Graduate School of Medical Sciences Calendar
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Fall 2025
Fall 2025
Dates |
Description |
|---|---|
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
Tri-Institutional Chemical Biology program begins |
Monday, August 18 – Friday, August 22, 2025 |
New Student Orientation |
Monday, August 25, 2025 |
Instruction begins |
Monday, August 25 – Friday, September 5, 2025 |
Add/Drop |
Monday, September 1, 2025 |
Labor Day – no classes |
Friday, September 12, 2025 |
Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
Friday, October 17, 2025 |
Fall Session 1 ends |
Monday, October 20, 2025 |
Fall Session 2 begins |
Monday, October 20 – Friday, October 31, 2025 |
Add/Drop Fall Session 2 courses |
Friday, November 7, 2025 |
Last day to withdraw or declare an audit Fall Session 2 courses |
Thursday, November 27 – Friday, November 28, 2025 |
Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
Friday, December 5, 2025 |
Dec. Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
Friday, December 12, 2025 |
Instruction Ends |
Monday, December 15 – Saturday, December 20, 2025 |
Final Exams and Deliverables |
Sunday, December 21, 2025 – Sunday, January 4, 2026 |
Winter Recess |
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |
Fall Degree Conferral |
Spring 2026
Spring 2026
Dates |
Description |
|---|---|
Monday, January 5, 2026 |
Instruction begins |
Monday, January 5 – Friday, January 16, 2026 |
Add/Drop |
Monday, January 19, 2026 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. – no classes |
Friday, January 23, 2026 |
Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
Monday, February 16, 2026 |
Presidents’ Day – no classes |
Friday, February 27, 2026 |
Spring Session 1 ends |
Saturday, February 28 – Sunday March 8, 2026 |
Spring Recess |
Monday, March 9, 2026 |
Spring Session 2 begins |
Monday, March 9 – Friday, March 20, 2026 |
Add/Drop Spring Session 2 courses |
Friday, March 27, 2026 |
Last day to withdraw or declare an audit Spring Session 2 |
Friday, May 1, 2026 |
Instruction Ends |
Friday, May 1, 2026 |
May/June Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
Monday May 4 – Saturday, May 9, 2026 |
Final Exams and Deliverables |
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 |
Convocation Ceremony |
Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
Commencement Ceremony and Spring Degree Conferral |
Summer 2026
Summer 2026
Dates |
Description |
|---|---|
Monday, May 11, 2026 |
Instruction begins |
Monday, May 11 – Friday, May 22, 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 |
August Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
Friday, August 14, 2026 |
Instruction ends |
Monday, August 17 – Saturday, August 22 |
Final Exams and Deliverables |
Monday, August 31, 2026 |
Summer Degree Conferral |