2025 - 2026 Academic Calendar Draft

Summer Quarter 2025

 
Memorial Day Observed *No Classes* May 26, 2025
Classes Begin (MPH/PR-II/PRC-II) May 27, 2025
Classes Begin (PS-III) May 27, 2025
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PS-III/MPH/PR-II/PRC-II) May 30, 2025
Classes Begin (PR-I/PRC-I) June 2, 2025
Clinical Rotations (OP-IV) June 2 - August 22, 2025
Orientation (PA-I/PS-I/PT-I) June 4 – 6, 2025
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PR-I/PRC-I) June 6, 2025
Classes Begin ( (CHS) PA-I/PT-I/PT-III/OT-II/OT-III/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-II) (DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-III/MBS-II/PS-I/PS-II) June 9, 2025
Didactic Course (PA-II) June 9 - 20, 2025
Clinical Rotation Begins - Block 1 (MS-III/MS-IV) June 9 – July 6, 2025
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/PT-III/OT-II/OT-III/MBS-II/PS-I/PS-II/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-III) June 13, 2025
Classes Begin (PT-II) June 16, 2025
Didactic Course (PA-III) June 16 - 20, 2025
Juneteenth (Observed) *No Classes* June 19, 2025
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PT-II) June 20, 2025
Rotations (PA-II) June 23 - December 5, 2025
Elective Rotations (PA-III) June 23 - August 15, 2025
Independence Day Observed *No Classes* July 4, 2025
Clinical Rotation - Block 2 (MS-III/MS-IV) July 7 - August 3, 2025
Last Day of Classes (PS-III) August 1, 2025
Last Day of Classes (MPH/PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) August 3, 2025
Quarterly Exams (PS-III) August 4 - 8, 2025
Clinical Rotation - Block 3 (MS-III/MS-IV) August 4 – 31, 2025
Quarter Break (PS-III) August 11 - 15, 2025
Grades Due (PS-III) August 12, 2025
Last Day of Classes (PA-I/PT-I/PT-III/OT-II/OT-III/MBS-II/PS-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-II/OP-III) August 15, 2025
Quarterly Exams (PA-I/PT-I/PT-III/OT-II/OT-III/MBS-II/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-II/OP-III/PS-I) August 18 – 22, 2025
Didactic Course (PA-III) August 18 – 22, 2025
Last Day of Classes (PT-II) August 22, 2025
Last Day of Classes (DMD-III/DMD-IV) August 22, 2025
Degree Completion Date - PsyD (PSY-IV/PSY-V) MMS (PA-III) August 22, 2025
Quarterly Exams (PT-II) August 25 - 29, 2025
Quarter Break (OT-III) August 25 - 29, 2025
Quarter Break (PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/PT-III/OT-II/MBS-II/PS-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-III) August 25 – September 5, 2025
Grades Due (PA-I/PS-I/PT-I/PT-II/PT-III/OT-II/OT-III/MBS-II/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-III) August 26, 2025
Last Day of Classes (PS-II) (12 Weeks for IPPES) August 29, 2025

Fall Quarter 2025

 
Orientation (MS-I) August 5 - 7, 2025
Classes Begin (MS-I/MS-II/PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) August 11, 2025
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (MS-I/MS-II/PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) August 15, 2025
Rotations - APPE Block 1 (Class of 2026) August 18 - September 26, 2025
Classes Begin (MPH) August 25, 2025
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (MPH)  August 29, 2025
Labor Day *No Classes* September 1, 2025
Quarter Break (PS-II) September 1 - 5, 2025
Quarter Break (PT-II) September 1 - 5, 2025
Clinical Rotation Begins - Block 4 (MS-III/MS-IV) September 1 – September 28, 2025
Orientation (OP-1) September 2 - 5, 2025
Grades Due (PS-II) September 2, 2025
Orientation (DMD-I) September 2 – 4, 2025
Clinical Rotations (OP-IV) September 2 - November 21, 2025
Fieldwork II-B (OT-III) September 2 - November 21, 2025
Orientation (OT-I/MBS-I/MABS/PSY-I/SLP-I) September 2 – 3, 2025
Classes Begin (PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/PT-III/OT-II/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) September 8, 2025
CPDG Dean’s Convocation (11:10 a.m.) September 12, 2025
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/PT-III/OT-I/OT-II/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) September 12, 2025
Clinical Rotation - Block 5 (MS-III/MS-IV) September 29 – October 26, 2025
Rotations - APPE Block 2 (Class of 2026) September 29 - November 7, 2025
White Coat Ceremony TBA
Last Day of Classes (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) October 26, 2025
Clinical Rotation - Block 6 (MS-III/MS-IV) October 27 – November 23, 2025
Last Day of Classes (MPH) November 2, 2025
Last Day of Classes (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/PT-III/OT-I/OT-II/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/OP-I/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) November 14, 2025
Quarterly Exams (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/PT-III/OT-I/OT-II/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) November 17 – 21, 2025
Last Day of Classes/Clinical Courses (DMD-III/DMD-IV) November 21, 2025
Quarter Break (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/PT-III/OT-I/OT-II/OT-III/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) November 24 – 28, 2025
Grades Due (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/PT-III/OT-I/OT-II/OT-III/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) November 25, 2025
Thanksgiving Day Observed *No Classes* November 27 – 28, 2025

Winter Quarter 2025

 
Classes Begin (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) November 3, 2025
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) November 7, 2025
Rotations - APPE Block 3 (Class of 2026) November 10 - December 19, 2025
Clinical Rotation - Block 7 (MS-III/MS-IV) November 24, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Clinical Rotation (OP-IV) November 30, 2025 - February 20, 2026
Classes Resume (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/OT-I/OT-II/OT-III/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/MPH/PS-I/PS-II) December 1, 2025
Practicum III (PT-III) December 1, 2025 – February 6, 2026
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/OT-I/OT-II/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II/MPH) December 5, 2025
Didactic Course (PA-II) December 8 - 19, 2025
Winter Break (MS-I/MS-II/PA-II/PT-I/PT-II/OT-I/OT-II/OT-III/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/MPH/PS-I/PS-II/PS-III) December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Winter Break (MS-III/MS-IV) December 22, 2025 - January 4, 2026
Classes Resume (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/OT-I/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/MPH/PS-I/PS-II) January 5, 2026
Clinical Rotation - Block 8 (MS-III/MS-IV) January 5 - February 1, 2026
Rotations - APPE Block 4 (Class of 2026) January 5 - February 13, 2026
Fieldwork II-A (OT-II) January 5 - March 27, 2026
Doctoral Internship (OT-III) January 5 - April 24, 2026
Rotations (PA-II) January 5 - June 19, 2026
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day *No Classes* January 19, 2026
Clinical Rotation - Block 9 (MS-III/MS-IV) February 2 - March 1, 2026
Last Day of Classes (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) February 8, 2026
Quarter Break (PT-III) February 9 - 13, 2026
Practicum IV (PT-III) February 16 - April 24, 2026
Last Day of Classes (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/OT-I/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) February 20, 2026
Last Day of Classes (MPH) February 22, 2026
Quarterly Exams (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/OT-I/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) February 23 - 27, 2026
Last Day of Classes/Clinical Courses (DMD-III/DMD-IV) February 27, 2026
Quarter Break (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/OT-I/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) March 2 - 6, 2026
Grades Due (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/OT-I/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) March 3, 2026

Spring Quarter 2026

 
Rotation APPE Block 5 (Class of 2026) February 16 - March 27, 2026
Classes Begin (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) March 2, 2026
Clinical Rotation - Block 10 (MS-III/MS-IV) March 2 - 29, 2026
Clinical Rotations (OP-IV) March 2 - May 22, 2026
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) March 6, 2026
Classes Resume (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/OT-I/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/MPH/PS-I/PS-II) March 9, 2026
Practicum II (PT-II) March 9 – May 15, 2026
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/OT-I/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II/MPH) March 13, 2026
Clinical Rotation - Block 11 (MS-III/MS-IV) March 30 - April 26, 2026
Rotation APPE Block 6 (Class of 2026) March 30 - May 8, 2026
Didactic Courses (OT-II) April 6 - May 15, 2026
Clinical Rotation - Block 12 (MS-III) April 27 - May 24, 2026
Didactic Courses (OT-III) April 27 - May 19, 2026
Clinical Rotation - Block 12 (MS-IV) April 27 - May 17, 2026
Degree Completion Date - DPT (PT-III) May 1, 2026
Last Day of Classes (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) May 10, 2026
Last Day of Classes (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/OT-I/OT-II/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/DMD-I/DMD-II/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) May 15, 2026
Degree Completion - CPDG (PS-III) May 15, 2026
Degree Completion Date SLP (SLP-II) May 15, 2026
Last Day of Classes (MPH) May 17, 2026
Quarterly Exams (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/OT-I/OT-II/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/DMD-I/DMD-II/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) May 18 – 22, 2026
Quarter Break (PT-II) May 18 - June 5, 2026
Degree Completion Date OTD (OT-III) May 20, 2026
Last Day of Classes/Clinical Courses (DMD-III/DMD-IV) May 22, 2026
Degree Completion Date MA (PSY-II), MBS (MBS-II), MA (MABS) May 22, 2026
Memorial Day Observed *No Classes* May 25, 2026
Senior Week (OP-IV) May 26 - 27, 2026
Quarter Break (OP-III) May 26 - 29, 2026
Quarter Break (PA-I/OT-I/OT-II/MBS-I/PS-I/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/OP-II) May 26 - June 5, 2026
Practicum I (PT-I) May 26 – June 12, 2026
Quarter Break (MS-III) May 26 - June 12, 2026
Quarter Break (DMD-I/OP-I) May 26 - September 4, 2026
Grades Due (MS-I/MS-II/PA-I/PT-I/OT-I/OT-II/OT-III/MBS-I/MBS-II/MABS/PSY-I/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-I/SLP-II/DMD-I/DMD-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-I/OP-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) May 26, 2026
College of Graduate Studies May 27, 2026       9:00 a.m.
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine May 27, 2026     12:00 p.m.
Chicago College of Optometry May 27, 2026       3:00 p.m.
College of Health Sciences May 28, 2026       9:00 a.m.
College of Dental Medicine May 28, 2026     12:00 p.m.
College of Pharmacy May 28, 2026       3:00 p.m.

Legend

DMD=Dental Medicine, MABS=Master of Arts, Biomedical Sciences, MBS=Master of Science, Biomedical Sciences, MPH=Master of Public Health, MS=Medicine, OP=Optometry, OT=Occupational Therapy, PA=Physical Assistant, PR=Master of Science, Precision Medicine, PRC=Post Graduate Certificate, Precision Medicine, PS=Pharmacy, PSY=Clinical Psychology, PT=Physical Therapy, SLP=Speech Language Pathology  

Last Update 10/18/2024