University of California Term Dates

Academic Calendar 2023-2024

 

Fall Term 2023 Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside Santa Barbara Santa Cruz San Diego
Earliest Possible Arrival Date 7/17 8/28 8/26 8/26 7/24 TBA 8/29 8/29 8/26
Latest Possible Arrival Date 8/15 9/17 9/19 9/26 8/21 TBA 9/27 9/21 Week of 9/25
Mandatory Orientation/Check-In 8/16 9/18 9/20 9/27 8/22 TBA Online 9/22 Online
Program Start Date* 8/16 9/27 9/25 9/25 8/23 TBA 9/28 9/28 9/25
Instruction Begins 8/23 9/27 9/28 9/28 8/23 9/28 9/28 9/28 9/28
Academic/Administrative Holidays 9/4, 11/10, 11/22-11/24 11/10, 11/23-11/24 11/10, 11/23-11/24 11/10, 11/23-11/24 9/04, 11/10, 11/23-11/24 11/10, 11/23-11/24 11/10, 11/23-11/24 11/10, 11/23-11/24 11/10, 11/23-11/24
Instruction Ends 12/8 12/8 12/8 12/8 12/8 12/8 12/8 12/8 12/8
Final Exams 12/11 - 12/15 12/11 - 12/15 12/9 - 12/15 12/11 - 12/15 12/11 - 12/17 12/9 - 12/15 12/9 - 12/15 12/9 - 12/16 12/9 - 12/16
Term Ends 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/17 12/15 12/15 12/16 12/16
Administrative Holiday 12/25 - 12/26 12/25 - 12/26 12/25 - 12/26  12/25 - 12/26 12/25 - 12/26 12/25 - 12/26 12/25 - 12/26 12/25 - 12/26 12/25 - 12/26
Administrative Holiday 1/1 -1/2 12/29-1/1  12/29- 1/1  12/29-1/1  12/29-1/1  12/29- 1/1 12/29- 1/1 12/29- 1/1 12/29- 1/1 

*Arrive no more than 30 days prior to this date. 
TBA = To be announced

NOTE: All dates are subject to change.

Winter Quarter 2024
Spring Semester 2024**
Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside Santa Barbara Santa Cruz San Diego
Earliest Possible Arrival Date 12/10 12/9 12/5 12/4 12/17 TBA 12/9 12/9 12/4
Latest Possible Arrival Date TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Mandatory Orientation/Check-In TBA  TBA  TBA   TBA TBA TBA TBA 1/8 TBA
Program Start Date* 1/9 1/8 1/3 1/3 1/16 TBA 1/8 1/8 1/3
Instruction Begins 1/16 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/16 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8
Academic/Administrative Holidays 1/15, 2/19, 3/29 1/15, 2/19 1/15, 2/19 1/15, 2/19 1/15, 2/19, 3/29 1/15-2/19 1/15, 2/19 1/15, 2/19 1/15, 2/19
Spring Holiday 3/25 - 3/28       3/25 - 3/28        
Instruction Ends 5/3 3/15 3/15 3/15 5/3 3/15 3/15 3/15 3/15
Final Exams 5/6 - 5/10 3/18 - 3/22 3/16 - 3/22 3/16 - 3/22 5/6 - 5/10 3/16 - 3/22 3/16 - 3/22 3/16 - 3/22 3/16 - 3/23
Term Ends 5/10 3/22 3/22 3/22 5/10 3/22 3/22 3/22 3/23

*Arrive no more than 30 days prior to this date; TBA = To be announced
**Spring Semester is for UC Berkeley and UC Merced only
Note: All dates are subject to change.

Spring Quarter 2024 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 6/7 6/7
Final Exams   6/7 - 6/13 6/8 - 6/14 6/8 - 6/14   6/8 - 6/14 6/8 - 6/14 6/8 - 6/14 6/8 - 6/14
Term Ends   6/13 6/14 6/14   6/14 6/14 6/14 6/14

Note: All dates are subject to change.

Academic Calendar 2022-2023

 

Fall Term 2022 Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside Santa Barbara Santa Cruz San Diego
Earliest Possible Arrival Date 7/18 8/22 8/20 8/20 7/25 8/20 8/23 8/23 8/20
Latest Possible Arrival Date 8/16 9/12 9/18 9/20 8/18 9/12-22 9/21 9/15 9/18
Mandatory Orientation/Check-in 8/17 9/13 Week of 9/19 9/21 8/19 9/12-22 7/6-7/20
Online
9/16 Online
Program Start Date* 8/17 9/21 9/19 9/19 8/24 9/19 9/22 9/22 9/19
Instruction Begins 8/24 9/21 9/22 9/22 8/24 9/22 9/22 9/22 9/22
Academic/Administrative Holidays 9/5, 11/11, 11/24-11/25 11/11, 11/24-11/25 11/11, 11/24-11/25 11/11, 11/24-11/25 9/5, 11/11, 11/24-11/25 11/11, 11/24-11/25 11/11, 11/24-11/25 11/11, 11/24-11/25 11/11, 11/24-11/25
Instruction Ends 12/2 12/2 12/2 12/2 12/9 12/2 12/2 12/2 12/2
Final Exams 12/12-12/16 12/5-12/9 12/3-12/9 12/5-12/9 12/10-12/16 12/5-12/9 12/3-12/9 12/3-12/9 12/3-12/9
Term Ends 12/16 12/9 12/9 12/9 12/16 12/9 12/9 12/9 12/10
Administrative Holiday 12/26-12/27 12/23-12/26 12/23-1/2 12/23-12/26 12/26-12/27 12/24-12/25 12/23-12/26 12/23-12/26 12/23-12/26
Administrative Holiday 1/2-1/3 12/30-1/2 12/31-1/2 12/30-1/2 1/2-1/3 12/31-1/2 12/30-1/2 12/30-1/2 12/30-1/2

*Arrive no more than 30 days prior to this date.

Note: All dates are subject to change; TBA=To be announced

Winter Quarter 2023
Spring Semester 2023**
Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside Santa Barbara Santa Cruz San Diego
Earliest Possible Arrival Date 12/11 12/10 12/5 12/5 12/18 12/5 12/10 12/10 12/5
Latest Possible Arrival Date 1/11 1/8 1/4 1/8 1/12 1/4 1/8 1/8 1/8
Mandatory Orientation/Check-In 1/12 1/11 1/5 1/10 1/13 1/5 Online 1/9 Online
Program Start Date* 1/10 1/9 1/4 1/4 1/17 1/4 1/9 1/9 1/4
Instruction Begins 1/17 1/6 1/9 1/9 1/17 1/9 1/9 1/9 1/9
Academic/Administrative Holidays 1/16, 2/20, 3/31 1/16, 2/20 1/16, 2/20 1/16, 2/20 1/16, 2/20, 3/24 1/16, 2/20 1/16, 2/20 1/16, 2/20 1/16, 2/20
Spring Holiday 3/27-3/31       3/20-3/23        
Instruction Ends 5/5 3/17 3/17 3/17 5/5 3/17 3/17 3/17 3/17
Final Exams 5/8-5/12 3/20-3/24 3/18-3/24 3/18-3/24 5/6-5/12 3/18-3/24 3/18-3/24 3/20-3/24 3/18-3/25
Term Ends 5/12 3/24 3/24 3/24 5/12 3/24 3/24 3/24 3/25

*Arrive no more than 30 days prior to this date

**Spring semester is for UC Berkeley and UC Merced only.

NOTE: All dates are subject to change; TBA = To be announced

Spring Quarter 2023 Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside Santa Barbara Santa Cruz San Diego
Instruction Begins   4/3 4/3 4/3   4/3 4/3 4/3 4/3
Academic/Administrative Holiday 5/29 3/31, 5/29 3/31, 5/29 3/31, 5/29 5/29 3/31, 5/29 3/31,5/29 5/31 3/31, 5/31
Instruction Ends   6/8 6/9 6/9   6/9 6/9 6/9 6/9
Final Exams   6/9-6/15 6/10-6/15 6/10-6/16   6/9-6/16 6/9-6/16 6/12-6/15 6/10-6/16
Term Ends   6/15 6/16 6/16   6/16 6/16 6/15 6/16

NOTE: All dates are subject to change.