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Academic Calendar
Find key academic dates and deadlines, including semester start and end dates, holidays and registration periods for the College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Bitonte College of Dentistry and College of Graduate Studies.
Detailed daily schedules for medicine and pharmacy students will be available in Canvas before each semester begins.
An accessible version of the academic calendars is available lower on this page.
Academic Year 2025-26
- Bitonte College of Dentistry
- College of Graduate Studies
- College of Medicine
- College of Pharmacy
- Semester Start & End Dates Final Grading Deadlines
Academic Year 2026-27
📅 2025-26 Academic Year
Fall 2025
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, Aug. 25 | Fall courses begin M1, M2, P1, P2, P3, D1, COGS |
| Friday, Aug. 29 | COGS first half semester courses add/drop ends |
| Monday, Sept. 1 | Labor Day – Campus closed |
| Tuesday, Sept. 2 | M4, P4 begins |
| Wednesday, Sept. 3 | COGS full semester courses add/drop end |
| Monday, Sept. 29 | Fall courses begin M3 |
| Saturday, Oct. 18 | COGS First half semester courses end |
| Monday, Oct. 20 | COGS Second half semester courses begin |
| Friday, Oct. 24 | COGS Second half semester courses add/drop ends |
| Tuesday, Nov. 11 | Veterans Day – Campus closed |
| Thurs & Fri, Nov. 27-28 | Thanksgiving holiday – Campus closed |
| Tuesday, Dec. 2 | Fall courses end P4 |
| Saturday, Dec. 13 | Fall courses end M1, M2, P1, P2, P3, D1, COGS |
| Sunday, Dec. 14 | Winter Break begins M1, M2, P1, P2, P3, D1, COGS |
| Friday, Dec. 19 | Fall courses end M4 |
| Saturday, Dec. 20 | Clinical recess begins M3, M4 |
| Wednesday, Dec. 25 | Clinical courses recess Anesthesia Y2 |
| Friday, Jan. 2 | Clinical courses resume Anesthesia Y2 |
| Sunday, Jan. 4 | Clinical courses end Anesthesia Y2, Y3 |
| Monday, Jan 5 | Clinical courses resume M3 |
| Friday, Feb. 27 | Fall courses end M3 |
Spring 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 | Spring courses begin P4 |
| Monday, Jan. 5 | Spring courses begin D1, M1, M2, M4, P1, P2, P3, COGS |
| Friday, Jan. 9 | COGS first half semester courses add/drop ends |
| Wednesday, Jan. 14 | COGS full semester courses add/drop ends |
| Monday, Jan. 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (closed) |
| Friday, Feb. 20 | COGS Anesthesia Class of 2028 White Coat Ceremony |
| Saturday, Feb. 28 | COGS first half semester courses end |
| Sunday – Sunday, March 1–8 | Spring Break |
| Monday, March 2 | Spring courses begin M3 |
| Monday, March 9 | Spring courses resume D1, M1, M2, P1, P2, P3, COGS full semester courses |
| Monday, March 9 | COGS second half semester courses begin |
| Friday, March 13 | COGS second half semester courses add/drop ends |
| Friday, March 20 | COM Residency Match Day |
| Friday, April 17 | Spring courses end M4 |
| Thursday, April 30 | Spring courses end P4 |
| Friday, May 1 | Spring courses end D1, M1, M2, P1, P2, P3, COGS, Anesthesia Y3 |
| Saturday, May 2 | Commencement |
| Sunday, May 3 | Anesthesia Y2 spring clinical course ends |
| Thursday, July 2 | Spring courses end M3 |
May Intersession 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, May 4 | May Intersession begins M1, P1, P2, P3, COGS |
| Tuesday, May 4 | COGS May Intersession courses drop/add ends |
| Saturday, May 23 | May Intersession ends M1, P1, P2, P3, COGS |
| Monday, May 25 | Memorial Day (campus closed) |
| Sunday, May 31 | Anesthesia Y2 May Intersession clinical courses ends |
Summer 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, June 1, 2026 | D2 and M3 Summer courses begin |
| Monday, June 1, 2026 | P4 Summer courses begin |
| Monday, June 1, 2026 | Full Summer and Summer 1 courses begin; Anesthesia clinical courses begin |
| Thursday, June 4, 2026 | COGS Summer 1 courses add/drop ends |
| Monday, June 8, 2026 | COGS Full Summer courses add/drop ends |
| Friday, June 19, 2026 | Juneteenth National Independence Day (closed) |
| Friday, July 3, 2026 | Independence Day (closed) |
| Monday, July 6, 2026 | M4 Summer courses begin |
| Mon – Thur, July 6-9, 2026 | College of Medicine Orientation M1 |
| Friday, July 10, 2026 | M1 Whitecoat Ceremony |
| Saturday, July 11, 2026 | COGS Summer 1 courses end |
| Monday, July 13, 2026 | M1 Summer courses begin |
| Monday, July 13, 2026 | COGS Summer 2 courses begin |
| Thursday, July 16, 2026 | COGS Summer 2 courses add/drop ends |
| Monday, July 27, 2026 | M2 Summer courses begin |
| Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026 | D2 Summer courses end |
| Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 | M3 Summer courses end |
| Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026 | M1, M2 Summer courses end |
| Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026 | COGS Summer courses end |
| Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026 | Anesthesia summer clinical courses end |
| Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 | M4 Summer courses end |
| Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 | P4 Summer courses end |