2025-2026 Academic Year
ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Executive MBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership
Fall 2025
| Sunday, July 27, 2025 | New Student Orientation |
| Sunday, July 27 – Sunday, August 3, 2025 | Fall Residential Session |
| Sunday, August 10 – Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | Fall Break |
| Saturday, August 23, 2025 | Instruction begins |
| Sunday, December 14, 2025 | Instruction ends |
| Monday, December 15 – Saturday, December 20, 2025 | Final Exams/Deliverables |
| Sunday, December 21 – Saturday, January 3, 2026 | Winter Recess |
Spring 2026
| Sunday, January 4 – Friday, January 9, 2026 | Spring Residential Session |
| Saturday, January 17, 2026 | Instruction begins |
| Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Instruction ends |
| Monday, May 11 - Saturday, May 16, 2026 | Final Exams/Deliverables |
| Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | WCGS Convocation Ceremony |
| Thursday, May 14, 2026 | WCM Commencement Ceremony |
| Friday, May 22 – Sunday, May 24, 2026 | University Commencement Weekend |
Population Health Sciences and Genetic Counseling
Programs: Biostatistics and Data Sciences MS, Genetic Counseling MS, Health Informatics MS, Health Policy & Economics MS, Population Health Sciences PhD, and Health Analytics Certificate
Graduate School Fall 2025
| Tuesday, September 2-Friday, September 5, 2025 | Genetics Counseling New Student Orientation |
| Thursday, September 4-Friday, September 5, 2025 | PhD New Student Orientation |
| Friday, September 5, 2025 | MS New Student Orientation |
| Monday, September 8, 2025 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, September 8 – Friday, September 12, 2025 | Add/drop |
| Friday, September 26, 2025 | Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
| Thursday, November 27 – Friday, November 28, 2025 | Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
| Friday, December 5, 2025 | Instruction ends |
| Monday, December 8 – Friday, December 12, 2025 | Final Exams and Deliverables |
| Monday, December 15, 2025 | End of term |
| Tuesday, December 16, 2025 – Sunday, January 11, 2026 | Winter Recess |
| Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | Fall Degree Conferral |
Graduate School Spring 2026
| Monday, January 12, 2026 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, January 12 – Friday, January 16, 2026 | Add/drop |
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | Martin Luther King, Jr. – no classes |
| Friday, January 30, 2026 | Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
| Monday, February 16, 2026 | Presidents’ Day– no classes |
| Friday, April 10, 2026 | Instruction Ends |
| Monday, April 13- Friday, April 17, 2026 | Final Exams and Deliverables |
| Monday, April 20, 2026 | End of term |
| Tuesday, April 21 – Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Spring Recess |
| Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | Convocation Ceremony |
| Thursday, May 14, 2026 | Commencement Ceremony and Spring Degree Conferral |
Graduate School Summer 2026
| Monday, May 11, 2026 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, May 11 – Friday, May 15, 2026 | Add/drop |
| Monday, May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day – no classes |
| Friday, May 29, 2026 | Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
| Friday, June 19, 2026 | Juneteenth – no classes |
| Friday, July 3, 2026 | Independence Day observed – no classes |
| Friday, August 7, 2026 | Instructions ends |
| Monday, August 10 – Friday August 14, 2026 | Final Exams and Deliverables |
| Friday August 14, 2026 | End of term |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Summer Degree Conferral |
2026-2027 Academic Year
Executive MBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership
Graduate School Fall 2026
| Sunday, July 26, 2026 | New Student Orientation |
| Sunday, July 26 – Sunday, August 2, 2026 | Fall Residential Session |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Fall non-residential courses begin |
| Sunday, December 6, 2026 | Instruction ends |
| Monday, December 7 – Saturday, December 12, 2026 | Final Exams/Deliverables |
| Sunday, December 13 – Saturday, January 2, 2027 | Winter Recess |
Graduate School Spring 2027
| Sunday, January 3 – Friday, January 8, 2027 | Spring Residential Session |
| Saturday, January 16, 2027 | Spring non-residential courses begin |
| Sunday, May 9, 2027 | Instruction ends |
| Monday, May 10 - Saturday, May 15, 2027 | Final Exams/Deliverables |
| Thursday, May 20, 2027 | WCM Commencement Ceremony |
| Friday, May 28 – Sunday, May 30, 2027 | University Commencement Weekend |
Population Health Sciences
Programs: Biostatistics and Data Sciences MS, Health Informatics MS, Health Policy & Economics MS, Population Health Sciences PhD, and Health Analytics Certificate
Graduate School Fall 2026
| Thursday, September 3-Friday, September 4, 2026 | PhD Population Health Sciences New Student Orientation |
| Thursday, September 3, 2026 | MS Population Health Sciences New Student Orientation |
| Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | Instruction begins |
| Tuesday, September 8 – Monday, September 14, 2026 | Add/drop |
| Friday, September 25, 2026 | Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
| Thursday, November 26 –Sunday, November 29, 2026 | Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
| Monday, December 7, 2026 | Instruction ends |
| Tuesday, December 8 – Monday, December 14, 2026 | Final Exams and Deliverables |
| Tuesday, December 15, 2026 – Sunday, January 10, 2027 | Winter Recess |
| Thursday, December 31, 2026 | Fall Degree Conferral |
Graduate School Spring 2027
| Monday, January 11, 2027 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, January 11 – Friday, January 15, 2027 | Add/drop |
| Monday, January 18, 2027 | Martin Luther King, Jr. – no classes |
| Friday, January 29, 2027 | Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
| Monday, February 15, 2027 | Presidents’ Day– no classes |
| Monday, April 12, 2027 | Instruction Ends |
| Tuesday, April 13- Monday, April 19, 2027 | Final Exams and Deliverables |
| Tuesday, April 20 – Sunday, May 9, 2027 | Spring Recess |
| Thursday, May 20, 2027 | Commencement Ceremony and Spring Degree Conferral |
Graduate School Summer 2027
| Monday, May 10, 2027 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, May 10 – Friday, May 14, 2027 | Add/drop |
| Friday, May 28, 2027 | Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
| Monday, May 31, 2027 | Memorial Day – no classes |
| Friday, June 18, 2027 | Juneteenth observed– no classes |
| Monday, July 5, 2027 | Independence Day observed – no classes |
| Friday, August 6, 2027 | Instructions ends |
| Monday, August 9 – Friday August 13, 2027 | Final Exams and Deliverables |
| Tuesday, August 31, 2027 | Summer Degree Conferral |