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.
Labor Day holiday: Monday, September 7
Fall Session 2026
Registration: Opens Friday, July 31
Catalog Coming Soon
Application Deadline: Friday, August 21
Quarter begins: Tuesday, August 25
Instruction begins: Thursday, September 24
Drop Deadline: Friday, October 9
Instruction ends: Friday, December 4
Holidays: The Longevity Center and all other campus offices will be closed.
November 11, November 26 & 27, December 24 & 25, December 21- January 1
