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Academic and Administrative Calendar 2018–2019

See the UCSD-approved academic calendar for 2018–2019.

To view other calendar years (past and future), see the menu.

Note: Link to a printer-friendly version (PDF) of this 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 -
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 -
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,
see Summer Session Calendar or Schedule of Classes
Varies by class

Independence Day:Thursday, July 4, 2019

Labor Day: Monday, September 2, 2019

Download the calendar

If you use Outlook, you can download the 2018-2019 calendar.ics file and add these holidays to your calendar.

Instructions

  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. Highlight 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.