MD Program Academic Calendar 2025-2026
First Year
August
Date |
Event |
4 |
Monday, Introduction to the Medical Profession |
8 |
Friday, Medical Student Research Symposium |
11 |
Monday, Begin class, Clinical Skills Training Immersion |
22 |
Friday, End class, Clinical Skills Training Immersion |
25 |
Monday, Begin, Foundations of Patient Care 1 (FPC1) |
September
Date |
Event |
1 |
Monday, Labor Day, student holiday |
October
Date |
Event |
29 |
Wednesday, 8:30am – Registration for Spring opens |
November
Date |
Event |
4 |
Tuesday, 1:00pm - Online Registration for spring closes |
25 |
Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. –Begin Thanksgiving student holiday |
30 |
Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday Ends |
December
Date |
Event |
1 |
Monday, Classes resume |
19 |
Friday, 5:00 p.m., Begin Winter Break |
January
Date |
Event |
1 |
Thursday, New Year’s Day, student holiday |
5 |
Monday, Resume Foundations of Care 1 |
19 |
Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, student holiday |
26 |
Monday, End Foundations of Patient Care (FPC1) |
January
Date |
Event |
27 |
Tuesday, Begin class, Foundations of Patient Care 2 (FPC2) |
March
Date |
Event |
14 |
Saturday, Begin Spring Break MS1 |
22 |
Sunday, End Spring Break MS1 |
23 |
Monday, resume Foundations of Patient Care 2 |
May
Date |
Event |
25 |
Monday – Memorial Day – student holiday |
June
Date |
Event |
19 |
Friday, Juneteenth – student holiday |
26 |
Friday, End Class, Foundations of Patient Care (FPC2) |
29 |
Monday, Begin Consolidation and Integration of Medical Knowledge |
July
Date |
Event |
10 |
End class, Consolidation and Integration of Medical Knowledge |
Second Year
August
Date |
Event |
4 |
Monday, Begin Clinical Skills Intensive |
5 |
Tuesday, MS2 students register on-line for fall selectives |
8 |
Friday. SoM Annual Medical Student Research Symposium - MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
22 |
Friday, End Clinical Skills Intensive |
25 |
Monday, Begin sections 01; 16; 21; 41; 81 |
27 |
Wednesday, 3:00 p.m., Begin Clinical Skills Course (Longitudinal) |
29 |
Friday, End section 01 |
September
Date |
Event |
1 |
Monday, Labor Day, student holiday |
2 |
Tuesday, Begin section 02 |
5 |
Friday, End section 02 and 21 |
8 |
Tuesday, Begin section 03; 22 |
12 |
Friday, End section 03 |
15 |
Monday, Begin section 04 |
17 |
Wednesday 3:00 p.m., Begin Structural Determinants of Health and Disease (SDHD) |
19 |
Friday, End sections 04; 22; 41 |
22 |
Monday, Begin sections 05; 23; 42 |
24 |
Wednesday 3:00 p.m., Begin Clinical Skills Foundation 2 (CSF2) |
26 |
Friday, End section 05 |
29 |
Monday, Begin section 06 |
October
Date |
Event |
3 |
Friday, End sections 06; 23 |
6 |
Monday, Begin sections 07; 24 |
10 |
Friday, End section 07 |
13 |
Monday, Begin section 08 |
17 |
Friday, End sections 08; 24; 42; 81 |
20 |
Monday, Begin sections 09; 25; 43; 82 |
24 |
Friday, End section 09 |
27 |
Monday, Begin section 10 |
29 |
Wed., 8:30am – on-line registration for MS2 spring selectives |
31 |
Friday, End sections 10; 25 |
November
Date |
Event |
3 |
Monday, Begin sections 11; 26 |
4 |
Tuesday, 1:00 p.m., on-line registration for MS2 spring selectives Ends |
7 |
Friday, End section 11 |
10 |
Monday, Begin section 12 |
14 |
Friday, End sections 12; 26; 43 |
17 |
Monday, Begin sections 13; 27; 44 |
21 |
Friday, End section 13 |
24 |
Monday, Begin section 14 |
26 |
Wednesday, End sections 14; 27 |
26 |
Wednesday, noon, Begin Thanksgiving holiday |
30 |
Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday Ends |
December
Date |
Event |
1 |
Monday, Classes Resume |
1 |
Monday, Begin sections 15; 28 |
5 |
Friday, End section 15 |
8 |
Monday, Begin Section 17 |
12 |
Friday, End sections 16; 17; 28; 44; 82 |
13 |
Begin winter break |
January
Date |
Event |
1 |
Thursday, New Year’s Day, student holiday |
5 |
Monday, Begin sections 01; 16; 21; 41; 81 |
9 |
Friday, End section 01 |
12 |
Monday, Begin section 02 |
15 |
Friday, End sections 02; 21 |
19 |
Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr., student holiday |
20 |
Tuesday, Begin sections 03; 22 |
23 |
Friday, End section 03 |
26 |
Monday, Begin section 04 |
30 |
Friday, End classes in sections 04; 22; 41 |
February
Date |
Event |
2 |
Monday, Begin classes in sections 05; 23; 42 |
6 |
Friday, End section 05 |
9 |
Monday, Begin section 06 |
13 |
Friday, End sections 06; 23 |
16 |
Monday, Begin sections 07; 24 |
20 |
Friday, End section 07 |
23 |
Monday, Begin section 08 |
27 |
Friday, End sections 08; 24, 42; 81 |
March
Date |
Event |
2 |
Monday, Begin sections 09; 25; 43; 82 |
4-10 |
MS2 students register for summer selectives |
6 |
Friday, End section 09 |
9 |
Monday, Begin section 10 |
13 |
Friday, End sections 10; 25 |
16 |
Monday, Begin sections 11;26 |
20 |
Friday, End section 11 |
23 |
Monday, Begin section 12 |
27 |
Friday, End sections 12; 26; 43 |
30 |
Monday, Begin sections 13; 27; 44 |
April
Date |
Event |
3 |
Friday, End section 13 |
6 |
Monday, Begin section 14 |
10 |
Friday, End sections 14; 27 |
13 |
Monday, Begin sections 15; 28 |
17 |
Friday, End section 15 |
20 |
Monday, Begin section 17 |
24 |
Friday, End section 17; 28; 44; 82 |
24 |
Friday, End section 16 |
25 |
Saturday, Begin Spring Break |
TBD |
MS3 Registration for Fall opens |
May
Date |
Event |
3 |
Sunday, End Spring Break |
May
Date |
Event |
4 |
Monday, Begin sections 01; 16; 21; 41; 81 |
8 |
Friday, End section 01 |
11 |
Monday, Begin section 02 |
15 |
Friday, End sections 02; 21 |
18 |
Monday, Begin sections 03; 22 |
22 |
Friday, End section 03 |
25 |
Monday, Memorial Day Holiday, student holiday |
26 |
Tuesday, Begin section 04 |
29 |
Friday, End sections 04; 22; 41 |
29 |
Friday, noon deadline for rising Third Year (MS3) Registration form to the Third year coordinator |
June
Date |
Event |
1 |
Monday, Begin sections 05; 23; 42 |
5 |
Friday, End section 05 |
5 |
Friday, 1pm MS3- Online Registration, fall 2025 closes |
8 |
Monday, Begin section 06 |
12 |
Friday, End sections 06; 23 |
12 |
Friday, Online Registration - 3rd Year, Fall ends |
15 |
Monday, Begin section 07; 24 |
17 |
Wednesday, End Clinical Skills Foundation 2 |
18 |
Thursday, End section 07 |
19 |
Friday, Juneteenth, student holiday |
22 |
Monday, Begin section 08 |
26 |
Friday, End sections 08; 24; 42; 81 |
29 |
Monday, Begin sections 09; 25; 43; 82 |
July
Date |
Event |
2 |
Thursday, End section 09 |
3 |
Friday, Independence Day, student holiday observed |
6 |
Monday, Begin section 10 |
10 |
Friday, End sections 10; 25 |
13 |
Monday, Begin sections 11; 26 |
17 |
Friday, End section 11 |
20 |
Monday, Begin section 12 |
22 |
Wednesday, End Structural Determinants of Health Disease (SDHD) |
24 |
Friday, End classes in sections 12; 26; 43 |
27 |
Monday, Begin sections 13; 27; 44 |
31 |
Friday, End section 13 |
August
Date |
Event |
3 |
Monday, Begin section 14 |
7 |
Friday, End sections 14; 27 |
7 |
Friday, SoM Annual Medical Student Research Symposium - MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
10 |
Monday, Begin sections 15; 28 |
12 |
Wednesday, End Clinical Skills Course |
14 |
Friday, End section 15 |
17 |
Monday, Begin section 17 |
21 |
Friday, End sections 16; 17; 28; 44; 82 |
Third Year
August
Date |
Event |
7 |
Thursday, poster presentations – MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
8 |
Friday, SoM Annual Medical Student Research Symposium – MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
25 |
Monday, Third Year Scholarly Year Begins |
28 |
Thursday, MS3 Begin QMDM Medical Statistics |
September
Date |
Event |
1 |
Monday, Labor Day, student holiday |
October
Date |
Event |
29 |
Wednesday, 8:30am – spring registration opens |
November
Date |
Event |
4 |
Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. MS3 registration for spring closes. |
26 |
Wednesday, noon, Begin Thanksgiving holiday |
30 |
Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday Ends |
December
Date |
Event |
1 |
Monday, Classes resume |
12 |
Friday, MS3 End QMDM Medical Statistics |
13 |
Saturday, Winter Break begins |
**Research Ethics due 30 days after start date**
January
Date |
Event |
1 |
Thursday, New Year’s Day, student holiday |
5 |
Monday, Research Resumes |
6 |
Tuesday, Begin QMDM Evidence Based Medicine |
19 |
Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr., student holiday |
March
Date |
Event |
4-10 |
Registration for summer term |
April
Date |
Event |
3 |
Friday, End QMDM Evidence Based Medicine |
May
Date |
Event |
1 |
Friday, End Spring term |
May
Date |
Event |
4 |
Monday, Begin Summer Term |
25 |
Monday, Memorial Day – student holiday |
30 |
Friday, MS3 SWPs due (9 month deadline) |
June
Date |
Event |
2 |
Monday, Summer 42 begins |
19 |
Friday, Juneteenth – student holiday; |
July
Date |
Event |
3 |
Friday, Independence Day, student holiday observed |
August
Date |
Event |
6 |
Thursday, Poster Presentations – MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
7 |
Friday, SoM Annual Medical Student Research Symposium – MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
Third year start dates and thesis (SWP) deadlines must be approved PRIOR to the third year registration form due date
Fourth Year
March
Date |
Event |
5-11 |
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. Registration for rising MS4, summer |
13 |
Thursday, 8:30 a.m., Drop/Add begins for summer 43, 44 |
April
Date |
Event |
2 |
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Registration for Rising MS4, Fall opens |
8 |
Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. registration closes |
9 |
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – Drop/Add for Fall opens. |
May
Date |
Event |
5 |
Monday, Begin classes in sections 41, 81 |
26 |
Monday, Memorial Day – student holiday |
30 |
Friday, End classes in section 41 |
June
Date |
Event |
2 |
Monday, Begin classes in section 42 |
6 |
Fri., 1:00 p.m. – Drop/Add Ends for summer, sections 82, 43, 44 (MS4) |
19 |
Thursday, Juneteenth, student holiday |
27 |
Friday, End classes in sections 81, 42 |
30 |
Monday, Begin classes in sections 82, 43 |
July
Date |
Event |
4 |
Friday, Independence Day, student holiday |
25 |
Friday, end classes section 43 |
28 |
Monday, Begin classes in section 44 |
August
Date |
Event |
8 |
Friday, 1:00pm, Drop/Add Fall MS4 sections 41, 42, 81 ends |
8 |
Friday, SoM Annual Medical Student Research Symposium – MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
22 |
Friday, End classes in sections 82, 44 |
August
Date |
Event |
25 |
Monday, MS4 Begin section 41, section 81, Capstone |
September
Date |
Event |
1 |
Monday, Labor Day, student holiday |
19 |
Friday, MS4 End section 41 |
22 |
Monday, MS4 Begin section 42 |
25 |
Thursday, MS4, GRADES FOR 41 ARE DUE |
26 |
Friday, Drop/add, fall, Sections 82, 43, 44 (MS4) ends |
October
Date |
Event |
17 |
Friday, MS4 End section 42, 81 |
20 |
Monday, MS4 Begin 43, 82 |
29 |
Wednesday, 8:30am – spring registration opens |
November
Date |
Event |
4 |
Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. MS3 registration for spring closes. |
10 |
Monday., 8:30 a.m. MS4 Drop/Add for spring opens |
14 |
Friday, MS4 End section 43 |
17 |
Monday, MS4 Begin section 44 |
26 |
Wednesday, noon, Begin Thanksgiving holiday |
30 |
Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday ends |
December
Date |
Event |
1 |
Classes resume, sections 44; 82 |
12 |
Friday, MS4 End sections 44, 82 |
13 |
Saturday, Winter Break begins |
19 |
Friday, 1:00 pm, MS4 on-line Drop/Add for spring, sections 81, 41 and 42 Ends |
January
Date |
Event |
1 |
Thursday, New Year’s Day, student holiday |
5 |
Monday, MS4 Begin sections 41, 81, 16 |
19 |
Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr., student holiday |
30 |
Friday, End section 41 |
February
Date |
Event |
2 |
Monday, Begin section 42 |
6 |
Friday, Drop/Add period for spring, sections 82, 43, 44 closes |
27 |
Friday, End sections 42 and 81 |
March
Date |
Event |
2 |
Monday, Begin required CAPSTONE LIVE- MANDATORY ATTENDANCE |
2 |
Monday, Begin sections 43, 82 |
20 |
Friday, MS4 MATCH DAY |
27 |
Required CAPSTONE LIVE group session ends |
27 |
Friday, End section 43 |
30 |
Monday, Begin section 44 |
April
Date |
Event |
24 |
Friday, MS4 End sections 44, 82, and 16 |
May
Date |
Event |
4 |
Monday, Noon; ALL MS4 Grades Due (to clear students for Graduation) |
8-10 |
Friday through Sunday, Graduation Activities |
NOTE: ALL GRADES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR BY SPECIFIED DATE IN ORDER FOR STUDENTS TO BE APPROVED FOR GRADUATION
Academic Calendar Key
Terms
Code |
Length of Term |
16 |
Full length of the term |
41 |
1st four weeks of term |
42 |
2nd four weeks of term |
43 |
3rd four weeks of term |
44 |
4th four weeks of term |
81 |
1st eight weeks of term |
82 |
2nd eight weeks of term |
Clerkships
Code |
Clerkship Terms |
21 |
1st two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
22 |
2nd two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
23 |
3rd two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
24 |
4th two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
25 |
5th two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
26 |
6th two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
27 |
7th two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
28 |
8th two-weeks, two-week clerkship |
Selectives
Code |
Selective Term |
01 |
1st week of term, one-week selective |
02 |
2nd week of term, one-week selective |
03 |
3rd week of term, one-week selective |
04 |
4th week of term, one-week selective |
05 |
5th week of term, one-week selective |
06 |
6th week of term, one-week selective |
07 |
7th week of term, one-week selective |
08 |
8th week of term, one-week selective |
09 |
9th week of term, one-week selective |
10 |
10th week of term, one-week selective |
11 |
11th week of term, one-week selective |
12 |
12th week of term, one-week selective |
13 |
13th week of term, one-week selective |
14 |
14th week of term, one-week selective |
15 |
15th week of term, one-week selective |
17 |
16th week of term, one-week selective |
Approved School of Medicine Holidays for Medical Students
(subject to change)
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day (falls during Winter Break)
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Academic Calendar Approved by Curriculum Committee: 10/2/2024