The University of California San Diego – UCSD Academic Calendar 2024/2025. Find out the important dates and deadlines in the UCSD Academic Calendar 2024-2025 academic year. Check out enrollment start dates and deadlines for enrolling in courses, dropping courses, changing grading options, paying registration fees, filing for part-time status, etc.
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The University of California San Diego – UCSD Academic and Administrative Calendar 2024–2025
See the UCSD-approved academic calendar for 2024–2025.
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| Fall 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Fall Quarter begins | Monday, September 23 |
| Instruction begins | Thursday, September 26 |
| Fifteenth day of instruction | Wednesday, October 16 |
| Veterans Day Holiday | Monday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Thursday – Friday, November 28–29 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, December 6 |
| Final Exams | Saturday – Saturday, December 7–14 |
| Fall Quarter ends | Saturday, December 14 |
| Winter Break | Tuesday – Wednesday, December 24–25 |
| New Year Holiday | Tuesday – Wednesday, December 31 – January 1 |
| 49 Days of Instruction – 60 Days in Quarter | |
| Winter 2025 | |
| Winter Quarter begins | Thursday, January 2 |
| Instruction begins | Monday, January 6 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | Monday, January 20 |
| Fifteenth day of instruction | Monday, January 27 |
| Presidents’ Day Holiday | Monday, February 17 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, March 14 |
| Final Exams | Saturday – Saturday, March 15–22 |
| Winter Quarter ends | Saturday, March 22 |
| 48 Days of Instruction – 58 Days in Quarter | |
| Spring 2025 | |
| Spring Quarter begins | Wednesday, March 26 |
| César Chávez Holiday | Friday, March 28 |
| Instruction begins | Monday, March 31 |
| Fifteenth day of instruction | Friday, April 18 |
| Memorial Day observance | Monday, May 26 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, June 6 |
| Final Exams | Saturday – Friday, June 7–13 |
| Spring Quarter ends | Friday, June 13 |
| Commencement programs | Saturday – Sunday, June 14–15 |
| 49 Days of Instruction – 58 Days in Quarter | |
| Summer Session 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Session I | Summer Session II | SummerSpecial Session | |
| Juneteenth Holiday | Thursday, 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 4 | — | |
| Instruction ends | TBD | TBD | |
| Labor Day Holiday | — | Monday, September 1 | |
| Final Exams | TBD | TBD | |
UCSD academic calendar pdf
Below is the UC San Diego approved academic calendars. Visit the UCSD registrar page for more on UCSD academic calendar.