UCSB Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The UCSB Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your essential guide to every critical date and deadline from UCSB enrollment and registration windows, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop periods to campus holidays and final exam schedules.

By consulting the UC Santa Barbara academic calendar, Gauchos can lock in UCSB quarter dates, plan around the UCSB exam schedule, track UCSB registration deadlines, and never miss the last day to withdraw without a “W”, ensuring seamless academic and financial planning at UCSB.

UCSB operates on a quarter system with four main terms:

• Fall Quarter: 10 weeks of instruction + one finals week (late September through mid-December).
• Winter Quarter: 10 weeks of instruction + one finals week (early January through mid-March).
• Spring Quarter: 10 weeks of instruction + one finals week (late March through early June).
• Summer Sessions: multiple formats—Session A (6 weeks), Session C (10 weeks), Session B (6 weeks), plus a series of 3‑week modules, each with its own registration, add/drop, and fee‑payment deadlines.

Keep the UCSB Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 front and center so you can focus on thriving, whether you’re hitting the books in Campbell Hall or soaking up the sun at Goleta Beach.

UCSB Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. Fall Quarter begins on Monday, September 22, 2025.
2. UCSB Fall 2025 classes begin on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
3. Veterans Day holiday occurs on Tuesday, November 11, 2025; classes are suspended.
4. UCSB Thanksgiving Break runs Thursday, November 27, through Friday, November 28, 2025; classes are suspended.
5. Instruction ends on Friday, December 5, 2025.
6. Final examinations are held Saturday, December 6, 2025, through Saturday, December 12, 2025.
7. Fall Quarter ends on Saturday, December 12, 2025.
8. Administrative holidays (Christmas Break) are observed from Wednesday, December 24, 2025, through Thursday, December 25, 2025, and Wednesday, December 31, 2025, through Thursday, January 1, 2026.

UCSB Academic Calendar Winter 2026

1. Winter Quarter begins on Friday, January 2, 2026.
2. Instruction begins on Monday, January 5, 2026.
3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday occurs on Monday, January 19, 2026; classes are suspended.
4. Presidents’ Day holiday occurs on Monday, February 16, 2026; classes are suspended.
5. Instruction ends on Friday, March 13, 2026.
6. Final examinations are held Saturday, March 14, 2026, through Saturday, March 21, 2026.
7. Winter Quarter ends on Saturday, March 21, 2026.

UCSB Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. UCSB Spring Break 2026 is from Saturday, March 21, 2026, to Sunday, March 29, 2026.
2. Spring Quarter begins on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
3. César Chávez holiday occurs on Friday, March 27, 2026; classes are suspended.
4. Spring 2026 classes begin on Monday, March 30, 2026.
5. Memorial Day holiday occurs on Monday, May 25, 2026; classes are suspended.
6. Instruction ends on Friday, June 5, 2026.
7. Final examinations are held Saturday, June 6, 2026, through Friday, June 12, 2026.
8. Spring Quarter ends on Friday, June 12, 2026.
9. Commencement ceremonies are held Saturday, June 13, 2026, through Sunday, June 14, 2026.

For more on the UCSB Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the University of California, Santa Barbara Calendar website.