File photo of the University of California, Berkeley campus and main library. (Photo by David Butow/Corbis via Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - The University of California announced Monday that it is planning for a return to primarily in-person instruction systemwide starting fall 2021.The announcement was made in order to enable prospective and current students, as well as their families, to understand UC's goal well in advance "amid the uncertainties of the pandemic," the office of UC President Michael V.