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 2019
| Fall Semester Begins | Wednesday, August 21, 2019 |
| Instruction Begins | Wednesday, August 28, 2019 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Labor Day) | Monday, September 2, 2019 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Veterans Day) | Monday, November 11, 2019 |
| Non-Instructional Day | Wednesday, November 27, 2019 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Thanksgiving) | Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November 29, 2019 |
| Classes End | Friday, December 6, 2019 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, December 9–Friday, December 13, 2019 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, December 13, 2019 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 16–Friday, December 20, 2019 |
| Fall Semester Ends | Friday, December 20, 2019 |
| Winter Commencement | Saturday, December 21, 2019 |
| Academic & Administrative Holidays (Winter Holidays) | Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, 2019 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (New Year's) | Tuesday, December 31, 2019 & Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |
Spring Semester 2020
| Spring Semester Begins | Tuesday, January 14, 2020 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) | Monday, January 20, 2020 |
| Instruction Begins | Tuesday, January 21, 2020 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Presidents' Day) | Monday, February 17, 2020 |
| Spring Recess | Monday, March 23–Friday, March 27, 2020 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Cesar Chavez Day) | Friday, March 27, 2020 |
| Cal Day | Saturday, April 18, 2020 |
| Classes End | Friday, May 1, 2020 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, May 4–Friday, May 8, 2020 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, May 8, 2020 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 11–Friday, May 15, 2020 |
| Spring Semester Ends | Friday, May 15, 2020 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 16, 2020 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 25, 2020 |
Summer Sessions 2020
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 25, 2020 |
| Session A (Six-Weeks) Begins | Tuesday, May 26, 2020 |
| Session B (Ten-Weeks) Begins | Monday, June 8, 2020 |
| Session C (Eight-Weeks) Begins | Monday, June 22, 2020 |
| Session A (Six-Weeks) Ends | Thursday, July 2, 2020 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Independence Day) | Friday, July 3, 2020 |
| Session D (Six-Weeks) Begins | Monday, July 6, 2020 |
| Session E (Three-Weeks) Begins | Monday, July 27, 2020 |
| Sessions B, C, D, and E end | Friday, August 14, 2020 |