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Campus Calendar

The information displayed in this table pertains to the 2024-2025 academic year only.  Past and future academic calendars can be viewed on the Office of the Registrar website at https://registrar.sa.ucsb.edu/calinfo.aspx.


Fall 2025

Winter 2026

Spring 2026

Fall 2026

Undergraduate Admission
Application filing period for undergraduate admission, to be filed with the University of California, Undergraduate Application Processing website: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply

Application opens:
August 1

Submission:
October 1-November 30, 2024

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www.admissions.ucsb.edu

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www.admissions.ucsb.edu

Application opens:
August 1

Submission:
October 1-November 30, 2025

Undergraduate Intercampus Transfer
Application filing period for UC intercampus transfer, to be filed with the University of California, Undergraduate Application Processing website: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply

October 1-November 30, 2024

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www.admissions.ucsb.edu

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www.admissions.ucsb.edu

October 1-November 30, 2025

Undergraduate Returning Students
Application filing period for readmission, to be filed with the Office of the Registrar by undergraduate students who have been absent for one or more quarters, who withdrew during their last quarter of attendance at UCSB, or who cancelled or whose registration lapsed.

Opens: August 1

Priority Deadline: May 1

Final Deadline:

June 1


Readmission / Reinstatement

Opens: April 1

Priority Deadline: October 1

Final Deadline:

November 1

Readmission / Reinstatement

Opens: August 1

Priority Deadline: January 15

Final Deadline: February 15


Readmission / Reinstatement

Opens: August 1

Priority Deadline: May 1

Final Deadline:

June 1


Readmission / Reinstatement

Graduate Admission
Application deadlines vary by department. Applicants should consult the department for the deadline, and submit the application and application fee online at www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp. For further information on the application process, visit www.graddiv.ucsb.edu.




 

Registration Begins

May 12, 2025

November 3, 2025

February 9, 2026

TBA

Quarter Begins

September 21, 2025

January 5, 2026

March 30, 2026

September 20, 2026

Convocation

September 22, 2025



September 21, 2026

Pre-Instructional Activities
Required testing, advising, meetings, and new student orientation

September 22-24, 2025

January 5, 2026

March 30, 2026

September 21-23, 2026

First Day of Instruction

September 25, 2025

January 5, 2026

March 30, 2026

September 45 , 2026

Last Day of Instruction

December 5, 2025

March 13, 2026

June 5, 2026

December 4, 2026

Final Exams

December 6-12, 2025

March 14-20, 2026

June 8-12, 2026

December 5-11, 2026

Quarter Ends

December 12, 2025

March 20, 2026

June 12, 2025

December 11, 2026

Commencement



June 11-14, 2025

 


Summer Sessions*

Registration begins: April 6, 2026
First day of instruction: June 22, 2026

Holidays
Labor Day: Monday, September 1, 2025
Veterans' Day: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Thanksgiving: Thursday and Friday, November 27-28, 2025
Christmas: Wednesday and Thursday, December 24 and 25, 2025
New Year: Wednesday and Thursday, December 31, 2025 and January 1, 2026
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 19, 2026
Presidents' Day: Monday, February 16, 2026
Cesar Chavez Holiday: Friday, March 27, 2026
Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2026
Juneteenth: Friday, June 19, 2026
Independence Day: Friday, July 3, 2026

Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2026



*Please note that Summer quarter is optional, and considered a trailing term for financial aid and enrollment purposes.  The full Summer quarter calendar for the current year can be viewed on the Summer Sessions website at http://www.summer.ucsb.edu/.



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