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 2021
| Fall Semester Begins | Wednesday, August 18, 2021 |
| Convocation | To Be Determined |
| Instruction Begins | Wednesday, August 25, 2021 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Labor Day) | Monday, September 6, 2021 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Veterans Day) | Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
| Non-Instructional Day | Wednesday, November 24, 2021 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Thanksgiving) | Thursday, November 25 & Friday, November 26, 2021 |
| Formal Classes End | Friday, December 3, 2021 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, December 6–Friday, December 10, 2021 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, December 10, 2021 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 13–Friday, December 17, 2021 |
| Fall Semester Ends | Friday, December 17, 2021 |
| Winter Commencement | Saturday, December 18, 2021, 8:30 AM |
| Academic & Administrative Holidays (Winter Holidays) | Thursday, December 23 & Friday, December 24, 2021 (updated) |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (New Year's) | Thursday, December 30 & Friday, December 31, 2021 (updated) |
Spring Semester 2022
| Spring Semester Begins | Tuesday, January 11, 2022 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) | Monday, January 17, 2022 |
| Instruction Begins | Tuesday, January 18, 2022 |
| Midpoint grading rosters open for instructors | Monday, February 7–Wednesday, March 16, 2022 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Presidents' Day) | Monday, February 21, 2022 |
| Spring Recess | Monday, March 21–Friday, March 25, 2022 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Cesar Chavez Day) | Friday, March 25, 2022 |
| Cal Day | Saturday, April 23, 2022 |
| Formal Classes End | Friday, April 29, 2022 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, May 2–Friday, May 6, 2022 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, May 6, 2022 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 9–Friday, May 13, 2022 |
| Spring Semester Ends | Friday, May 13, 2022 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 14, 2022, 10:00 AM |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 30, 2022 |
Summer Sessions 2022
| Session A (Six Weeks) Begins | Monday, May 23, 2022 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 30, 2022 |
| Session B (Ten Weeks) Begins | Monday, June 6, 2022 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Juneteenth) Monday classes meet Friday, June 24 | Monday, June 20, 2022 |
| Session C (Eight Weeks) Begins | Tuesday, June 21, 2022 |
| Session A (Six Weeks) Ends | Friday, July 1, 2022 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Independence Day) | Monday, July 4, 2022 |
| Session D (Six Weeks) Begins | Tuesday, July 5, 2022 |
| Session F (Three Weeks) Begins | Tuesday, July 5, 2022 |
| Session F (Three Weeks) Ends | Friday, July 22, 2022 |
| Session E (Three Weeks) Begins | Monday, July 25, 2022 |
| Sessions B, C, D, and E End | Friday, August 12, 2022 |