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Biomedical Sciences - Medical (M.S.)

  Year 1 Year 2
  Class of 2026 Class of 2026 Class of 2027
Orientation      
Term I   Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Fall 2025
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 8/11/2025 8/11/2025 8/4/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025 12/18/2025
Final Exams      
Term II  Spring 2026 Spring 2026 Spring 2026
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date     1/5/2026
End Date     5/28/2026
Final Exams      
Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 15, 2026 at 6 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2026 at 6 p.m. May 7-8, 2027
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS      
Memorial Day N/A N/A N/A
Juneteenth N/A N/A N/A
Summer Break 5/23/26-8/2/2026 5/23/26-8/2/2026 N/A
Independence Day N/A N/A  
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break N/A N/A N/A
Thanksgiving Break 11/27/2025-11/30/2025 11/27/2025-11/30/2025 11/27/2025-11/30/2025
Winter Break 12/13/2025-1/4/2026 12/13/2025-1/4/2026 12/13/2025-1/4/2026
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/19/2026 1/19/2026 1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/20/2026 3/16/2026-3/20/2026 N/A

 

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Biomedical Sciences - Research (M.S.)

 
  Class of 2026 Class of 2027
Orientation    
  Fall 2025 Fall 2025 
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025 - 12/12/2025 12/6/2025 - 12/12/2025
  Spring 2026  Spring 2026 
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/13/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 5/6/2026-5/13/2026
  Summer 2026 Summer 2026 
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 5/18/2026 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026 8/7/2026
Final Exams    
Commencement Ceremony  Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. May 7-8, 2027
Degree Conferral    
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS    
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/27/2025-11/30/2025 11/27/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

Note: Ph.D. Orientation for first year students only.

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Doctor of Medical Sciences, DMSC - Clinical Leadership and Administration Certificate

  Class of 2026
Orientation  
Fall 2025  
Student Registration Period  
Add/Drop Date  
Start Date 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Spring 2026  
Student Registration Period  
Add/Drop Date  
Start Date 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026
Summer 2026  
Student Registration Period  
Add/Drop Date  
Start Date 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026
Final Exams  
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS  
Labor Day 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026

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Master of Science in Counseling and Art Therapy

  Class of 2026 Class of 2027
Orientation 8/19/2025-8/22/2025 8/19/2025-8/22/2025
Term I  Fall 2025 Fall 2025 
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams (Oral Comp) 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Term II  Spring 2026 Spring 2026 
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 1/12/2026 1/12/2026
End Date 5/1/2026 5/1/2026
Oral Exams 3/23/2026 3/23/2026
Final Exams 4/27/2026-5/1/2026 4/27/2026-5/1/2026
Term III  Summer 2026   Summer 2026  
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 5/11/2026 5/11/2026
End Date 8/14/2026 8/14/2026
Final Exams    
Commencement Ceremony  Friday, May 15, 2026 at 6 p.m. May 7-8, 2027
Degree Conferral    
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS    
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break  10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

 

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Counseling & Art Therapy (Certificates)

  Advanced Cultural Humility Trauma & Neuroscience
Informed Art Psychotherapy		 Trauma & Neuroscience
Informed Therapy
  Class of 2026 Class of 2026 Class of 2026
Orientation 8/19/2025-8/22/2025 8/19/2025-8/22/2025 8/19/2025-8/22/2025
  Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Fall 2025
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
  Spring 2026 Spring 2026 Spring 2026
Student Registration Period       
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 1/12/2026 1/12/2026 1/12/2026
End Date 5/1/2026 5/1/2026 5/1/2026
Final Exams 4/27/2026-5/1/2026 4/27/2026-5/1/2026 4/27/2026-5/1/2026
  Summer 2026 Summer 2026 Summer 2026
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 5/11/2026 5/11/2026 5/11/2026
End Date 8/14/2026 8/14/2026 8/14/2026
Final Exams      
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS      
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

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Medical Science (D.M.Sc.)

  Class of 2026 Class of 2027 Class of 2028
Orientation      
Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Fall 2025  Fall 2025
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date*      
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Spring 2026 Spring 2026  Spring 2026  Spring 2026 
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date*      
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/20/2026 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/13/2026 5/13/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 5/6/2026-5/13/2026
Summer 2026 Summer 2026 Summer 2026 Summer 2025 
Start Date 5/18/2026 5/18/2026 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026 8/7/2026 8/7/2026
Final Exams      
Commencement Ceremony Sat., Dec. 13, 2025 Sat., Dec. 12, 2026 Sat., Dec. 11, 2027
Degree Conferral      
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS      
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/26 5/25/26 5/25/26
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

 *Last day to add/drop classes without penalty

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Educational Leadership and Administration (Certificate)

  Class of 2026
Orientation  
Fall 2025  
Student Registration Period  
Add/Drop Date  
Start Date 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Spring 2026  
Student Registration Period  
Add/Drop Date  
Start Date 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Summer 2026  
Student Registration Period  
Add/Drop Date*  
Start Date 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026
Final Exams  
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS  
Labor Day 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026

* Last day to add/drop classes without penalty

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Health Sciences (D.H.Sc.)

  Class of 2026 Class of 2027 Class of 2028
Orientation      
Fall 2025 Semester 7 Semester 4 Semester 1
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Spring 2026 Semester 8 Semester 5 Semester 2
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/20/2026 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/13/2026 5/13/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 5/6/2026-5/13/2026
Summer 2026   Semester 6 Semester 3
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date   5/18/2026 5/18/2026
End Date   8/7/2026 8/7/2026
Final Exams      
Commencement Ceremony  Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. May 7-8, 2027 May 5-6, 2028
Degree Conferral      
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS      
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Fourth of July 7/3/2026 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

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Healthcare Administration (M.H.A.)

  Class of 2026
Orientation  
  Fall 2024 
Student Registration Period 6/1/2024 - 7/15/2024 
Add/Drop Date* 9/8/2024 
Census Date 9/10/2024 
Start Date 8/26/2024 
End Date 12/13/2024 
Final Exams 12/9/2024 - 12/13/2024 
  Spring 2025 
Student Registration Period 10/15/2024 - 11/15/2024 
Add/Drop Date* 1/26/2025 
Census Date 1/28/2025 
Start Date 1/13/2025 
End Date 5/2/2025 
Final Exams 4/28/2025 - 5/2/2025 
  Summer 2025
Student Registration Period 3/1/2025 - 4/15/2025 
Add/Drop Date* 5/25/2025 
Census Date 5/27/2025 
Start Date 5/12/2025
End Date 8/1/2025
Final Exams 7/28/2025 - 8/1/2025
Commencement Ceremony  Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m.
Degree Conferral 5/16/2026
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS  
Labor Day 9/2/2024
Thanksgiving Break 11/28/2024 - 11/29/2024
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/20/2025 
Memorial Day 5/26/2025
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2025
Independence Day 7/4/2025

 *Last day to add/drop classes without penalty

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Laboratory Animal Science (M.S.)

  Class of 2026 Class of 2027
Orientation    
Term I  Fall 2025  Fall 2025 
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Term II Spring 2026 Spring 2026 
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date*    
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/13/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 5/6/2026-5/13/2026
Term III Summer 2026 Summer 2026 
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 5/18/2026 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026 8/7/2026
Final Exams    
Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. May 7-8, 2027
Degree Conferral    
Holidays and Breaks    
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

 *Last day to add/drop classes without penalty

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Laboratory Animal Science Anesthesia and Handling Techniques (Certificate)

  Class of 2026
Orientation   
  Fall 2025
Start Date 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
  Spring 2026 
Start Date 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026
  Summer 2026
Start Date 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026
Final Exams  
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS  
Labor Day 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/202
Independence Day 7/3/2065

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Medical & Health Professions Education (Certificates)

 

Teaching Certificate

Scholarship Certificate

Simulation Program Management

Certificate
  Class of 2026 Class of 2026 Class of 202
Orientation      
  Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Fall 2025
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date*      
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams      
  Spring 2026 Spring 2026 Spring 2026
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date*      
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/20/2026 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/13/2026 5/13/2026
Final Exams      
  Summer 2026 Summer 2026 Summer 2026
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date*      
Start Date 5/18/2026 5/18/2026 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026 8/7/2026 8/7/2026
Final Exams      
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS      
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

*Last day to add/drop classes without penalty

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Medical & Health Professions Education (M.M.H.P.E.)

  Class of 2026 Class of 2027
Orientation    
Term I - Fall 2025 Semester 4 Semester 1
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date*    
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date (includes final exams) 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Term II - Spring 2026 Semester 5 Semester 2
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date*    
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/20/2026
End Date (includes final exams) 5/13/2026 5/13/2026
Term III - Summer 2026   Summer 2025 
Start Date 5/18/2026 5/18/2026
End Date (includes final exams) 8/7/2026 8/7/2026
Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. May 7-8, 2027
Degree Conferral    
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS    
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26-11/30/2025 11/26-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

*Last day to add/drop without penalty

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Medical & Health Professions Education (Ph.D./Ed.D.)

  Class of 2026 Class of 2027 Class of 2028
Orientation      
Term I  Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Fall 2025
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams      
Term II  Spring 2026 Spring 2026 Spring 2026
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/20/2026 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/13/2026 5/13/2026
Final Exams      
Term III  Summer 2026 Summer 2026 Summer 2026
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 5/18/2026 5/18/2026 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026 8/7/2026 8/7/2026
Final Exams      
Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. May 7-8, 2027 May 5-6 2028
Degree Conferral      
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS      
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 5/16-5/16/2026 5/16-5/16/2026 5/16-5/16/2026
Election Day 11/4/2026 11/4/2026 11/4/2026
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

 

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Pathologists' Assistant (M.S.H.P.A.)

  Class of 2026 Class of 2027
Orientation    
Term I  Fall 2025 Fall 2025
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Term II Spring 2026  Spring 2026
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/12/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/1/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 4/27/2026-5/1/2026
Term III Summer 2026  Summer 2026
Start Date 5/18/2026 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026 8/7/2026
Final Exams    
Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. May 7-8, 2027
Degree Conferral    
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS    
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/26/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

*Last day to add/drop classes without penalty

*Please note: Clinical Year students will follow the calendar at their site and may not observe this break.

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Physician Assistant (M.P.A.)

  Sem 6 and 7
(Class of 2026)		 Sem 3, 4, and 5
(Class of 2027)		 Sem 1 and 2
(Class of 2028)
Orientation     Jan. 7-9 2026
Term I   Fall 2025 Fall 2025   
White Coat Ceremony      
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 9/2/2025 8/25/2025 N/A
End Date 12/5/2025 12/5/2025 N/A 
Final Exams  

12/8/25-12/12/25

 08/10/2026-08/14/2026
Term II  Spring 2026 Spring 2026  Spring 2026
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 1/5/2026 1/12/2026 1/12/2026
End Date 5/1/2026 4/24/2026 4/24/2026
Final Exams   04/27/2026-05/01/2026 04/27/2026-05/01/2026
Term III   Summer 2026  Summer 2026 
Student Registration Period   3/1/2025 - 4/15/2025 3/1/2025 - 4/15/2025
Start Date N/A  5/11/2026 5/11/2026
End Date N/A  8/21/2026 8/7/2026
Final Exams     08/10/2026-08/14/2026
Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. May 7-8,2027 May 5-6, 2028
Degree Conferral      
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS      
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026

Thanksgiving/Fall Break*

 11/26-11/30/2025 11/26-11/30/2025 11/26-11/30/2025
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

*Please note: Clinical Year students will follow the calendar at their site and may not observe this break

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 Reproductive Clinical Science - Embryology & Andrology (Certificates)

  Clinical Andrology  Clinical Embryology 
  Class of 2026 Class of 2026
Orientation    
  Fall 2025 Fall 2025
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date*    
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
  Spring 2026  Spring 2026 
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/13/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 5/6/2026-5/13/2026
  Summer 2026  Summer 20256
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date*    
Start Date 5/18/2026 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026 8/7/2026
Final Exams    
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS    
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

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 Reproductive Clinical Science - Embryology & Andrology (M.S)

  Class of 2026 Class of 2027
Orientation    
Term I Semester Four - Summer 2025 Semester One - Summer 2025
Start Date 5/12/2025 5/12/2025
End Date 8/1/2025 8/1/2025
Final Exams 7/28/2025-8/1/2025 7/28/2025-8/1/2025
Term II Semester Five - Fall 2025 Semester Two - Fall 2025
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Term III Semester Six - Spring 2026 Semester Three - Spring 2026
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/13/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 5/6/2026-5/13/2026
Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. May 7-8, 2027
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS    
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

*Last day to add/drop classes without penalty

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 Reproductive Clinical Science - Embryology & Andrology (Ph.D.)

  Class of 2026 Class of 2027 Class of 2028
Orientation      
Term I Semester Seven - Fall 2025 Semester Four - Fall 2025 Semester One - Fall 2025
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Term II Semester Eight - Spring 2026 Semester Five - Spring 2026 Semester Two - Spring 2026
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/20/2026 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/13/2026 5/13/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 5/6/2026-5/13/2026
Term III   Semester Six - Summer 2026 Semester Three - Summer 2026
Start Date 5/18/2026 5/18/2026 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026 8/7/2026 8/7/2026
Final Exams      
Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. May 7-8, 2027 May 5-6, 2028
Degree Conferral      
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS      
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

*Last day to add/drop classes without penalty

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Surgical Assistant (Certificate)

  Class of 2026
Orientation  
Term I Fall 2025
Start Date 8/11/2025
End Date 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Term II Spring 2026
Start Date 1/5/2026
End Date 5/8/2026
Final Exams  
Term III Summer 2026
Start Date 5/19/2026
End Date 8/8/2026
Final Exams  
Commencement Rehearsal 5/14/2026
Commencement Ceremony 5/15/2026-5/16/2026
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS  
Labor Day 9/1/2025
Fall Holiday 10/11/2025-14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026

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Surgical Assisting (M.S.A.) & Bridge Program

  Master's Program Bridge Program
Class of 2027 Class of 2026 Class of 2026
     
Orientation   Summer 2025
Term I Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Fall 2025
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/11/2025 8/11/2025
End Date 12/12/2025  12/12/2025  12/12/2025 
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
Term II Spring 2026 Spring 2026 Spring 2026
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/5/2026 1/5/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/8/2026 5/8/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026    
Term III Summer 2026 Summer 2026 Summer 2026
Start Date 5/18/2026 5/19/2026 5/19/2026
End Date 8/7/2026 8/8/2026 8/8/2026
Final Exams      
Commencement Ceremony May 7-8, 2027 Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m.
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS      
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-14/2025 10/11/2025-14/2025 10/11/2025-14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025 11/26/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2026 7/3/2026 7/3/2026

*Last day to add/drop classes without penalty 

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Biomedical Sciences - Medical (M.S.)

  Year 1 Year 2
  Class of 2026 Class of 2026 Class of 2027
Orientation      
Term I   Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Fall 2025
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date 8/11/2025 8/11/2025 8/4/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025 12/18/2025
Final Exams      
Term II  Spring 2026 Spring 2026 Spring 2026
Student Registration Period      
Add/Drop Date      
Start Date     1/5/2026
End Date     5/28/2026
Final Exams      
Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2026, 6 p.m. May 7-8, 2027
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS      
Memorial Day N/A N/A N/A
Juneteenth N/A N/A N/A
Summer Break 5/23/26-8/2/2026 5/23/26-8/2/2026 N/A
Independence Day N/A N/A  
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/1/2025 9/1/2025
Fall Break N/A N/A N/A
Thanksgiving Break 11/27/2025-11/30/2025 11/27/2025-11/30/2025 11/27/2025-11/30/2025
Winter Break 12/13/2025-1/4/2026 12/13/2025-1/4/2026 12/13/2025-1/4/2026
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/19/2026 1/19/2026 1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/20/2026 3/16/2026-3/20/2026 N/A

 

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Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D.)

  Second Year and Beyond First Year
Orientation    
    Fall 2025
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 8/23/2025 8/23/2025
End Date 12/12/2025 12/12/2025
Final Exams 12/6/2025-12/12/2025 12/6/2025-12/12/2025
    Spring 2026
Student Registration Period    
Add/Drop Date    
Start Date 1/20/2026 1/20/2026
End Date 5/13/2026 5/13/2026
Final Exams 5/6/2026-5/13/2026 5/6/2026-5/13/2026
    Summer 2026
Start Date 5/18/2026 5/18/2026
End Date 8/7/2026 8/7/2026
Final Exams    
Commencement Rehearsal    
Commencement Ceremony    
Degree Conferral    
HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS    
Labor Day 9/1/2025 9/2/2025
Fall Break 10/11/2025-10/14/2025 10/11/2025-10/14/2025
Election Day 11/4/2025 11/4/2025
Thanksgiving Break/Fall Holiday 11/27/2025-11/30/2025 11/27/2025-11/30/2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/17/2026-1/19/2026 1/17/2026-1/19/2026
Spring Break 3/16/2026-3/21/2026 3/16/2026-3/21/2026
Memorial Day 5/25/2026 5/25/2026
Juneteenth (observed) 6/19/2026 6/19/2026
Independence Day 7/3/2025 7/3/2025

Note: Ph.D. Orientation for first year students only.

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