Fresno State’s “Dead Days” – when no classes are in session so students can prepare for final exams – will be Thursday and Friday, Dec.13-14. Finals week is Monday, Dec. 17, to Thursday, Dec. 20. The campus closes Dec. 22-Jan. 2. Spring semester instruction begins Jan. 17. Finals: http://www.fresnostate.edu/studentaffairs/classschedule/finals/2012fall.html.