In this page, you will see the approved academic and administrative UCSD Academic Calendar 2019-20. The UC San Diego Approved Academic Calendars contain the schedule of activities and deadlines for Spring, Fall and Summer semesters.
All students and the university community should follow the events list as approved by the school management.
UCSD Academic and Administrative Calendar 2018–2019
UCSD Academic Calendar – Fall 2018
Fall Quarter begins | Monday, September 24 |
Instruction begins | Thursday, September 27 |
Veterans Day Holiday | Monday, November 12 |
Thanksgiving Holiday | Thursday – Friday, November 22–23 |
Instruction ends | Friday, December 7 |
Final Exams | Saturday – Saturday, December 8–15 |
Fall Quarter ends | Saturday, December 15 |
Winter Break | Monday – Tuesday, December 24–25 |
New Year Holiday | Monday – Tuesday, December 31 – January 1 |
– 49 Days of Instruction – | |
– 60 Days in Quarter – |
UCSD Academic Calendar for Winter 2019
Winter Quarter begins | Wednesday, January 2 |
Instruction begins | Monday, January 7 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | Monday, January 21 |
Presidents’ Day Holiday | Monday, February 18 |
Instruction ends | Friday, March 15 |
Final Exams | Saturday – Saturday, March 16–23 |
Winter Quarter ends | Saturday, March 23 |
– 48 Days of Instruction – | |
– 58 Days in Quarter – |
UCSD Academic Calendar for Spring 2019
Spring Quarter begins | Wednesday, March 27 |
César Chávez Holiday | Friday, March 29 |
Instruction begins | Monday, April 1 |
Memorial Day observance | Monday, May 27 |
Instruction ends | Friday, June 7 |
Final Exams | Saturday – Friday, June 8–14 |
Spring Quarter ends | Friday, June 14 |
Commencement programs | Saturday – Sunday, June 15–16 |
– 49 Days of Instruction – | |
– 58 Days in Quarter – |
Summer Session I 2019
Instruction begins | Monday, July 1 |
Independence Day Holiday | Thursday, July 4 |
Instruction ends | Friday, August 2 |
Final Exams | Friday – Saturday, August 2-3 |
Summer Session II 2019
Instruction begins | Monday, August 5 |
Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 2 |
Instruction ends | Friday, September 6 |
Final Exams | Friday – Saturday, September 6-7 |
Summer Special Session 2019
For Special Session dates and deadlines, Varies by class
see Summer Session Calendar or Schedule of Classes
Summer Session II 2020
Instruction begins | Monday, August 3 |
Instruction ends | Friday, September 4 |
Final Exams | Friday – Saturday, September 4-5 |
Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 7 |
Independence Day: Thursday, July 4, 2019
Labor Day: Monday, September 2, 2019
UCSD Academic Calendar 2019-20
Fall 2019
Fall Quarter begins | Monday, September 23 |
Instruction begins | Thursday, September 26 |
Veterans Day Holiday | Monday, November 11 |
Thanksgiving Holiday | Thursday – Friday, November 28–29 |
Instruction ends | Friday, December 6 |
Final Exams | Saturday – Saturday, December 7–14 |
Fall Quarter ends | Saturday, December 14 |
Winter Break | Tuesday – Wednesday, December 24–25 |
New Year Holiday | Tuesday – Wednesday, December 31 – January 1 |
– 49 Days of Instruction – | |
– 60 Days in Quarter – |
Winter 2020
Winter Quarter begins | Thursday, January 2 |
Instruction begins | Monday, January 6 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | Monday, January 20 |
Presidents’ Day Holiday | Monday, February 17 |
Instruction ends | Friday, March 13 |
Final Exams | Saturday – Saturday, March 14–21 |
Winter Quarter ends | Saturday, March 21 |
– 48 Days of Instruction – | |
– 57 Days in Quarter – |
Spring 2020
Spring Quarter begins | Wednesday, March 25 |
César Chávez Holiday | Friday, March 27 |
Instruction begins | Monday, March 30 |
Memorial Day observance | Monday, May 25 |
Instruction ends | Friday, June 5 |
Final Exams | Saturday – Friday, June 6–12 |
Spring Quarter ends | Friday, June 12 |
Commencement programs | Saturday – Sunday, June 13–14 |
– 49 Days of Instruction – | |
– 58 Days in Quarter – |
Summer Session I 2020
Instruction begins | Monday, June 29 |
Independence Day Holiday | Friday, July 3 |
Instruction ends | Friday, July 31 |
Final Exams | Friday – Saturday, July 31-August 1 |
Summer Session II 2020
Instruction begins | Monday, August 3 |
Instruction ends | Friday, September 4 |
Final Exams | Friday – Saturday, September 4-5 |
Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 7 |
Summer Special Session 2020
For Special Session dates and deadlines, Varies by class
see Summer Session Calendar or Schedule of Classes
How to Download the UCSD Academic Calendar
If you use Outlook, you can download the 2019-2020 calendar.ics file and add these holidays to your calendar.
Follow the instructions here;
- Click the calendar.ics link.
- Save the .ics file on your computer.
- Go to Outlook and click on the File tab > Open > Import.
- Highlight Import an iCalendar (.ics) or vCalendar (.vcs) file and click Next.
- Browse to the file you just saved.
- Click OK.
- Select Open as New to create a separate holidays calendar or Import to import the holidays into your existing calendar.
That is it.
See Also: UCSD Podcast Lectures
Please share!