2027 - 2028 IL Academic Term Calendar Draft

Detailed Program Calendars are located in each program's section of the catalog.

2027 - 2028 Academic Term Calendar

Detailed Program Calendars are located in each program's section of the catalog. 

Summer

EventDate
Memorial Day 
(No Classes; Offices Closed)
May 31, 2027
Summer Term BeginsJune 7, 2027
Juneteenth Observed 
(No Classes; Offices Closed)
June 18, 2027
Independence Day (Observed) 
(No Classes; Offices Closed)
July 5, 2027
Summer Term EndsAugust 13, 2027
Commencement - CHS (Physician Assistant/Clinical Psychology)August 26, 2027 9:30 a.m.
 

Fall

EventDate
Labor Day 
(No Classes; Offices Closed)                                                      
September 6, 2027
Fall Term BeginsSeptember 7, 2027
White Coat CeremonyTBA by Each College
Fall Term EndsNovember 23, 2027
Thanksgiving BreakNovember 25- 28, 2027

Winter

EventDate
Winter Term Begins                                                                                              November 29, 2027
Winter BreakDecember 20, 2027 - January 2, 2028
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 
(No Classes; Offices Closed)
January 17, 2027
Winter Term EndsFebruary 26, 2027

Spring

EventDate
Spring Term Begins                           March 6, 2028
Spring Term EndsMay 19, 2028
Memorial Day 
(No Classes; Offices Closed)
May 29, 2028

Commencements

College Date Time
College of Graduate StudiesTBA9:00 a.m.
Chicago College of Osteopathic MedicineTBA12:00 p.m.
Chicago College of OptometryTBA3:00 p.m.
College of Health SciencesTBA9:00 a.m.
College of Dental MedicineTBA12:00 p.m.
College of PharmacyTBA3:00 p.m.

Last Revision:  07/14/2026