University of California Term Dates
Academic Calendar 2019-2020
| Fall Term 2019 | Berkeley | Davis | Irvine | Los Angeles | Merced | Riverside | Santa Barbara | Santa Cruz | San Diego |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earliest Possible Arrival Date | 7/22 | 8/17 | 8/24 | 8/24 | 7/29 | 8/17 | 8/27 | 8/21 | 8/24 |
| Latest Possible Arrival Date | 8/19 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/24 | 8/25 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/19 | 9/19 |
| Mandatory Orientation/Check-In | 8/20 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/13, 9/20, 9/25 | 8/26 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/20 | 9/20 |
| Program Start Date* | 8/21 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/23 | 8/28 | 9/16 | 9/26 | 9/20 | 9/23 |
| Instruction Begins | 8/28 | 9/25 | 9/26 | 9/26 | 8/28 | 9/26 | 9/26 | 9/26 | 9/26 |
| Academic/Administrative Holidays | 9/2, 11/11, 11/28 - 11/29 |
11/11, 11/28 - 11/29 |
11/11, 11/28 -11/29 |
11/11, 11/28 - 11/29 |
9/2, 11/11, 11/28 - 11/29 | 11/11, 11/28 - 11/29 |
11/11, 11/28 - 11/29 |
11/11, 11/28 - 11/29 |
11/11, 11/28 - 11/29 |
| Instruction Ends | 12/13 | 12/6 | 12/6 | 12/6 | 12/13 | 12/6 | 12/6 | 12/6 | 12/6 |
| Final Exams | 12/16 - 12/20 | 12/9 - 12/13 | 12/7 - 12/13 | 12/9 - 12/13 | 12/14 - 12/20 | 12/7 - 12/13 | 12/7 - 12/13 | 12/9 - 12/13 | 12/7 - 12/14 |
| Term Ends | 12/20 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 12/20 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 12/14 |
| Administrative Holiday | 12/24 - 12/25 | 12/24 - 12/25 | 12/24 - 12/25 | 12/24 - 12/25 | 12/24 - 12/25 | 12/24 - 12/25 | 12/24 - 12/25 | 12/24 - 12/25 | 12/24 - 12/25 |
| Administrative Holiday | 12/31 - 1/1 | 12/31 - 1/1 | 12/31 - 1/1 | 12/31 - 1/1 | 12/31 - 1/1 | 12/31 - 1/1 | 12/31 - 1/1 | 12/31 - 1/1 | 12/31 - 1/1 |
*Arrive no more than 30 days prior to this date; **Tentative date
NOTE: All dates are subject to change.
| Winter Quarter 2020 Spring Semester 2020*** |
Berkeley | Davis | Irvine | Los Angeles | Merced | Riverside | Santa Barbara | Santa Cruz | San Diego |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earliest Possible Arrival Date | 12/15 | 12/7 | 12/3 | 12/3 | 12/22 | 12/03 | 12/7 | 12/4 | 12/3 |
| Latest Possible Arrival Date | TBA | TBA | 1/2 | 1/5 | 1/16 | TBA | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| Mandatory Orientation/Check-In | TBA | TBA | 1/3 | week of 1/6 | 1/17 | TBA | 1/10 | 1/6 | 1/6 |
| Program Start Date* | 1/14 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/21 | 1/2 | 1/6 | 1/3 | 1/2 |
| Instruction Begins | 1/21 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 1/21 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 1/6 |
| Academic/Administrative Holidays | 1/20, 2/17, 3/27 |
1/20, 2/17 | 1/20, 2/17 | 1/20, 2/17 | 1/20, 2/17, 3/27 |
1/20, 2/17 | 1/20, 2/17 | 1/20, 2/17 | 1/20, 2/17 |
| Spring Holiday | 3/23 - 3/27 | 3/23 - 3/26 | |||||||
| Instruction Ends | 5/8 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 5/8 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 3/13 |
| Final Exams | 5/11 - 5/15 | 3/16 - 3/20 | 3/14 - 3/20 | 3/16 - 3/20 | 5/9 - 5/15 | 3/14 - 3/20 | 3/14 - 3/20 | 3/16 - 3/20 | 3/14 - 3/21 |
| Term Ends | 5/15 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 5/15 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 3/21 |
*Arrive no more than 30 days prior to this date; **Tentative date; ***Spring Semester is for UC Berkeley and UC Merced only
Note: All dates are subject to change.
| Spring Quarter 2020 | Berkeley | Davis | Irvine | Los Angeles | Merced | Riverside | Santa Barbara | Santa Cruz | San Diego |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction Begins | 3/30 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 3/30 | ||
| Academic/Administrative Holiday | 5/25 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 5/25 |
| Instruction Ends | 6/4 | 6/5 | 6/5 | 6/5 | 6/5 | 6/5 | 6/5 | ||
| Final Exams | 6/5 - 6/11 | 6/6 - 6/11 | 6/8 - 6/12 | 6/6 - 6/12 | 6/6 - 6/12 | 6/8 - 6/11 | 6/6 - 6/12 | ||
| Term Ends | 6/11 | 6/12 | 6/12 | 6/12 | 6/12 | 6/11 | 6/12 |
Note: All dates are subject to change.
Academic Calendar 2018-2019
| Fall Term 2018 | Berkeley | Davis | Irvine | Los Angeles | Merced | Riverside | Santa Barbara | Santa Cruz | San Diego |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earliest Possible Arrival Date | 7/16 | 8/18 | 8/25 | 8/25 | 7/23 | 8/18 | 8/28 | 8/22 | 8/25 |
| Latest Possible Arrival Date | 8/13 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/25 | 8/19 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/20 | 9/22 |
| Mandatory Orientation/Check-in | 8/14 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 9/14, 9/21, 9/26 | 8/20 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 9/21 | 9/23 |
| Program Start Date* | 8/15 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 9/24 | 8/22 | 9/17 | 9/27 | 9/21 | 9/24 |
| Instruction Begins | 8/22 | 9/26 | 9/27 | 9/27 | 8/22 | 9/27 | 9/27 | 9/27 | 9/27 |
| Academic/Administrative Holidays | 9/3, 11/12, 11/22-11/23 | 11/12, 11/22-11/23 | 11/12, 11/22-11/23 | 11/12, 11/22-11/23 | 9/3, 11/12, 11/22-11/23 | 11/12, 11/22-11/23 | 11/12, 11/22-11/23 | 11/12, 11/22-11/23 | 11/12, 11/22-11/23 |
| Instruction Ends | 12/7 | 12/7 | 12/7 | 12/7 | 12/7 | 12/7 | 12/7 | 12/7 | 12/7 |
| Final Exams | 12/10-12/14 | 12/10-12/14 | 12/8-12/14 | 12/10-12/14 | 12/8-12/14 | 12/8-12/14 | 12/8-12/14 | 12/10-12/14 | 12/8-12/15 |
| Term Ends | 12/14 | 12/14 | 12/14 | 12/14 | 12/14 | 12/14 | 12/14 | 12/14 | 12/15 |
| Administrative Holiday | 12/24-12/25 | 12/24-12/25 | 12/24-1/1 | 12/24-12/25 | 12/24-12/25 | 12/24-12/25 | 12/24-12/25 | 12/24-12/25 | 12/24-12/25 |
| Administrative Holiday | 12/31-1/1 | 12/31-1/1 | 12/31-1/1 | 12/31-1/1 | 12/31-1/1 | 12/31-1/1 | 12/31-1/1 |
*Arrive no more than 30 days prior to this date; **Tentative date; ***Spring Semester is for UC Berkeley and UC Merced only.
Note: All dates are subject to change; TBA=To be announced
| Winter Quarter 2019 Spring Semester 2019*** |
Berkeley | Davis | Irvine | Los Angeles | Merced | Riverside | Santa Barbara | Santa Cruz | San Diego |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earliest Possible Arrival Date | 12/16 | 12/3 | 12/3 | 12/3 | 12/23 | 12/3 | 12/8 | 12/5 | 12/3 |
| Latest Possible Arrival Date | 1/16 | 1/6 | 1/3 | 1/6 | 1/17 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 1/6 | 1/6 |
| Mandatory Orientation/Check-In | 1/17 | 1/15 | 1/4 | 1/4 or 1/7 & 1/4 or 1/8 |
1/18 | 1/3 | 1/4 | 1/7 | 1/8 |
| Program Start Date* | 1/15 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/22 | 1/2 | 1/7 | 1/4 | 1/2 |
| Instruction Begins | 1/22 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 1/22 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 1/7 |
| Academic/Administrative Holidays | 1/21, 2/18 | 1/21, 2/18 | 1/21, 2/18 | 1/21, 2/18 | 1/21, 2/18, 3/29 | 1/21, 2/18 | 1/21, 2/18 | 1/21, 2/18 | 1/21, 2/18 |
| Spring Holiday | 3/25-3/29 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 3/25-3/28 | 3/29 | 3/29 | 3/29 | 3/29 |
| Instruction Ends | 5/3 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 5/10 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 3/15 |
| Final Exams | 5/13-5/17 | 3/18-3/22 | 3/16-3/22 | 3/18-3/22 | 5/11-5/17 | 3/16-3/22 | 3/16-3/22 | 3/16-3/20 | 3/16-3/23 |
| Term Ends | 5/17 | 3/22 | 3/22 | 3/22 | 5/17 | 3/22 | 3/22 | 3/22 | 3/23 |
*Arrive no more than 30 days prior to this date; **Tentative date
NOTE: All dates are subject to change; TBA = To be announced
| Spring Quarter 2019 | Berkeley | Davis | Irvine | Los Angeles | Merced | Riverside | Santa Barbara | Santa Cruz | San Diego |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction Begins | 4/1 | 4/1 | 4/1 | 4/1 | 4/1 | 4/1 | 4/1 | ||
| Academic/Administrative Holiday | 5/27 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 5/27 |
| Instruction Ends | 6/6 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 6/4 | 6/7 | ||
| Final Exams | 6/7-6/13 | 6/8-6/13 | 6/8-6/14 | 6/8-6/14 | 6/8-6/14 | 6/10-6/13 | 6/8-6/14 | ||
| Term Ends | 6/13 | 6/14 | 6/14 | 6/14 | 6/14 | 6/13 | 6/14 |
NOTE: All dates are subject to change.
