IL Optometry Program Calendar 28/29 DRAFT

Summer 2028

EventClassDate
Memorial Day (Observed)*No Classes*May 29, 2028
Clinical RotationsOP-IVMay 30 - August 18, 2028
Classes BeginOP-IIIJune 5, 2028
Last Day to Add/Drop ClassesOP-IIIJune 9, 2028
Juneteenth (Observed)*No Classes*June 19, 2028
Independence Day (Observed)*No Classes*July 4, 2028
Last Day of ClassesOP-IIIAugust 11, 2028
Quarterly ExamsOP-IIIAugust 14 – 18, 2028
Quarter BreakOP-IIIAugust 21 – September 1, 2028
Grades DueOP-IIIAugust 22, 2028

Fall 2028

EventClassDate
OrientationOP-IAugust 29 - September 1, 2028
Labor Day*No Classes*September 4,  2028
Clinical RotationsOP-IVAugust 28 - November 17, 2028
Classes BeginOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIISeptember 5, 2028
Last Day to Add/Drop ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIISeptember 8, 2028
White Coat Ceremony TBA
Last Day of ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIINovember 10, 2028
Quarterly ExamsOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIINovember 13 – 17, 2028
Quarter BreakOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIINovember 20 – 24, 2028
Grades DueOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIINovember 22 , 2028
Thanksgiving Day (Observed)*No Classes*November 23 – 24, 2028

Winter 2028

EventClassDate
Clinical RotationOP-IVNovember 27, 2028 - February 16, 2029
Classes ResumeOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIINovember 27, 2028
Last Day to Add/Drop ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIDecember 1, 2028
Winter BreakOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIDecember 18 - 29, 2028
Classes ResumeOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIJanuary 2, 2029
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day*No Classes*January 15, 2029
Last Day of ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIFebruary 16, 2029
Quarterly ExamsOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIFebruary 19 - 23, 2029
Quarter BreakOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIFebruary 26 - March 2, 2029
Grades DueOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIFebruary 27, 2029

Spring 2029

EventClassDate
Clinical RotationsOP-IVFebruary 26 - May 18, 2029
Classes ResumeOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIMarch 5, 2029
Last Day to Add/Drop ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIMarch 9, 2029
Last Day of ClassesOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIMay 11, 2029
Quarterly ExamsOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIMay 14 – 18, 2029
Senior WeekOP-IVMay 21 - 23, 2029
Quarter BreakOP-IIIMay 21 - 25, 2029
Quarter BreakOP-IIMay 21 - June 4, 2029
Quarter BreakOP-IMay 21 - September 3, 2029
Grades DueOP-I, OP-II, OP-IIIMay 22, 2029
Commencement CCOOP-IVTBA

Last Revision: 06/13/2025