2026 - 2027 Academic Calendar Draft

Summer Quarter 2026

EventDate
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

EventDate
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 CeremonyTBA
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

EventDate
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

EventDate
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 

ProgramDate and Time 
Commencement IL CGSMay 26, 2027 - 9:00 a.m.
Commencement CCOMMay 26, 2027 - 12:00 p.m.
Commencement CCO  May 26, 2027 - 300 p.m.
Commencement CHSMay 27, 2027 - 9:00 a.m.
Commencement CDMIMay 27, 2027 - 12:00 p.m.
Commencement CPDGMay 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