2025 - 2026 Academic Calendar Draft

Summer Quarter 2025

EventDate
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-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

EventDate
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 CeremonyTBA
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

EventDate
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 15, 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

EventDate
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
Fieldwork (II-A)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
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

Commencement 

ProgramDate and Time 
College of Graduate StudiesMay 27, 2026 - 9:00 a.m.
Chicago College of Osteopathic MedicineMay 27, 2026 - 12:00 p.m.
Chicago College of OptometryMay 27, 2026 - 3:00 p.m.
College of Health SciencesMay 28, 2026 - 9:00 a.m.
College of Dental MedicineMay 28, 2026 - 12:00 p.m.
College of PharmacyMay 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