Key Dates 2020-21

Two-column chart of key dates during the four quarters of the 2020-21 academic year, beginning with fall quarter 2020. The first column lists various important actions during a quarter; the second column lists the date or dates they occur on.
Fall Quarter 2020
Quarter Begins	September 26 Saturday
Instruction Begins	October 1 Thursday
Holidays	November 11, 26, 27 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Instruction Ends	December 11 Friday
Final Exams	December 14–18 Monday–Friday
Quarter Ends	December 18 Friday
Holidays (not falling within quarter)*	September 7, December 24, 25, 31, January 1, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Thursday, Friday
Campus closure*	Thursday, December 24, 2020–Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021
Days of Instruction	49
Winter Quarter 2021
Quarter Begins	January 4 Monday
Instruction Begins	January 4 Monday
Holidays	January 18, February 15 Monday, Monday
Instruction Ends	March 12 Friday
Final Exams	March 15–19 Monday–Friday
Quarter Ends	March 19 Friday
Holiday (not falling within the quarter)	March 26 Friday
Days of Instruction	48
Spring Quarter 2021
Quarter Begins	March 29 Monday
Instruction Begins	March 29 Monday
Holiday	May 31 Monday
Instruction Ends	June 4 Friday
Final Exams	June 7–10 Monday–Thursday
Quarter Ends	June 10 Thursday
Days of Instruction	49
Commencements	June 11–13 Friday–Sunday
Total Days of Instruction	146
Summer Quarter 2021
Quarter Begins	June 21 Monday
Instruction Begins	June 21 Monday
Holiday	July 5 Monday
Instruction Ends	August 27 Friday
Quarter Ends	August 27 Friday