Program Benefits & Calendar
- Located at a world-renowned university home to Nobel Laureates and Fulbright Scholars
- Attend classes taught by distinguished UCLA professors
- Choose from hundreds of classes in over 100 academic departments
- No tests, papers or grades
- Intergenerational experience with bright undergraduate students
- Access to an external user UCLA library card
- No annual membership fees
- Studies have shown that lifelong learning can be associated with better memory and cognitive skills, improved mood, and better health and well-being
Summer Session 2026 offers two 6 week sessions (A & C) Senior Scholars Summer 2026 Catalog
Registration: Opens Friday, May 1
Application Deadline:Friday, May 31 & July 10
Quarter begins: Monday, June 22
Instruction begins: Monday, June 22 & August 3
Drop Deadline: Thursday, July 2 & Friday August 14
Instruction ends: Friday, August 1 & September 12
Upcoming Holidays: The Longevity Center and all other campus offices will be closed.
Juneteenth holiday: Friday June 19
Independence Day holiday: Friday, July 3
Labor Day holiday: Monday, September 7
Spring Session 2026 (In progress)
Registration: Friday, January 30 - Registration is now CLOSED
Application Deadline: Friday, February 27
Quarter begins: Wednesday, March 25
Instruction begins: Monday, March 30
Drop Deadline: Friday, April 10
Instruction ends: Friday, June 5
Upcoming Holidays: The Longevity Center and all other campus offices will be closed.
Cesar Chavez holiday, Friday March 27
Memorial Day holiday, Monday, May 25
