Academic and Administrative Calendar 2015–2016
Last Updated: November 10, 2020 3:37:04 PM PST
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See the UCSD-approved academic calendar for 2015–2016.
To view other calendar years (past and future), see the menu.
Note: Link to a printer-friendly version (PDF) of this calendar.
| Fall 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Fall Quarter begins | Monday, September 21 |
| Instruction begins | Thursday, September 24 |
| Veterans Day Holiday | Wednesday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Thursday – Friday, November 26–27 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, December 4 |
| Final Exams | Saturday* – Saturday, December 5*–12 |
| Fall Quarter ends | Saturday, December 12 |
| Winter Break | Thursday – Friday, December 24–25 |
| New Year Holiday | Thursday – Friday, December 31– January 1 |
| - 49 Days of Instruction - | |
| - 60 Days in Quarter - | |
| Winter 2016 | |
| Winter Quarter begins | Monday, January 4 |
| Instruction begins | Monday, January 4 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | Monday, January 18 |
| Presidents' Day Holiday | Monday, February 15 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, March 11 |
| Final Exams | Saturday* – Saturday, March 12*–19 |
| Winter Quarter ends | Saturday, March 19 |
| - 48 Days of Instruction - | |
| - 55 Days in Quarter - | |
| Spring 2016 | |
| Spring Quarter begins | Thursday, March 24 |
| César Chávez Holiday | Friday, March 25 |
| Instruction begins | Monday, March 28 |
| Memorial Day Observance | Monday, May 30 |
| Instruction ends | Friday, June 3 |
| Final Exams | Saturday* – Friday, June 4*–10 |
| Spring Quarter ends | Friday, June 10 |
| Commencement | Saturday-Sunday, June 11–12 |
| - 49 Days of Instruction - | |
| - 57 Days in Quarter - | |
| Summer Session I 2016 | |
| Instruction begins | Monday, June 27 |
| Independence Day Holiday | Monday, July 4 |
| Final Exams | Friday - Saturday, July 29 - 30 |
| Instruction ends | Saturday, July 30 |
| Summer Session II 2016 | |
| Instruction begins | Monday, August 1 |
| Final Exams | Saturday, September 3 |
| Instruction ends | Saturday, September 3 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 5 |
| Summer Special Session 2016 | |
| For Special Session dates and deadlines, see Summer Session Calendar or Schedule of Classes | Varies by Class |
*Educational Policy Committee approval October 21, 2013.
Independence Day Monday, July 4, 2016
Labor Day Monday, September 5, 2016
If you use Outlook, you can download the 2015-2016 calendar.ics file and add these holidays to your calendar.
Instructions:
- 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.