Holidays

UCSD provides paid time off for holidays for eligible employees.

UCSD provides 13 paid holidays a year, listed below. To find the dates that they will be observed this year, see the payroll calendar. A holiday that falls on Saturday is typically observed on the preceding Friday; a holiday that falls on Sunday is typically observed on the following Monday.

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed on the third Monday in January
• Presidents Day, observed on the third Monday in February
• César Chávez Day: observed on the last Friday in March
• Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving
• Dec. 24 (or equivalent)
• Christmas Day
• Dec. 31 (or equivalent)

Download the calendar

If you use Outlook, you can download the 2013 calendar .ics file and add these holidays to your calendar:

1. Click the calendar .ics link.
2. Save the .ics file on your computer.
3. Go to Outlook and click on the File tab -> Open -> Import.
4. Hilight Import an iCalendar (.ics) or vCalendar (.vcs) file and click Next.
5. Browse to the file you just saved.
6. Click OK.
7. Select Open as New to create a separate holidays calendar or Import to import the holidays into your existing calendar.

Note: This page has a friendly link that's easy to remember: http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/paidholidays

Notice: The information on this page summarizes provisions of university policies and/or collective bargaining agreements. Refer to the Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM) or applicable collective bargaining agreement for full text of referenced information.

Human Resources

Time Off

• Holidays
• Holiday Closures
• BFS Holiday Schedule & Services
• Jury Duty / Witness Duty
• Leaves of Absence
• Overtime & Comp Time
• Vacation
• Voting