Please note that the calendar below is subject to change. For the most up-to-date information as well as future calendars, please visit the Office of the Registrar website.
Other important dates and deadlines can also be found on the Student Enrollment Calendar.
Please also review Campus Policies and Guidelines regarding the Academic Calendar and Student Accommodations, as well as the Religious Creed Policy.
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 2018
| Fall Semester Begins | Wednesday, August 15, 2018 |
| Instruction Begins | Wednesday, August 22, 2018 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Labor Day) | Monday, September 3, 2018 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Veterans Day) | Monday, November 12, 2018 |
| Non-Instructional Day | Wednesday, November 21, 2018 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Thanksgiving) | Thursday, November 22 & Friday, November 23, 2018 |
| Classes End | Friday, November 30, 2018 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, December 3–Friday, December 7, 2018 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, December 7, 2018 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 10–Friday, December 14, 2018 |
| Fall Semester Ends | Friday, December 14, 2018 |
| Winter Commencement | Saturday, December 15, 2018 |
| Academic & Administrative Holidays (Winter Holidays) | Monday, December 24 & Tuesday, December 25, 2018 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (New Year's) | Monday, December 31, 2018 & Tuesday, January 1, 2019 |
Spring Semester 2019
| Spring Semester Begins | Tuesday, January 15, 2019 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) | Monday, January 21, 2019 |
| Instruction Begins | Tuesday, January 22, 2019 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Presidents' Day) | Monday, February 18, 2019 |
| Spring Recess | Monday, March 25–Friday, March 29, 2019 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Cesar Chavez Day) | Friday, March 29, 2019 |
| Cal Day | Saturday, April 13, 2019 |
| Classes End | Friday, May 3, 2019 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, May 6–Friday, May 10, 2019 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, May 10, 2019 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 13–Friday, May 17, 2019 |
| Spring Semester Ends | Friday, May 17, 2019 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 18, 2019 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 27, 2019 |
Summer Sessions 2019
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 27, 2019 |
| Session A (Six-Weeks) Begins | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Session B (Ten-Weeks) Begins | Monday, June 10, 2019 |
| Session C (Eight-Weeks) Begins | Monday, June 24, 2019 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Independence Day) | Thursday, July 4, 2019 |
| Session A (Six-Weeks) Ends | Friday, July 5, 2019 |
| Session D (Six-Weeks) Begins | Monday, July 8, 2019 |
| Session E (Three-Weeks) Begins | Monday, July 29, 2019 |
| Sessions B, C, D, and E end | Friday, August 16, 2019 |