Get ready for 2025 Summer Sessions!

Summer 2025 applications now open!

Summer Session 2025 Dates

  • Summer Session I: June 23 - August 1
  • Special Session: June 13 - September 12
  • Summer Session II: August 4 - September 12

Grow beyond your expectations with UC Davis Summer Sessions in California’s College Town of Davis.

With more than 700 courses available over two 6-week sessions and the Special Session with exciting courses offering varying start and end dates, UC Davis Summer Sessions provide students the opportunity to:

  • Get ahead
  • Catch up
  • Stay on track
  • Graduate early

Incoming transfer and first-year students, high school seniors and other college students are welcome to apply, too!

Summer Sessions, affectionately known as UC Davis’s Fourth Quarter, lets you concentrate on challenging courses a few courses at a time, meet new friends and learn more about the campus and Davis, the ultimate college town.

Current UC Davis students

Meet with your advisor now to prepare for 2025 Summer Sessions. Watch for your Pass Time email from the Office of the University Registrar in mid-April and enroll in Schedule Builder. One Pass Time is assigned and applies to all Summer Sessions.

Other students

Summer Sessions welcomes incoming new students entering UC Davis in fall 2025, students from other UC campuses or other universities, visitors to our campus, as well as UCD alumni. Join us! 

Announcements

Summer Scholars Writing Academy registration now open for session II!

Registration for session II of the Summer Scholars Writing Academy is now open! This program will help you immerse yourself into the world of writing! This is a free 6 week program open to all UC Davis students looking to engage in new writing situations that invite deeper engagement with audience, purpose and tone.

Session II will run from Aug. 5-Sept. 9 every Tuesday from 3 p.m to 4 p.m in person at the Writing Center, at the top of the Teaching and Learning Complex. Advance registration is required and closes one week before the beginning of the program.

Registration is now open!

Pass times have ended, and open registration for summer courses is now available on Schedule Builder. Students can register during the following hours:

Monday through Friday: 6:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Please note there will be registration freezes from June 15–18 and July 15–18. During these periods, you will not be able to make changes to your schedule.

Be sure to check our Events Page to add important deadlines and notices to your calendar.