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 2022
| Fall Semester Begins | Wednesday, August 17, 2022 |
| Convocation | To Be Determined |
| Instruction Begins | Wednesday, August 24, 2022 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Labor Day) | Monday, September 5, 2022 |
| Midpoint grading rosters open for instructors | Monday, September 26–Wednesday, October 19, 2022 (9AM) |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Veterans Day) | Friday, November 11, 2022 |
| Non-Instructional Day | Wednesday, November 23, 2022 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Thanksgiving) | Thursday, November 24 & Friday, November 25, 2022 |
| Formal Classes End | Friday, December 2, 2022 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, December 5–Friday, December 9, 2022 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, December 9, 2022 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 12–Friday, December 16, 2022 |
| Fall Semester Ends | Friday, December 16, 2022 |
| Winter Commencement | Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
| Academic & Administrative Holidays (Winter Holidays) | Friday, December 23 & Monday, December 26, 2022 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (New Year's) | Friday, December 30, 2022 & Monday, January 2, 2023 |
Spring Semester 2023
| Spring Semester Begins | Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) | Monday, January 16, 2023 |
| Instruction Begins | Tuesday, January 17, 2023 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Presidents' Day) | Monday, February 20, 2023 |
| Midpoint grading rosters open for instructors | Tuesday, February 21–Tuesday, March 14, 2023 (11:59 PM) |
| Spring Recess | Monday, March 27–Friday, March 31, 2023 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Cesar Chavez Day) | Friday, March 31, 2023 |
| Cal Day | Saturday, April 22, 2023 |
| Formal Classes End | Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| Reading/Review/Recitation Week | Monday, May 1, 2023–Friday, May 5, 2023 |
| Last Day of Instruction | Friday, May 5, 2023 |
| Golden Bear Welcome | Saturday, May 6, 2023 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 8–Friday, May 12, 2023 |
| Spring Semester Ends | Friday, May 12, 2023 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 13, 2023 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 29, 2023 |
Summer Sessions 2023
| Session A (Six Weeks) Begins | Monday, May 22, 2023 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) | Monday, May 29, 2023 |
| Session B (Ten Weeks) Begins | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Juneteenth) | Monday, June 19, 2023 |
| Session C (Eight Weeks) Begins | Tuesday, June 20, 2023 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday (Independence Day) | Tuesday, July 4, 2023 |
| Session A (Six Weeks) Ends | Friday, June 30, 2023 |
| Session D (Six Weeks) Begins | Monday, July 3, 2023 |
| Session F (Three Weeks) Begins | Monday, July 3, 2023 |
| Academic and Administrative Holiday | Tuesday, July 4, 2023 |
| Session F (Three Weeks) Ends | Friday, July 21, 2023 |
| Session E (Three Weeks) Begins | Monday, July 24, 2023 |
| Sessions B, C, D, and E End | Friday, August 11, 2023 |