Academic Calendar
USC Academic Calendar
USC’s academic calendar provides an overview of significant milestones in an academic year. Information includes official start and end dates for classes, observed holidays, spring break, fall and winter recess, and official registration and graduation dates.
Academic Calendar 2024-2025
The Academic Calendar identifies those instructional days and those days regarded as holidays for students, graduate students and graduate student workers. For information about recognized University holidays for faculty and staff, please refer to the Calendars and Holidays and Paid University Holidays policies in USC Employee Gateway.
Fall Semester 2024
68 instructional days
| Open Registration | Mon-Fri | August 19-23 |
| Move-In | Wed | August 21 |
| Classes Begin | Mon | August 26 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Mon | September 2 |
| Fall Recess | Thu-Fri | October 10-11 |
| Veterans Day Holiday | Mon | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wed-Sun | November 27-December 1 |
| Classes End | Fri | December 6 |
| Study Days | Sat-Tue | December 7-10 |
| Exams | Wed-Wed | December 11-18 |
| Winter Recess | Thu-Sun | December 19-January 12 |
| Winter Holiday | Wed-Wed | December 25-January 1 |
Spring Semester 2025
73 instructional days
| Open Registration | Thu-Fri | January 9-10 |
| Classes Begin | Mon | January 13 |
| Martin Luther King’s Birthday Holiday | Mon | January 20 |
| President’s Day Holiday | Mon | February 17 |
| Spring Recess | Sun-Sun | March 16-23 |
| Classes End | Fri | May 2 |
| Study Days | Sat-Tue | May 3-6 |
| Exams | Wed-Wed | May 7-14 |
| Commencement Week | Wed-Sat | May 14-17 |
Summer Session 2025
57 instructional days
| Registration | Mon-Tue | May 19-20 |
| Classes Begin | Wed | May 21 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | Mon | May 26 |
| Juneteenth Holiday | Thu | June 19 |
| Independence Day Holiday | Fri | July 4 |
| Classes End | Tue | August 12 |
Academic Calendar 2025-2026
Fall Semester 2025
68 instructional days
| Open Registration | Mon-Fri | August 18-22 |
| Move-In | Wed | August 20 |
| Classes Begin | Mon | August 25 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Mon | September 1 |
| Fall Recess | Thu-Fri | October 9-10 |
| Veterans Day Holiday | Tue | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wed-Sun | November 26-30 |
| Classes End | Fri | December 5 |
| Study Days | Sat-Wed | December 6-9 |
| Exams | Wed-Wed | December 10-17 |
| Winter Recess | Thu-Sun | December 18-January 11 |
| Winter Holiday | TBD | TBD |
Spring Semester 2026
73 instructional days
| Open Registration | Thu-Fri | January 8-9 |
| Classes Begin | Mon | January 12 |
| Martin Luther King’s Birthday Holiday | Mon | January 19 |
| President’s Day Holiday | Mon | February 16 |
| Spring Recess | Sun-Sun | March 15-22 |
| Classes End | Fri | May 1 |
| Study Days | Sat-Tue | May 2-5 |
| Exams | Wed-Wed | May 6-13 |
| Commencement | Fri | May 15 |
Summer Session 2026
57 instructional days
| Registration | Mon-Tue | May 18-19 |
| Classes Begin | Wed | May 20 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | Mon | May 25 |
| Juneteenth Holiday | Fri | June 19 |
| Independence Day Holiday | Fri-Sat | July 3-4 |
| Classes End | Tue | August 11 |
Academic Calendar 2026-2027
Fall Semester 2026
68 instructional days
| Open Registration | Mon-Fri | August 17-21 |
| Move-In | Wed | August 19 |
| Classes Begin | Mon | August 24 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Mon | September 7 |
| Fall Recess | Thu-Fri | October 8-9 |
| Veterans Day Holiday | Wed | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wed-Sun | November 25-29 |
| Classes End | Fri | December 4 |
| Study Days | Sat-Tue | December 5-8 |
| Exams | Wed-Wed | December 9-16 |
| Winter Recess | Thu-Sun | December 17-January 10 |
| Winter Holiday | TBD | TBD |
Spring Semester 2027
73 instructional days
| Open Registration | Thu-Fri | January 7-8 |
| Classes Begin | Mon | January 11 |
| Martin Luther King’s Birthday | Mon | January 18 |
| President’s Day | Mon | February 15 |
| Spring Recess | Sun-Sun | March 14-21 |
| Classes End | Fri | April 30 |
| Study Days | Sat-Tue | May 1-4 |
| Exams | Wed-Wed | May 5-12 |
| Commencement | Fri | May 14 |
Summer Session 2027
57 instructional days
| Registration | Mon-Tue | May 17-18 |
| Classes Begin | Wed | May 19 |
| Memorial Day | Mon | May 31 |
| Juneteenth | Fri | June 18 |
| Independence Day | Mon | July 4-5 |
| Classes End | Wed | August 11 |
Academic Calendar 2027-2028
Fall Semester 2027
68 instructional days
| Open Registration | Mon-Fri | August 16-20 |
| Move-In | Wed | August 18 |
| Classes Begin | Mon | August 23 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Mon | September 6 |
| Fall Recess | Thu-Fri | October 7-8 |
| Veterans Day Holiday | Thu | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wed-Sun | November 24-28 |
| Classes End | Fri | December 3 |
| Study Days | Sat-Tue | December 4-7 |
| Exams | Wed-Wed | December 8-15 |
| Winter Recess | Thu-Sun | December 16-January 9 |
| Winter Holiday | TBD | TBD |
Spring Semester 2028
73 instructional days
| Open Registration | Thu-Fri | January 6-7 |
| Classes Begin | Mon | January 10 |
| Martin Luther King’s Birthday | Mon | January 17 |
| President’s Day | Mon | February 14 |
| Spring Recess | Sun-Sun | March 12-19 |
| Classes End | Fri | April 28 |
| Study Days | Sat-Tue | April 29-May 2 |
| Exams | Wed-Wed | May 3-10 |
| Commencement | Fri | May 12 |
Summer Session 2028
57 instructional days
| Registration | Mon-Tue | May 15-16 |
| Classes Begin | Wed | May 17 |
| Memorial Day | Mon | May 29 |
| Juneteenth | Mon | June 19 |
| Independence Day | Mon | July 3-4 |
| Classes End | Tue | August 8 |
Academic Calendar 2028-2029
Fall Semester 2028
68 instructional days
| Open Registration | Mon-Fri | August 14-18 |
| Move-In | Wed | August 16 |
| Classes Begin | Mon | August 21 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Mon | September 4 |
| Fall Recess | Thu-Fri | October 5-6 |
| Veterans Day Holiday | Sat | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wed-Sun | November 22-26 |
| Classes End | Fri | December 1 |
| Study Days | Sat-Tue | December 2-5 |
| Exams | Wed-Wed | December 6-13 |
| Winter Recess | Thu-Sun | December 14-January 7 |
| Winter Holiday | TBD | TBD |
Spring Semester 2029
73 instructional days
| Open Registration | Thu-Fri | January 4-5 |
| Classes Begin | Mon | January 8 |
| Martin Luther King’s Birthday | Mon | January 15 |
| President’s Day | Mon | February 19 |
| Spring Recess | Sun-Sun | March 11-18 |
| Classes End | Fri | April 27 |
| Study Days | Sat-Tue | April 28-May 1 |
| Exams | Wed-Wed | May 2-9 |
| Commencement | Fri | May 11 |
Summer Session 2029
57 instructional days
| Registration | Mon-Tue | May 14-15 |
| Classes Begin | Wed | May 16 |
| Memorial Day | Mon | May 28 |
| Juneteenth | Tue | June 19 |
| Independence Day | Wed | July 4 |
| Classes End | Wed | August 7 |