IL Optometry Program Calendar 27/28 DRAFT

Summer 2027

EventClassDate
Memorial Day (Observed)*No Classes*May 31, 2027
Clinical RotationsOP-IVJune 1 - August 20, 2027
Classes BeginOP-IIIJune 7, 2027
Last Day to Add/Drop ClassesOP-IIIJune 11, 2027
Juneteenth (Observed)*No Classes*June 18, 2027
Independence Day (Observed)*No Classes*July 5, 202
Last Day of ClassesOP-IIIAugust 13, 2027
Quarterly ExamsOP-IIIAugust 16– 20, 2027
Quarter BreakOP-IIIAugust 23 – September 3, 2027
Grades DueOP-IIIAugust 24, 2027

Fall 2027

EventClassDate
OrientationOP-IAugust 31 - September 3, 2027
Labor Day*No Classes*September 6,  2027
Clinical RotationsOP-IVAugust 30 - November 19, 2027
Classes BeginOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIISeptember 7, 2027
Last Day to Add/Drop ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIISeptember 10, 2027
White Coat Ceremony October 3, 2027
Last Day of ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIINovember 12, 2027
Quarterly ExamsOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIINovember 15– 19, 2027
Quarter BreakOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIINovember 22– 26, 2027
Grades DueOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIINovember 23, 2027
Thanksgiving Day (Observed)*No Classes*November 25– 26, 2027

Winter 2027

EventClassDate
Clinical RotationOP-IVNovember 29, 2027 - February 18, 2028
Classes ResumeOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIINovember 29, 2027
Last Day to Add/Drop ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIDecember 3, 2027
Winter BreakOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIDecember 20 - 31, 2027
Classes ResumeOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIJanuary 3, 2028
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day*No Classes*January 17, 2028
Last Day of ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIFebruary 18, 2028
Quarterly ExamsOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIFebruary 21 - 25, 2028
Quarter BreakOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIFebruary 28 - March 3, 2028
Grades DueOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIFebruary 29, 2028

Spring 2028

EventClassDate
Clinical RotationsOP-IVFebruary 28 - May 19, 2028
Classes ResumeOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIMarch 6, 2028
Last Day to Add/Drop ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIMarch 10, 2028
Last Day of ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIMay 12, 2028
Quarterly ExamsOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIMay 15 – 19, 2028
Senior WeekOP-IVMay 23 - 25, 2028
Quarter BreakOP-IIIMay 22 - 26, 2028
Quarter BreakOP-IIMay 22 - June 2, 2028
Quarter BreakOP-IMay 22 - September 4, 2028
Grades DueOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIMay 23, 2028
Commencement CCOOP-IVTBA

Last Revision: 06/12/2025