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2025-26 Housing Calendar

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Dates Events
May 1 through
September 15, 2025		 Filing period for meal plan changes effective fall quarter. Submit change at studenthousing.ucsc.edu
September 17, 2025* Due date for fall quarter housing payment/payment plan.
September 20, 2025 Residences open. First meal served is brunch. Some residences may require an earlier move-in. See move-in schedule at housing.ucsc.edu/move-in
September 25, 2025 Instruction begins for fall quarter.
November 1-15, 2025 Filing period for meal plan changes effective winter quarter (January 2, 2026). Submit change at studenthousing.ucsc.edu
November 26, 2025 Fall Break begins. Last meal served is lunch.
November 26-30, 2025 Fall break: Residences remain open during the Thanksgiving holiday; however, dining hall access is limited. Check dining.ucsc.edu/calendar for details.
November 30, 2025 Dining service resumes. First meal served is dinner. Check dining.ucsc.edu/calendar for details.
December 8, 2025 Finals begin.
December 12, 2025 Finals and fall quarter end. Last meal served is dinner.
December 13, 2025

Residences close at 12 noon.

Contract end date for students moving out at the end of fall quarter.
December 17, 2025* Due date for winter quarter housing payment/payment plan.
January 2, 2026 Residences reopen at 10:00 a.m.
First meal served is dinner. Check dining.ucsc.edu/calendar for details.
January 5, 2026 Instruction begins for winter quarter.
February 1-15, 2026 Filing period for meal plan changes effective spring quarter (March 29, 2026). Submit change at studenthousing.ucsc.edu.
March 16, 2026 Finals begin.
March 20, 2026 Finals and winter quarter end. Last meal served is dinner.
March 21, 2026 Contract end date for students moving out at the end of winter quarter.
March 21–28, 2026 Spring Break: Residences remain open.
March 24, 2026* Due date for spring quarter housing payment/payment plan.
March 29, 2026 Residences open at 10:00 a.m. for new residents. First meal served is dinner.
March 30, 2026 Instruction begins for spring quarter.
June 8, 2026 Finals begin.
June 11, 2026 Finals and spring quarter end.
June 12, 2026 Residences close at 12 noon. Last meal served is brunch. See Move-out Information.

As noted in the Housing Contract/Terms and Conditions, schedule and dining/meal plan subject to change without notice.

* Due dates subject to change

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