2026 - 2027 Academic Calendar Draft

Summer Quarter 2026

 
Memorial Day Observed *No Classes* May 25, 2026
Classes Begin (MPH/PR-II/PRC-II) May 26, 2026
Classes Begin (PS-III) May 26, 2026
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PS-III/MPH/PR-II/PRC-II) May 29, 2026
Classes Begin (PR-I/PRC-I) June 1, 2026
Clinical Rotations (OP-IV) June 1 - August 21, 2026
Orientation (PA-I/PS-I/PT-I) June 3 – 5, 2026
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PR-I/PRC-I) June 5, 2026
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 8, 2026
Didactic Course (PA-II) June 8 - 18, 2026
Clinical Rotation Begins - Block 1 (MS-III/MS-IV) June 8 – July 5, 2026
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 12, 2026
Classes Begin (PT-II) June 15, 2026
Didactic Course (PA-III) June 15 - 18, 2026
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PT-II) June 18, 2026
Juneteenth (Observed) *No Classes* June 19, 2026
Rotations (PA-II) June 22 - December 4, 2026
Elective Rotations (PA-III) June 22 - August 14, 2026
Independence Day Observed *No Classes* July 3, 2026
Clinical Rotation - Block 2 (MS-III/MS-IV) July 6 - August 2, 2026
Last Day of Classes (PS-III) July 31, 2026
Last Day of Classes (MPH/PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) August 2, 2026
Quarterly Exams (PS-III) August 3 - 7, 2026
Clinical Rotation - Block 3 (MS-III/MS-IV) August 3 – 30, 2026
Quarter Break (PS-III) August 10 - 14, 2026
Grades Due (PS-III) August 11, 2026
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 14, 2026
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 17 – 21, 2026
Didactic Course (PA-III) August 17 – 21, 2026
Last Day of Classes (PT-II) August 21, 2026
Last Day of Classes (DMD-III/DMD-IV) August 21, 2026
Degree Completion Date - PsyD (PSY-IV/PSY-V) MMS (PA-III) August 21, 2026
Quarterly Exams (PT-II) August 24 - 28, 2026
Quarter Break (OT-III) August 24 - 28, 2026
Quarter Break (PA-I/PT-I/PT-II/PT-III/OT-II/MBS-II/PS-I/PS-II/PSY-II/PSY-III/PSY-IV/PSY-V/SLP-II/DMD-III/DMD-IV/OP-III) August 24 – September 4, 2026
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 25, 2026
Last Day of Classes (PS-II) (12 Weeks for IPPES) August 28, 2026
Quarter Break (PS-III) August 31 - September 4, 2026

Fall Quarter 2026

 
Orientation (MS-I) August 4 - 6, 2026
Classes Begin (MS-I/MS-II/PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) August 10, 2026
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (MS-I/MS-II/PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) August 14, 2026
Rotations - APPE Block 1 (Class of 2026) August 17 - September 25, 2026
Classes Begin (MPH) August 24, 2026
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (MPH)  August 28, 2026
Quarter Break (PT-II) August 31 - September 4, 2026
Clinical Rotation Begins - Block 4 (MS-III/MS-IV) August 31 – September 27, 2026
Grades Due (PS-II) September 1, 2026
Orientation (DMD-I) September 1 – 3, 2026
Clinical Rotations (OP-IV) September 1 - November 20, 2026
Fieldwork II-B (OT-III) September 1 - November 19, 2026
Orientation (OP-I) September 1 - 4, 2026
Orientation (OT-I/MBS-I/MABS/PSY-I/SLP-I) September 1 – 2, 2026
Labor Day *No Classes* September 7, 2026
Classes Begin (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 8, 2026
CPDG Dean’s Convocation (11:10 a.m.) September 10, 2026
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 11, 2026
Clinical Rotation - Block 5 (MS-III/MS-IV) September 28 – October 25, 2026
Rotations - APPE Block 2 (Class of 2026) September 28 - November 6, 2026
White Coat Ceremony TBA
Last Day of Classes (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) October 25, 2026
Clinical Rotation - Block 6 (MS-III/MS-IV) October 26 – November 22, 2026
Last Day of Classes (MPH) November 1, 2026
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-II/OP-III/PS-I/PS-II) November 13, 2026
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 16 – 20, 2026
Last Day of Classes/Clinical Courses (DMD-III/DMD-IV) November 20, 2026
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 23 – 27, 2026
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 24, 2026
Thanksgiving Day Observed *No Classes* November 26 – 27, 2026

Winter Quarter 2026

 
Classes Begin (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) November 9, 2026
Rotations - APPE Block 3 (Class of 2026) November 9 - December 18, 2026
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) November 13, 2026
Clinical Rotation - Block 7 (MS-III/MS-IV) November 23, 2026 – January 10, 2027
Clinical Rotation (OP-IV) November 30, 2026 - February 19, 2027
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) November 30, 2026
Practicum III (PT-III) November 30, 2026 – February 5, 2027
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) December 4, 2026
Didactic Course (PA-II) December 7 - 18, 2026
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/PR-I/PRC-II/PR-II/PRC-II) December 21, 2026 – January 1, 2027
Winter Break (MS-III/MS-IV) December 20, 2026 - January 10, 2027
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 4, 2027
Clinical Rotation - Block 8 (MS-III/MS-IV) January 11 - February 7, 2027
Rotations - APPE Block 4 (Class of 2026) January 4 - February 12, 2027
Fieldwork II-A (OT-II) January 4 - March 26, 2027
Doctoral Internship (OT-III) January 4 - April 23, 2027
Rotations (PA-II) January 4 - June 18, 2027
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day *No Classes* January 18, 2027
Clinical Rotation - Block 9 (MS-III/MS-IV) February 8 - March 7, 2027
Quarter Break (PT-III) February 8 - 12, 2027
Last Day of Classes (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) February 14, 2027
Practicum IV (PT-III) February 15 - April 23, 2027
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 19, 2027
Last Day of Classes (MPH) February 21, 2027
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 22 - 26, 2027
Last Day of Classes/Clinical Courses (DMD-III/DMD-IV) February 26, 2027
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 1 - 5, 2027
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 2, 2027

Spring Quarter 2027

 
Rotation APPE Block 5 (Class of 2026) February 15 - March 26, 2027
Classes Begin (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) March 1, 2027
Clinical Rotations (OP-IV) March 1 - May 21, 2027
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) March 5, 2027
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 8, 2027
Clinical Rotation - Block 10 (MS-III/MS-IV) March 8 - April 4, 2027
Practicum II (PT-II) March 8 – May 14, 2027
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) March 12, 2027
Rotation APPE Block 6 (Class of 2026) March 29 - May 7, 2027
Clinical Rotation - Block 11 (MS-III/MS-IV) April 5 - May 2, 2027
Didactic Courses (OT-II) April 5 - May 14, 2027
Didactic Courses (OT-III) April 26 - May 18, 2027
Degree Completion Date - DPT (PT-III) April 30, 2027
Clinical Rotation - Block 12 (MS-IV) May 3 - 23, 2027
Clinical Rotation - Block 12 (MS-III) May 3 - 30, 2027
Last Day of Classes (PR-I/PRC-I/PR-II/PRC-II) May 9, 2027
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 14, 2027
Degree Completion Date - CPDG (PS-III) May 14, 2027
Degree Completion Date SLP (SLP-II) May 14, 2027
Last Day of Classes (MPH) May 16, 2027
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 17 – 21, 2027
Quarter Break (PT-II) May 17 - June 4, 2027
Degree Completion Date OTD (OT-III) May 19, 2027
Last Day of Classes/Clinical Courses (DMD-III/DMD-IV) May 21, 2027
Degree Completion Date MA (PSY-II), MBS (MBS-II), MA (MABS) May 21, 2027
Memorial Day Observed *No Classes* May 31, 2027
Senior Week (OP-IV) May 25- 26, 2027
Quarter Break (OP-III) May 24 - 28, 2027
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 24 - June 4, 2027
Practicum I (PT-I) May 24 – June 11, 2027
Quarter Break (MS-III) May 24 - June 11, 2027
Quarter Break (DMD-I/OP-I) May 24 - September 3, 2027
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 25, 2027
Commencement IL CGS May 26, 2027  9:00 a.m.
Commencement CCOM May 26, 2027  12:00 p.m.
Commencement CCO   May 26, 2027  300 p.m.
Commencement CHS May 27, 2027  9:00 a.m.
Commencement CDMI May 27, 2027  12:00 p.m.
Commencement CPDG May 27, 2027  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