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 2020
| Fall Semester Begins | Wednesday, August 19, 2020 |
| Convocation | To Be Determined |
| Instruction Begins | Wednesday, August 26, 2020 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Labor Day) | Monday, September 7, 2020 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Veterans Day) | Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
| Non-Instructional Day | Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Thanksgiving) | Thursday, November 26 & Friday, November 27, 2020 |
| Classes End | Friday, December 4, 2020 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, December 7–Friday, December 11, 2020 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, December 11, 2020 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 14–Friday, December 18, 2020 |
| Fall Semester Ends | Friday, December 18, 2020 |
| Winter Commencement | To Be Determined, commencement.berkeley.edu |
| Academic & Administrative Holidays (Winter Holidays) | Thursday, December 24 & Friday, December 25, 2020 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (New Year's) | Thursday, December 31, 2020 & Friday, January 1, 2021 |
Spring Semester 2021
| Spring Semester Begins | Tuesday, January 12, 2021 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) | Monday, January 18, 2021 |
| Instruction Begins (fully remote for first two weeks) | Tuesday, January 19, 2021 |
| Limited in-person instruction begins (if public health conditions allow) | Monday, February 1, 2021 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Presidents' Day) | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| Spring Recess | Monday, March 22–Friday, March 26, 2021 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Cesar Chavez Day) | Friday, March 26, 2021 |
| Instruction Resumes (fully remote for first week) | Monday, March 29, 2021 |
| Limited In-Person Instruction Resumes (if public health conditions allow) | Monday, April 5, 2021 |
| Cal Day | To Be Determined, calday.berkeley.edu |
| Classes End | Friday, April 30, 2021 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, May 3–Friday, May 7, 2021 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, May 7, 2021 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 10–Friday, May 14, 2021 |
| Spring Semester Ends | Friday, May 14, 2021 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 31, 2021 |
Summer Sessions 2021
| Session A (Six-Weeks) Begins | Monday, May 24, 2021 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 31, 2021 |
| Session B (Ten-Weeks) Begins | Monday, June 7, 2021 |
| Session C (Eight-Weeks) Begins | Monday, June 21, 2021 |
| Session A (Six-Weeks) Ends | Friday, July 2, 2021 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Independence Day) | Monday, July 5, 2021 |
| Session D (Six-Weeks) Begins | Tuesday, July 6, 2021 |
| Session E (Three-Weeks) Begins | Monday, July 26, 2021 |
| Sessions B, C, D, and E end | Friday, August 13, 2021 |