat. 
  • Instructors assign grades