2025-2026 Academic Year
ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Class of 2026
| Fall 2025 | |
| Monday, July 7 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, September 1 | Labor Day – no classes |
| Thursday, November 27 – Sunday, November 30 | Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
| Sunday, December 21 | Instruction ends |
| Monday, December 22 – Sunday, January 4 | Winter Recess |
| Spring 2026 | |
| Monday, January 5 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. – no classes |
| Monday, February 16 | Presidents’ Day – no classes |
| Monday, March 30 – Sunday, April 5 | Spring Recess |
| Monday, April 6 – Sunday, April 19 | TTR - Required |
| Sunday, May 10 | Instruction ends |
| Thursday, May 14 | Commencement Ceremony |
Class of 2027
| Fall 2025 | |
| Monday, July 7 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, September 1 | Labor Day – no classes |
| Thursday, November 27 – Friday, November 28 | Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
| Sunday, December 21 | Instruction ends |
| Monday, December 22 – Sunday, January 4 | Winter Recess |
| Spring 2026 | |
| Monday, January 5 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, January 5 – Sunday, February 1 | USMLE Step 2 Study Course |
| Monday, January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. – no classes |
| Monday, February 2 – Sunday, February 8 | Spring Recess (1 week) |
| Monday, February 9 | AOC SP Block One begins |
| Monday, February 16 | Presidents’ Day – no classes |
| Monday, May 25 | Memorial Day – no classes |
| Sunday, May 31 | AOC SP Block One Ends |
| Monday, June 1 | Instruction Resumes |
| Friday, June 19 | Juneteenth – no classes |
| Sunday, June 28 | Instruction Ends |
| Monday, June 29 – Sunday, July 5 | Summer Recess (1 week) |
| Monday, July 6 Year 4 | Curriculum Begins |
Class of 2028
| Fall 2025 | |
| Monday, August 18 | Instruction begins: Health, Illness & Disease 2 - A |
| Monday, September 1 | Labor Day – no classes |
| Friday, October 24 | Instruction ends: Health, Illness & Disease 2 – A |
| Monday, October 27 | Instruction begins: Health, Illness & Disease 2 - B |
| Thursday, November 27 – Sunday, November 30 | Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
| Friday, December 12 | Last Day of Health, Illness & Disease 2 – B |
| Sunday, December 14 | End of term |
| Monday, December 15 – Friday, December 26 | Health, Illness, & Disease 2 Remediations** |
| Monday, December 15 – Sunday, January 4 | Winter Recess |
| Spring 2026 | |
| Monday, January 5 | Instruction begins |
| Monday, January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. – no classes |
| Monday, February 16 | Presidents’ Day – no classes |
| Monday, March 30 – Sunday, April 5 | Spring Recess |
| Monday, May 25 | Memorial Day – no classes |
| Friday, June 19 | Juneteenth – no classes |
| Sunday, June 28 | Instruction ends |
| Monday, July 6 | Year 3 Curriculum Begins |
Class of 2029
| Fall 2025 | |
| Monday, August 11 – Friday, August 15 | New Student Orientation |
| Tuesday, August 12 | White Coat Ceremony |
| Monday, August 18 | Instruction begins: Essential Principles of Medicine - A |
| Monday, September 1 | Labor Day – no classes |
| Friday, October 10 | Instruction ends: Essential Principles of Medicine – A |
| Monday, October 13 | Instruction begins: Essential Principles of Medicine – B |
| Thursday, November 27 – Sunday, November 30 | Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
| Friday, December 12 | Instruction Ends: Essential Principles of Medicine – B |
| Sunday, December 14 | End of term |
| Monday, December 15 – Friday, December 26 | EPOM Remediations** |
| Monday, December 15 – Sunday, January 4 | Winter Recess |
| January Intersession 2026 | |
| Monday, January 5 | Instruction begins: Health, Illness & Disease 1-A |
| Monday, January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. – no classes |
| Spring 2026 | |
| Monday, February 2 | Instruction continues: Health, Illness & Disease 1-A |
| Monday, February 16 | Presidents’ Day – no classes |
| Friday, April 10 | Instruction ends: Health, Illness & Disease 1-A |
| Saturday, April 11 – Sunday, April 19 | Spring Recess |
| Monday, April 20 | Instruction begins: Health, Illness & Disease 1-B |
| Monday, May 25 | Memorial Day – no classes |
| Friday, June 12 | Instruction Ends: Health, Illness & Disease 1-B |
| Sunday, June 14 | End of term |
| Monday, June 15 – Friday, July 10 | Health, Illness, & Disease 1 Remediations** |
| Monday, June 15 | Summer Recess begins |