UCR Academic Calendar 2025-2026

UCR Academic Calendar 2025-2026

UCR Academic Calendar 2025-2026;  UCR Commencement 2025

 

UCR Commencement 2025

Are you enrolled at the University of California, Riverside? See the UCR Academic Calendar for 2025-2026 for more information about these crucial dates and deadlines. The quarter system used at the University of California-Riverside is generally 10 weeks long. They are divided into four seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer.

You need to register for at least 12 units each quarter to be regarded as a full-time student at UCR. To graduate in four years, however, undergraduate students must complete an average of 15 units per quarter. The UCR academic calendar’s key dates, times, breaks, and deadlines for the fall, winter, spring, and summer of 2025-2026 are listed below.

UCR Academic Calendar Fall 2025

• UCR Fall 2025 Quarter begins Monday, September 22, 2025
• UCR Fall 2025 Instruction begins Thursday, September 25, 2025
• UCR Fall 2025 Add/Drop deadline is on Friday, October 10, 2025
• Veterans Day holiday for UCR Fall 2025 begins Tuesday, November 11, 2025
• Thanksgiving holiday for UCR Fall 2025 starts Thursday-Friday, November 27-28, 2025
• UCR Fall 2025 Instruction ends Friday, December 5, 2025
• UCR Fall 2025 Final Exams is on Saturday, December 6, 2025
• UCR Fall 2025 Quarter ends Friday, December 12, 2025
• Christmas holiday for UCR Fall 2025 begins Wednesday-Thursday, December 24-25, 2025
• The New Year holiday for UCR Fall 2025 starts Wednesday-Thursday, December 31-January 1, 2026

UCR Academic Calendar Winter 2026

• UCR Winter 2026 Quarter begins Friday, January 2, 2026
• UCR Winter 2026 Instruction begins Monday, January 5, 2026
• UCR Winter 2026 Add/Drop deadline is on Friday, January 16, 2026
• Martin Luther King, Jr holiday for UCR Winter 2026 is on Monday, January 19, 2026
• Presidents’ Day holiday is Monday, February 16, 2026
• UCR Winter 2026 Instruction ends Friday, March 13, 2026
• UCR Winter 2026 Final Exams start on Monday-Friday, March 16-20, 2026
• UCR Winter 2026 Quarter ends Friday, March 20, 2026

UCR Academic Calendar Spring 2026

• UCR Spring 2026 Quarter begins Wednesday, March 25, 2026
• Cesar Chavez Holiday at UCR begins Friday, March 27, 2026
• UCR Spring 2026 Instruction begins Monday, March 30, 2026
• UCR Spring 2026 Add/Drop deadline is on Friday, April 10, 2026
• Memorial Day holiday is on Monday, May 25, 2026
• UCR Spring 2026 Instruction ends Friday, Jun 5, 2026
• UCR Spring 2026 Final Exams begin Monday-Friday, June 8-12, 2026
• UCR Spring 2026 Quarter ends Friday, June 12, 2026
• Commencement for UCR Spring 2026 is on Friday-Monday, June 12-15, 2026

UCR Academic Calendar Summer 2026

• UCR Summer 2026 Quarter begins Monday, June 22, 2026
• The Independence Day holiday at UCR begins Friday, July 3, 2026
• Labor Day holiday is on Monday, September 7, 2026
• UCR Summer 2026 Quarter ends Saturday, September 12, 2026

Religious Holidays

• Rosh Hashanah Day 1 is on Tuesday, September 23, 2025
• Rosh Hashanah Day 2 begins Wednesday, September 24, 2025
• Yom Kippur is on Thursday, October 2, 2025
• Ramadan Begins** Wednesday, February 18, 2026
• Eid al-Fitr is on Friday, March 20, 2026
• Eid al-Adha start on Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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For more information regarding the UCR Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit https://provost.ucr.edu/document/5-year-calendar-2021-2026