Current and upcoming academic calendars are linked below as pdf for easier downloading and printing.
Fall 2020 • Early Fall continuing DDS students: New D2 (Class of 2023) D3 (Class of 2022) and D4 (Class of 2021) | |
Date | Event |
Monday, May 11 – Friday, August 7 | Early Fall – D2 (5/11-6/19), D3 (7/6-8/7), D4 (5/11-6/26) |
Monday, May 18 | IDP Program for new candidates |
Monday, May 25 | Memorial Day – off |
Saturday, July 4 | Independence Day – TBD day off |
Monday, August 3 – Friday, August 7 | Orientation Week (specific schedules for each class are TBA) |
Monday, August 10 | Fall Main Term – DDS Classes, Clinics & Rotations– D1, D2, D3, D4 |
Monday, August 31 | Graduate School courses begin |
Monday, September 7 | Labor Day – D1-D4 Didactic and pre-clinic courses in session. Clinics are closed |
Monday, October 12 | Semester Midpoint |
Thursday, November 5 | Interprofessional Education Day – DDS D3 • instruction cancelled Meeting attendance is mandatory |
Thursday, November 12 | mOSCE D4 • All afternoon class/clinic cancelled |
Monday, November 23 – Tuesday, November 24 | Clinics will be closed. D1-D4 didactic and pre-clinic courses in session |
Wednesday, November 25 – Saturday, November 28 | Fall Recess for D1-D4 and Graduate School courses. Instruction resumes Monday, 12/2 Note: Advanced Ed. Clinic in session at the discretion of the Program Directors |
Monday, November 30 | Classes/Clinics/Rotations resume for D4, D1-D3 remain remote |
Friday, December 4 | Last day of Instruction/clinic for D1–D3. Last day of classes for D4 |
Saturday, December 5 – Sunday, December 6 | Reading Days |
Monday, December 7 – Friday, December 11 | DDS Final Exam Week |
Friday, December 11 | Last day of Clinic for D4 |
Friday, December 11 | Graduate School last day of classes |
Friday, December 11 | Winter recess begins at 5pm D1–D4 |
Monday, December 14 – Monday, December 21 | Graduate School final exam week |
Thursday, December 17 | REMINDER: Last day to enter grades via HUB |
Tuesday, December 22 | Graduate winter recess begins |
***Postgraduates do not follow the same academic calendar as Predoctoral Students***
Spring 2021 | |
Date Event | |
Monday, January 4 | Remote didactic classes begin – D3 & D4 Clinic begins |
Monday, January 11 | D2 preclinical lab |
Wednesday, January 6 | Student Progress and Promotion Meeting |
Monday, January 18 | MLK Day – off |
Tuesday, January 19 | Match Day Luncheon – location TBD |
Monday, February 1 | Graduate School courses begin |
Monday, March 1 | D1 preclinical begins |
Monday, February 22 | Semester Midpoint |
Wednesday, February 24 | Smile Education Day – DDS D1 • All morning instruction cancelled • virtual attendance is mandatory |
Asynchronous | Student Research Day – Virtual • All classes/clinic in session |
Thursday, March 4 | Interprofessional Education Day – DDS D3 • instruction cancelled Meeting attendance is mandatory |
Friday, April 23 | Last day of class D4, clinic in session until May 28th |
Monday, April 26 | Last day of class D1–D3 didactic |
Tuesday, April 27 – Wednesday, April 28 | Reading days |
Thursday, April 29 – Thursday, May 6 | DDS Final Exam week for all continuing students |
Friday, May 7 | Commencement |
Friday, May 7 | Graduate School last day of classes |
Friday, May 7 | REMINDER: Last day to enter D1-D3 grades via HUB |
TBD | Early Fall for all continuing students |
Monday, May 10 – Saturday, May 15 | Graduate School Final Exam Week |
Wednesday, May 12 | Student Progress and Promotion Meeting |
Friday, May 28 | Last day of clinic D4 |
***Postgraduates do not follow the same academic calendar as Predoctoral Students***
