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Quarter Calendar
Until September 1966, credits were recorded as semester units. Since that time, UC Santa Barbara has operated on a quarter calendar, with three quarters per academic year and an optional summer session.
Length of Quarters
A quarter is 11 weeks composed of 10 weeks of instruction and a final exams week. Quarter calendar dates are found on the Office of the Registrar's Calendar Information page.
For more information on the campus calendar, please visit the General Catalog.
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