Please note that the calendar below is subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please see the official Academic Calendar, found on the Office of the Registrar's website.
Other important dates and deadlines can also be found on the Student Enrollment Calendar.
Please also review Campus Guidelines and Policies Concerning the Academic Calendar.
For further information regarding Reading/Review/Recitation week, please click here.
For Summer Sessions registration dates and deadlines, please see the Summer Sessions website.
Add the Academic Calendar to bCal
For PDFs of current and future Berkeley Academic Calendars, visit the Calendar page on the Office of the Registrar website. See the instructions at the bottom of the page to "Add a Calendar to Your bCal."
Fall Semester 2017
| Fall Semester Begins | Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
| Instruction Begins | Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Labor Day) | Monday, September 4, 2017 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Veterans Day) | Friday, November 10, 2017 |
| Non-Instructional Day | Wednesday, November 22, 2017 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Thanksgiving) | Thursday, November 23 & Friday, November 24, 2017 |
| Classes End | Friday, December 1, 2017 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, December 4–Friday, December 8, 2017 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, December 8, 2017 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 11–Friday, December 15, 2017 |
| Fall Semester Ends | Friday, December 15, 2017 |
| Winter Commencement | Sunday, December 17, 2017 |
| Academic & Administrative Holidays (Winter Holidays) | Monday, December 25 & Tuesday, December 26, 2017 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (New Year's) | Friday, December 29, 2017 & Monday, January 1, 2018 |
Spring Semester 2018
| Spring Semester Begins | Tuesday, January 9, 2018 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) | Monday, January 15, 2018 |
| Instruction Begins | Tuesday, January 16, 2018 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Presidents' Day) | Monday, February 19, 2018 |
| Spring Recess | Monday, March 26–Friday, March 30, 2018 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Cesar Chavez Day) | Friday, March 30, 2018 |
| Cal Day | To Be Determined, http://calday.berkeley.edu/ |
| Classes End | Friday, April 27, 2018 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, April 30–Friday, May 4, 2018 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, May 4, 2018 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 7–Friday, May 11, 2018 |
| Spring Semester Ends | Friday, May 11, 2018 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 12, 2018 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 28, 2018 |
Summer Sessions 2018
| First Six-Week Session Begins | Monday, May 21, 2018 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 28, 2018 |
| Ten-Week Session Begins | Monday, June 4, 2018 |
| Eight-Week Session Begins | Monday, June 18, 2018 |
| First Six-Week Session Ends | Friday, June 29, 2018 |
| Second Six-Week Session Begins | Monday, July 2, 2018 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Independence Day) | Wednesday, July 4, 2018 |
| Three-Week Session Begins | Monday, July 23, 2018 |
| Eight-Week Session Ends | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Three-Week Session Ends | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Second Six-Week Session Ends | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Ten-Week Session Ends | Friday, August 10, 2018 |