Graduate School of Medical Sciences Calendar
Dates |
Description |
|---|---|
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 |
Tri-Institutional Chemical Biology and Clinical Epidemiology programs begin |
Monday, August 10, 2026 |
Houston PhD programs begin |
Monday, August 24 – Friday, August 28, 2026 |
New Student Orientation |
Monday, August 31, 2026 |
Instruction begins |
Monday, August 31 – Friday, September 11, 2026 |
Add/Drop |
Monday, September 7, 2026 |
Labor Day – no classes |
Friday, September 18, 2026 |
Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
Friday, October 23, 2026 |
Fall Session 1 ends |
Monday, October 26, 2026 |
Fall Session 2 begins |
Monday, October 26 – Friday, November 6, 2026 |
Add/Drop Fall Session 2 courses |
Friday, November 13, 2026 |
Last day to withdraw or declare an audit Fall Session 2 courses |
Thursday, November 26 – Sunday, November 29, 2026 |
Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
Friday, December 4, 2026 |
Dec. Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
Friday, December 18, 2026 |
Instruction Ends |
Monday, December 21, 2026 |
Final Exams and Deliverables |
Tuesday, December 22, 2026 – Sunday, January 3, 2027 |
Winter Recess |
Thursday, December 31, 2026 |
Fall Degree Conferral |
Dates |
Description |
|---|---|
Monday, January 4, 2027 |
Instruction begins |
Monday, January 4 – Friday, January 15, 2027 |
Add/Drop |
Monday, January 18, 2027 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. – no classes |
Friday, January 22, 2027 |
Last day to withdraw or declare an audit |
Monday, February 15, 2027 |
Presidents’ Day – no classes |
Friday, February 26, 2027 |
Spring Session 1 ends |
Saturday, February 27 – Sunday, March 7, 2027 |
Spring Recess |
Monday, March 8, 2027 |
Spring Session 2 begins |
Monday, March 8 – Friday, March 19, 2027 |
Add/Drop Spring Session 2 courses |
Friday, March 26, 2027 |
Last day to withdraw or declare an audit Spring Session 2 |
Friday, April 30, 2027 |
Instruction Ends |
Monday May 3 – Saturday, May 8, 2027 |
Final Exams and Deliverables |
Friday, May 7, 2027 |
May/June Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
Thursday, May 20, 2027 |
Commencement Ceremony and Spring Degree Conferral |
Dates |
Description |
|---|---|
Monday, May 10, 2027 |
Instruction begins |
Monday, May 10 – Friday, May 22, 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 |
August Degree Dissertation/Thesis Submission Deadline |
Friday, August 13, 2027 |
Instruction and Term end |
Tuesday, August 31, 2027 |
Summer Degree Conferral |
Tuesday, August 31, 2027 |
Summer Degree Conferral |