University of California San Diego (UCSD) Academic Calendar 2025-2026
UCSD Commencement 2025 Schedule; University of California San Diego (UCSD) Academic Calendar 2025-2026
The University of California San Diego (UCSD) Academic Calendar 2025-2026 keeps track of activities on campus. It also contains other important dates and deadlines which students should be mindful of them. Students must use the calendars below to keep track of important deadlines throughout the 2025-2026 academic year.
The Calendar consists of past and future years where you can see the start and end dates of the term, official UCSD holidays, and dates for finals weeks.
You can also find enrollment start dates and deadlines for enrolling in courses, dropping courses, changing grading options, paying registration fees, filing for part-time status, etc.
University of California San Diego Academic And Administrative Calendar 2025-2026
| Fall 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Fall Quarter begins | Monday, September 22 |
| Instruction begins | Thursday, September 25 |
| Fifteenth day of instruction | Wednesday, October 15 |
| Veterans Day Holiday | Tuesday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Thursday – Friday, November 27–28 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, December 5 |
| Final Exams | Saturday – Saturday, December 6–13 |
| Fall Quarter ends | Saturday, December 13 |
| Winter Break | Wednesday – Thursday, December 24–25 |
| New Year Holiday | Wednesday – Thursday, December 31 – January 1 |
| 49 Days of Instruction – 60 Days in Quarter | |
| Winter 2026 | |
| Winter Quarter begins | Friday, January 2 |
| Instruction begins | Monday, January 5 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | Monday, January 19 |
| Fifteenth day of instruction | Monday, January 26 |
| Presidents’ Day Holiday | Monday, February 16 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, March 13 |
| Final Exams | Saturday – Saturday, March 14–21 |
| Winter Quarter ends | Saturday, March 21 |
| 48 Days of Instruction – 57 Days in Quarter | |
| Spring 2026 | |
| Spring Quarter begins | Wednesday, March 25 |
| César Chávez Holiday | Friday, March 27 |
| Instruction begins | Monday, March 30 |
| Fifteenth day of instruction | Friday, April 17 |
| Memorial Day observance | Monday, May 25 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, June 5 |
| Final Exams | Saturday – Friday, June 6–12 |
| Spring Quarter ends | Friday, June 12 |
| Commencement programs | Saturday – Sunday, June 13–14 |
| 49 Days of Instruction – 58 Days in Quarter | |
| Summer Session 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Session I |
Summer Session II |
Summer Special Session |
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| Juneteenth Holiday | Friday, June 19 | — | For Special Session dates and deadlines, see the Summer Session Calendar or Schedule of Classes
All academic calendar dates vary by class (PDF) |
| Instruction begins | TBD | TBD | |
| Independence Day Holiday | Friday, July 3 | — | |
| Instruction ends | TBD | TBD | |
| Labor Day Holiday | — | Monday, September 7 | |
| Final Exams | TBD | TBD | |
OTHER RELATED LINKS:
- UCLA Academic Calendar 2025-2026: Key Dates & Deadlines
- USC Academic Calendar 2025-2026: Key Dates & Deadlines
- USC Academic Calendar Summer 2025-2026
- UCSD Academic Calendar 2023-24
For more details on UCSD Academic Calendar 2025-26, visit here