The term calendar shows detailed dates and deadlines for each term of the academic year. Archived links are not updated.
2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing students can check MyUCLA for assigned enrollment appointments | Jun 1 | Oct 26, 2020 | Jan 25 | - |
| First day for continuing students to petition for residence classification | Jun 1 | Nov 1 | Feb 1 | - |
| Schedule of Classes online | Jun 17 | Oct 26 | Jan 26 | - |
| MyUCLA priority pass enrollment appointments begin | Jun 24 | Nov 9 | Feb 8 | - |
| MyUCLA first pass enrollment appointments begin | Jun 29 | Nov 12 | Feb 11 | - |
| MyUCLA graduate pass enrollment appointments begin | Jun 29 | Nov 12 | Feb 11 | - |
| Summer 2021 travel study registration opens | - | - | - | Nov 18 |
| Summer 2021 registration opens for UCLA students only | - | - | - | Feb 1 |
| MyUCLA second pass enrollment appointments begin | Jul 6 | Nov 19 | Feb 18 | - |
| Summer 2021 registration opens for all students | - | - | - | Feb 15 |
| Last day to file undergraduate readmission application | Aug 15 | Nov 25 | Feb 25 | - |
| Check MyUCLA for registration fees assessment | Aug 20 | Nov 19 | Feb 18 | - |
| Summer 2021 travel study financial aid application online | - | - | - | Mar 1 |
| Last day to file residence petition (continuing students only) | Sep 1 | Dec 1 | Mar 1 | - |
| Last day to file in absentia registration petition at Graduate Division Academic Services | Sep 4 | Dec 4 | Mar 5 | - |
| Labor Day holiday | Sep 7 | - | - | - |
| Last day to waive UCSHIP student health insurance | - | Dec 20 | Mar 20 | - |
| WEEK 0 | ||||
| Financial aid disburses to BruinBill | Sep 21 | Dec 28 | Mar 19 | - |
| Last day to pay registration fees without penalty | Sep 25 | Dec 28 | - | - |
| Last day to submit doctoral advancement to candidacy request for NRST reduction | Sep 25 | Dec 23 | Mar 23 | - |
| Last day to waive UCSHIP student health insurance | Sep 27 | - | - | - |
| Quarter begins | Sep 28 | - | Mar 24 | See summer sessions details |
| Late registration fees automatically assessed to students not paid | Sep 30 | - | - | - |
| Instruction begins | Oct 1 | - | - | - |
| Financial aid application (FAFSA and California Dream Act) for 2021-22 academic year online | Oct 1 | - | - | - |
| Last day to pay registration fees without penalty | - | - | Mar 25 | - |
| Classes dropped if fees not paid by 5 p.m. | Oct 2 | - | Mar 25 | - |
| César Chávez holiday | - | - | Mar 26 | - |
| WEEK 1 | ||||
| Quarter begins | - | Jan 4, 2021 | - | - |
| Instruction begins | - | Jan 4 | Mar 29 | - |
| Last day to submit filing fee application at Graduate Division Academic Services | Oct 6 | Jan 5 | Mar 30 | Aug 31 |
| Late registration fees automatically assessed to students not paid | - | Jan 7 | Mar 29 | - |
| Summer 2021 financial aid application for UCLA continuing students online | - | - | - | Apr 1 |
| Summer 2021 travel study financial aid application deadline | - | - | - | Apr 2 |
| WEEK 2 | ||||
| Study list becomes official at 11:59 p.m. | Oct 16 | Jan 15 | Apr 9 | - |
| Classes dropped for nonpayment and wait lists dropped at 11:59 p.m. | Oct 16 | Jan 15 | Apr 9 | - |
| Last day to enroll without late study list fee through MyUCLA | Oct 16 | Jan 15 | Apr 9 | - |
| Last day to drop impacted classes by 11:59 p.m. | Oct 16 | Jan 15 | Apr 9 | - |
| Last day to change study list (add/drop) without fee through MyUCLA | - | Jan 15 | Apr 9 | - |
| Last day to file undergraduate tuition reduction request with College or school | Oct 16 | Jan 15 | Apr 9 | - |
| Last day to declare bachelor’s degree candidacy for current term, with fee depending on units completed | Oct 16 | Jan 15 | Apr 9 | - |
| Last day to file master’s degree advancement to candidacy petition with major department | Oct 16 | Jan 15 | Apr 9 | - |
| Last day to file graduate leave of absence petition with Graduate Division Academic Services | Oct 16 | Jan 15 | Apr 9 | - |
| WEEK 3 | ||||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday | - | Jan 18 | - | - |
| Last day for undergraduates to add classes without fee through MyUCLA | Oct 23 | - | - | - |
| Last day for undergraduates to add classes with per-class fee through MyUCLA | - | Jan 22 | Apr 16 | - |
| Reduced units audit of undergraduates approved by College/school for reduced tuition; must be enrolled in 10 or fewer units to be eligible | Oct 23 | Jan 22 | Apr 16 | - |
| Financial aid audit census date; enrolled units verified to determine eligibility for term | Oct 23 | Jan 22 | Apr 16 | - |
| Last day to submit UC intercampus exchange application to Graduate Division Academic Services | Oct 23 | Jan 22 | Apr 16 | - |
| WEEK 4 | ||||
| Last day to drop nonimpacted classes without fee or transcript notation through MyUCLA | Oct 30 | - | - | - |
| Last day to drop nonimpacted classes with per-class fee through MyUCLA, without transcript notation | - | Jan 29 | Apr 23 | - |
| Undergraduate course materials fees assessed based on enrollment | Oct 30 | Jan 29 | Apr 23 | - |
| WEEK 5 | ||||
| Summer 2021 UCLA financial aid priority deadline for continuing students | - | - | - | - |
| WEEK 6 | ||||
| Veterans Day holiday | Nov 11 | - | - | - |
| WEEK 7 | ||||
| Presidents’ Day holiday | - | Feb 15 | - | - |
| Last day to drop nonimpacted classes (Letters and Science undergraduates) with transcript notation through MyUCLA | Nov 20 | - | - | - |
| Last day to drop nonimpacted classes (Letters and Science undergraduates) with per-class fee and transcript notation through MyUCLA | - | Feb 19 | May 14 | - |
| Deadline for graduate students to pay deferred registration fees | Nov 20 | Feb 19 | May 14 | - |
| WEEK 8 | ||||
| Thanksgiving holiday | Nov 26-27 | - | - | - |
| WEEK 9 | ||||
| Last day for undergraduates to change grading basis on optional P/NP courses, with per-class fee through MyUCLA | Dec 4 | Mar 5 | May 28 | - |
| Deadline to file FAFSA and California Dream Act applications for 2021-22 academic year | - | Mar 2 | - | - |
| WEEK 10 | ||||
| Memorial Day holiday | - | - | May 31 | - |
| Instruction ends | Dec 11 | Mar 12 | Jun 4 | - |
| Last day to withdraw from current term; for retroactive withdrawal, consult with College or school advising office | Dec 11 | Mar 12 | Jun 4 | - |
| Last day to drop nonimpacted classes (Letters and Science undergraduates) by petition with instructor approval, per-class fee, and transcript notation | Dec 11 | Mar 12 | Jun 4 | - |
| Last day for graduate students to change grading basis of optional S/U-graded courses with per-class fee through MyUCLA | Dec 11 | Mar 12 | Jun 4 | - |
| Last day for graduate students to add/drop classes with per-class fee through MyUCLA | Dec 11 | Mar 12 | Jun 4 | - |
| FINALS WEEK | ||||
| Common final examinations | Dec 12-13 | Mar 13-14 | Jun 5-6 | - |
| Final examinations | Dec 14-18 | Mar 15-19 | Jun 7-11 | - |
| Last day to complete graduate degree requirements by 5 p.m. | Dec 18 | Mar 19 | Jun 11 | Sep 10 |
| Quarter ends | Dec 18 | Mar 19 | Jun 11 | Sep 10 |
| Commencement weekend (by College/school) | - | - | Jun 11-13 | - |
| POST TERM | ||||
| Winter campus closure | Dec 21-23 | - | - | - |
| Christmas holiday | Dec 24-25 | - | - | - |
| Winter campus closure | Dec 28-30 | - | - | - |
| Obtain GPA for term grades through MyUCLA | Dec 30 | Mar 31 | Jun 23 | - |
| New Year’s holiday | Dec 31- Jan 1, 2021 | - | - | - |
| Degree appears on transcript | Jan 29 | Apr 23 | July 23 | - |
| SUMMER SESSIONS | ||||
| Summer session A – 3 weeks | - | - | - | Jun 21- Jul 9 |
| Summer session A – 6 weeks | - | - | - | Jun 21- Jul 30 |
| Summer session A – 8 weeks | - | - | - | Jun 21- Aug 13 |
| Summer session A – 9 weeks | - | - | - | Jun 21- Aug 20 |
| Summer session A – 10 weeks | - | - | - | Jun 21- Aug 27 |
| Independence Day holiday | - | - | - | Jul 5 |
| Summer session B – 3 weeks | - | - | - | Jul 12-30 |
| Summer session C – 3 weeks | - | - | - | Aug 2-20 |
| Summer session C – 6 weeks | - | - | - | Aug 2- Sep 10 |
| Summer session D – 3 weeks | - | - | - | Aug 23- Sep 10 |
| Degree appears on transcript | - | - | - | Oct 22 |
Updated February 26, 2020. Dates and deadlines are subject to change.