Quarterly Academic Calendar 2024-25

Note: All times Pacific Time (PT).

Enrollment

Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Spring 2025

Schedule of Classes available May 4 Nov 2 Feb 8

View date and time of enrollment window May 13 Nov 11 Feb 17

(continuing students)

Enrollment by Window
(7 a.m. start date - 7 p.m. end date)
continuing May 20 - Jun 5 Nov 18 - Dec 6 Feb 24 - Mar 12
new graduate Jun 10 Nov 18 - Dec 6 Feb 24 - Mar 12
new transfer * Jun 10 Nov 18 - Dec 6 Feb 24 - Mar 12
new freshmen ** Aug 27 Nov 18 - Dec 6 Feb 24 - Mar 12

Open Enrollment
continuing
7 p.m. start date–5 p.m. end date Jun 5 - Sep 16 Dec 6 - Dec 16 Mar 12 - Mar 17
noon start date–5 p.m. end date Sep 19 - Oct 11 Dec 19 - Jan 17 Mar 20 - Apr 11
new graduate
7 p.m. start date–5 p.m. end date Jun 10 - Sep 16 Dec 6 - Dec 16 Mar 12 - Mar 17
noon start date–5 p.m. end date Sep 19 - Oct 11 Dec 19 - Jan 17 Mar 20 - Apr 11
new transfer
7 p.m. start date–5 p.m. end date Jun 10 - Sep 16 Dec 6 - Dec 16 Mar 12 - Mar 17
noon start date–5 p.m. end date Sep 19 - Oct 11 Dec 19 - Jan 17 Mar 20 - Apr 11
new freshmen
7 p.m. start date–5 p.m. end date Aug 27 - Sep 16 Dec 6 - Dec 16 Mar 12 - Mar 17
noon start date–5 p.m. end date Sep 19 - Oct 11 Dec 19 - Jan 17 Mar 20 - Apr 11

Waitlist release (5 p.m. - 8 p.m.) Sep 18 Dec 18 Mar 19

18-unit enrollment limit (undergraduate) lifted (noon) Sep 3 Dec 19 Mar 20

Last day to:

Enroll in units to avoid loss of student status. Oct 18 Jan 24 Apr 18
(5:00 p.m.)
* May be later based on advising with an academic counselor.
** May be earlier if attending Student Parent Orientation Program (SPOP).
Fee Payment
Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Spring 2025
Last day to:
Submit UCSHIP waiver to avoid $50 late waiver fee TBA TBA TBA

Pay tutuion and fees without classes being dropped. Sep 16 Dec 16 Mar 17
(Fee Payment Deadline)*
Pay tuition and fees to avoid loss of student status.* Oct 18 Jan 24 Apr 18
* If paying at Central Cashier: 4:00 p.m. PT. If paying online: 5:00 p.m. PT.
Quarter Activity
Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Spring 2025
Quarter Begins Sep 23 Jan 2 Mar 26
Instruction Begins Sep 26 Jan 6 Mar 31
Waitlists deactivated. (5 p.m.) Oct 11 Jan 17 Apr 11
Last day to:
Add a course without dean's approval. (5 p.m.) Oct 11 Jan 17 Apr 11
Drop a course without dean's approval. (5 p.m.) Oct 11 Jan 17 Apr 11
Change the grading option or variable units of a course Oct 11 Jan 17 Apr 11
without dean's approval. (5 p.m.)
Submit part-time study petition to Graduate Division Oct 16 Jan 22 Apr 16
for graduate students. (12:00 noon)
Pay tution and fees late and/or enroll late. (4:00 p.m.) Oct 18 Jan 24 Apr 18
Submit part-time study petition to Registrar for Oct 18 Jan 24 Apr 18
undergraduate students. (5 p.m.)
Drop a course without receiving a W grade; Nov 8 Feb 14 May 9
dean's approval required. (5 p.m.)
Change variable units of a course; Nov 8 Feb 14 May 9
dean's approval required. (5 p.m.)
Change the grading option or variable of a course; Dec 6 Mar 14 Jun 6
dean's approval required. (5 p.m.)
Withdraw from a course; W grade assigned; Dec 6 Mar 14 Jun 6
dean's approval required. (5 p.m.)
Withdraw from the term. Readmission to the Dec 6 Mar 14 Jun 6
University required for future term. (5 p.m.)
Instruction Ends Dec 6 Mar 14 Jun 6
Final Examinations * Dec 7 - 13 Mar 15 - 21 Jun 7 - 12
Quarter Ends Dec 13 Mar 21 Jun 13
Deadline to submit final grades. (5 p.m.) Dec 19 Mar 27 Jun 19
Grades available in StudentAccess. (10 p.m.) Dec 19 Mar 27 Jun 19
Official transcripts available Dec 23 Mar 31 Jun 23
Degrees post to transcripts ** Feb 7, 2025 May 2, 2025 Jul 25, 2025
* See information regarding Religious Accommodation and Religious Observance.
** Official transcripts with degrees available the following day.
Holidays *, Recesses, Breaks,
and Special Ceremonies

Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Spring 2025

Academic and Administrative Holidays
Veterans Day Nov 11
Thanksgiving holiday Nov 28 - 29
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday Jan 20
Presidents' Day Feb 17
Cesar Chavez Day Mar 28
Memorial Day May 26
Winter Break Dec 16 - Jan 1
Winter Administrative Recess
Dec 24 - Jan 1
campus offices closed
Spring Break Mar 24 - 28
Commencement Dec 16 Jun 13 - 16
Graduate Hooding Jun 14
* Additional information regarding holidays can be found on our webpage on Religious Accommodation and Religious Observance.

Summer Session 2025

SS I SS 10WK SS II
Schedule of Classes available Mar 1 Mar 1 Mar 1
Juneteenth Jun 19
Instruction begins Jun 23 Jun 23 Aug 4
Independence Day observed Jul 4
Labor Day Sep 1
Instruction ends Jul 28 Aug 28 Sep 8
Final Examinations * Jul 29 - 30 Aug 29 Sep 9-10
Deadline to submit final grades Aug 6 Sep 8 Sep 16
Grades available in StudentAccess (10 p.m.) Aug 6 Sep 8 Sep 16
Official transcripts available Aug 8 Sep 10 Sep 18
Degrees post to transcripts Oct 24 Oct 24 Oct 24
(degree awarded date: Sep 10, 2025)
* See information regarding Religious Accommodation and Religious Observance.
University Registrar | www.reg.uci.edu revised 13 August 2024