MD Program Academic Calendar 2027-2028

All Calendar and Registration dates are Subject to Change

First Year

August

DateEvent
2Monday, Introduction to the Medical Profession 
9Monday, Begin class, Clinical Skills Training Immersion
20Friday, End class, Clinical Skills Training Immersion
23Monday, Begin, Foundations of Patient Care 1 (FPC1)

September

DateEvent
6Monday, Labor Day, student holiday

October

DateEvent
7Thursday, 5:00 pm, Medical Student Research Symposium Poster Presentation- mandatory attendance
8Friday, 8:00 am, Medical Student Research Symposium Plenary – mandatory attendance
27Wednesday, 8:30am – Registration for Spring opens 

November

DateEvent
23Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. –Begin Thanksgiving student holiday
28Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday Ends
29Monday, Classes resume

December

DateEvent
17Friday, 5:00 p.m., Begin Winter Break 
31Friday, New Year’s Day holiday observed

January

DateEvent
3Monday, Resume Foundations of Care 1
17Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, student holiday   
24Monday, End Foundations of Patient Care (FPC1)

January

DateEvent
25Tuesday, Begin class, Foundations of Patient Care 2 (FPC2)

March

DateEvent
11Saturday, Begin Spring Break MS1 
19Sunday, End Spring Break MS1 
20Monday, resume Foundations of Patient Care 2

May

DateEvent
29Monday – Memorial Day – student holiday
30Tuesday, classes resume after Memorial Day holiday

June

DateEvent
19Monday, Juneteenth – student holiday 
23Friday, End Class, Foundations of Patient Care (FPC2)
26Monday, Begin Consolidation and Integration of Medical Knowledge 

July

DateEvent
4Tuesday, Independence Day holiday 
5Wednesday, Classes resume after Independence Day holiday observed 
7Friday, End class, Consolidation and Integration of Medical Knowledge

Second Year

August

DateEvent
9Monday, Begin Clinical Skills Intensive 
10MS2 students register on-line for fall selectives 
21Saturday, End Clinical Skills Intensive 
23Monday, Begin sections 16; 21; 41; 81
25Wednesday, 3:00 p.m., Begin Clinical Skills Course (Longitudinal) 

September

DateEvent
3Friday, End section 21
6Monday, Labor Day, student holiday
7Tuesday, Begin section 22
15Wednesday 3:00 p.m., Begin Structural Determinants of Health and Disease (SDHD)
17Friday, End sections 22; 41
20Monday, Begin sections 23; 42
22Wednesday 3:00 p.m., Begin Clinical Skills Foundation 2 (CSF2)

October

DateEvent
1Friday, End sections 23
4Monday, Begin sections 24
7Thursday, 5:00 pm, Medical Student Research Symposium Poster Presentation- mandatory attendance
8Friday, 8:00 am, Medical Student Research Symposium Plenary – mandatory attendance   
15Friday, End sections 24; 42; 81 
18Monday, Begin sections 25; 43; 82
29Friday, End section 25

November

DateEvent
1         Monday, Begin section 26
1Monday,, 8:30am –begin on-line registration for MS2 spring selectives
8Tuesday, 1:00 p.m., on-line registration for MS2 spring selectives ends  
12Friday, End sections 26; 43
15Monday, Begin sections 27; 44
24Wednesday, End section 27   
24Wednesday, noon, Begin Thanksgiving holiday
28Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday Ends
29Monday, Classes Resume; begin section 28

December

DateEvent
3Friday, End section 15     
6Monday, Begin Section 17
10Friday, End sections 16; 17; 28; 44; 82
11Begin Winter Break
31Friday, New Year’s Day holiday observed

January

DateEvent
3Monday, Begin sections 16; 21; 41; 81   
14Friday, End section 21
17Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr., student holiday
18Tuesday, Begin section 22 
28Friday, End classes in sections 22; 41
31Monday, Begin classes sections 23; 42 

February

DateEvent
11Friday, End section 23 
14Monday, Begin section 24
25Friday, End sections 24, 42; 81 
28Monday, Begin sections 25; 43; 82

March

DateEvent
8-14MS2 students register for summer selectives 
10Friday, End sections 25
13Monday, Begin section 26 
24Friday, End sections 26; 43
27Monday, Begin sections 27; 44

April

DateEvent
7Friday, End section 27 
10Monday, Begin section 28
12Wednesday, MS3 Fall Registration opens
21Friday, End sections 16; 28; 44; 82 
23Saturday, Begin Spring Break
30Sunday, End Spring Break

May

DateEvent
1Monday, Begin sections 16; 21; 41; 81 
12Friday, End section 21
15Monday, Begin section 22 
26Friday, End sections 22; 41
29Monday, Memorial Day Holiday, student holiday
30Tuesday, Begin sections 23; 42

June

DateEvent
2Friday, 1pm MS3- Online Registration, fall 2025 closes
9Friday, End section 23 
12Monday, Begin section 24
14Wednesday, End Clinical Skills Foundation 2
19Monday, Juneteenth, student holiday 
23Friday, End sections 24; 42; 81
26Monday, Begin sections 25; 43; 82

July

DateEvent
4Tuesday, Independence Day, student holiday 
7Friday, End section 25
10Monday, Begin section 26 
19Wednesday, End Structural Determinants of Health Disease (SDHD)
21Friday, End classes in sections 26; 43
24Monday, Begin sections 27; 44

August

DateEvent
4Friday, End section 27   
7Monday, Begin section 28
16Wednesday, End Clinical Skills Course
18Friday, End sections 16; 28; 44; 82 

Third Year

August

DateEvent
23Monday, Third Year Scholarly Year Begins 
26Thursday, MS3 Begin QMDM Medical Statistics

September

DateEvent
6Monday, Labor Day, student holiday
24Research Ethics due

October

DateEvent
7Thursday, 5:00 pm, Medical Student Research Symposium Poster Presentation- mandatory attendance
8Friday, 8:00 am, Medical Student Research Symposium Plenary – mandatory attendance 

November

DateEvent
1Monday, 8:30am – spring registration opens
8Monday, 8:30am – spring registration closes
24Wednesday, noon, Begin Thanksgiving holiday 
28Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday Ends
29Monday, Classes Resume

December

DateEvent
10Friday, MS3 End QMDM Medical Statistics
11Saturday, Winter Break begins
31Friday, New Years Day holiday observed

**Research Ethics due 30 days after start date**   

January

DateEvent
3Monday, Research Resumes and begin QMDM Evidence Based Medicine   
17Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr., student holiday

March

DateEvent
8Registration for summer term begins
14Registration for summer term ends
31Friday, End QMDM Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)

April

DateEvent
28Friday, End Spring Term

 

May

DateEvent
1Start MS3 Summer Term
26Friday, MS3 SWPs due 
29Monday, Memorial Day – student holiday

June

DateEvent
19Monday, Juneteenth – student holiday 

July

DateEvent
4Tuesday, Independence Day, student holiday 

August

DateEvent
4Friday, deadline MedSym abstract
4Friday, End Third Year

Fourth Year

March

DateEvent
9Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – Tuesday, 1:00 p.m.,  Registration for rising MS4, summer 
11Thursday, 8:30 a.m., Drop/Add begins for summer 43,44
31Wednesday, 8:30 a.m., Registration for Rising MS4, Fall term 2027 opens

April

DateEvent
6Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. registration closes
7Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – Drop/Add for Fall opens

May

DateEvent
3Monday, Begin classes in sections 41, 81
28Friday, End classes in section 41
31Monday, Memorial Day – student holiday 

June

DateEvent
1Tuesday, Begin classes in section 42
4Fri., 1:00 p.m. – Drop/Add Ends for summer, sections 82, 43, 44 (MS4) 
18Friday, Juneteenth, student holiday observed
25Friday, End classes in sections 81, 42 
28Monday, Begin classes in sections 82, 43

July

DateEvent
5Monday, Independence Day, student holiday observed
23Friday, end classes section 43
26Monday, Begin classes in section 44

August

DateEvent
6Friday, 1:00pm, Drop/Add Fall MS4 sections 41, 42, 81 ends
20Friday, End classes in sections 82, 44

August

DateEvent
23Monday, MS4 Begin section 41, section 81, Capstone 

September 

DateEvent
6Monday, Labor Day, student holiday
17Friday, MS4 End section 41
20Monday, MS4 Begin section 42
23Thursday, MS4, GRADES FOR 41 ARE DUE
24Friday, Drop/add, fall, Sections 82, 43, 44 (MS4) ends

October

DateEvent
7Thursday, 5:00 pm, Medical Student Research Symposium Poster Presentation- mandatory attendance
8Friday, 8:00 am, Medical Student Research Symposium Plenary – mandatory attendance
15Friday, MS4 End section 42, 81
18Monday, MS4 Begin 43, 82

November

DateEvent
1Monday, 8:30am – spring registration opens
8Monday, 1:00 p.m. MS3 registration for spring closes. 
8Monday., 8:30 a.m.  MS4 Drop/Add for spring opens         
12Friday, MS4 End section 43
15Monday, MS4 Begin section 44
24Wednesday, noon, Begin Thanksgiving holiday
28Sunday, Thanksgiving holiday ends
29Classes resume, sections 44; 82

December

DateEvent
10Friday, MS4 End sections 44, 82
11Saturday, Winter Break begins
17Friday, 1:00 pm, MS4 on-line Drop/Add for spring, sections 81, 41 and 42 Ends             
31Friday, New Year’s Day, student holiday observed

January

DateEvent
3Monday, MS4 Begin sections 41, 81, 16
17Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr., student holiday
28Friday, End section 41
31Monday, Begin section 42

February

DateEvent
4Friday, Drop/Add period for spring, sections 82, 43, 44 closes
25Friday, End sections 42 and 81
28Monday, Begin required CAPSTONE LIVE- MANDATORY ATTENDANCE
28Monday, Begin sections 43, 82

March

DateEvent
17Friday, MS4 MATCH DAY 
24Friday, Required CAPSTONE LIVE group session ends
24Friday, End section 43
27Monday, Begin section 44

April

DateEvent
21Friday, MS4 End sections 44, 82, and 16

May

DateEvent
8Monday, Noon; ALL MS4 Grades Due (to clear students for Graduation)
14-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

CodeLength of Term
16Full length of the term
411st four weeks of term
422nd four weeks of term
433rd four weeks of term
444th four weeks of term
811st eight weeks of term
822nd eight weeks of term

Clerkships

CodeClerkship Terms
211st two-weeks, two-week clerkship
222nd two-weeks, two-week clerkship
233rd two-weeks, two-week clerkship
244th two-weeks, two-week clerkship
255th two-weeks, two-week clerkship
266th two-weeks, two-week clerkship
277th two-weeks, two-week clerkship
288th two-weeks, two-week clerkship

Selectives

CodeSelective Term
011st week of term, one-week selective
022nd week of term, one-week selective
033rd week of term, one-week selective
044th week of term, one-week selective
055th week of term, one-week selective
066th week of term, one-week selective
077th week of term, one-week selective
088th week of term, one-week selective
099th week of term, one-week selective
1010th week of term, one-week selective
1111th week of term, one-week selective
1212th week of term, one-week selective
1313th week of term, one-week selective
1414th week of term, one-week selective
1515th week of term, one-week selective
1716th 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: 10/7/2026