2005-06 UCI Academic & Administrative Calendar

- 146 Days of Instruction


Fall Quarter 2005 - 48 days of instruction
Registration period	Mon-Fri, May 23- Sep 16
Quarter begins	Mon, Sep 19
Orientation	Mon-Thu, Sep 19-22
Instruction begins	Fri, Sep 23
Veterans' Day Holiday*	Fri, Nov 11
Thanksgiving Holiday*	Thu-Fri, Nov 24-25
Instruction ends	Fri, Dec 2
Final examinations	Mon-Fri, Dec 5-9
Quarter ends	Fri, Dec 9
Christmas Holiday*	Fri & Mon, Dec 23-Dec 26
New Years Holiday*	Fri & Mon, Dec 30-Jan 2
Winter Quarter 2006 - 49 days of instruction
Registration period	Mon-Fri, Nov 14 - Dec 16
Quarter begins	Wed, Jan 4
Orientation	Wed-Thu, Jan 4-5
Instruction begins	Fri, Jan 6
Martin Luther King Jr., Holiday*	Mon, Jan 16
Presidents' Day Holiday*	Mon, Feb 20
Instruction ends	Fri, Mar 17
Final examinations	Mon-Fri, Mar 20-24
Quarter ends	Fri, Mar 24
Spring Quarter 2006 - 49 days of instruction
Registration period	Mon-Fri, Feb 27-Mar 17
Quarter begins	Wed, Mar 29
Orientation	Wed-Thur, Mar 29-30
Cesar Chavez Day Holiday*	Fri, Mar 31
Instruction begins	Mon, Apr 3
Memorial Day Holiday*	Mon, May 29
Instruction ends	Fri, Jun 9
Final examinations	Mon-Fri, Jun 12-16
Commencement	Fri-Sun, Jun 16-18
Quarter ends	Sat, Jun 17
Summer Session 2006
Summer Session I	Mon-Thu, June 26-Aug 3
Summer Session-10 Week	Mon-Fri, June 26-Sep 1
Summer Session II	Mon-Wed, Aug 7-Sep 13
Independence Day Holiday*	Tue, Jul 4
Labor Day Holiday*	Mon, Sep 4
Academic Calendar approved by Chancellor Ralph J. Cicerone on August 13, 2004. *Note: For exclusively represented employees, holidays are subject to the terms of existing collective bargaining agreements and/or meeting and conferring in accordance with the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA), as appropriate.