2028 - 2029 IL Academic Term Calendar Draft

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

2028- 2029 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 29, 2028
Summer Term BeginsJune 12, 2028
Juneteenth Observed 
(No Classes; Offices Closed)
June 19, 2028
Independence Day (Observed) 
(No Classes; Offices Closed)
July 4, 2028
Summer Term EndsAugust 11, 2028
Commencement - CHS (Physician Assistant/Clinical Psychology)TBA
 

Fall

EventDate
Labor Day 
(No Classes; Offices Closed)                                                      
September 4, 2028
Fall Term BeginsSeptember 5, 2028
White Coat CeremonyTBA by Each College
Fall Term EndsNovember 21, 2028
Thanksgiving BreakNovember 23- 27, 2028

Winter

EventDate
Winter Term Begins                                                                                              November 27, 2028
Winter BreakDecember 18, 2028 - January 2, 2029
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 
(No Classes; Offices Closed)
January 15, 2029
Winter Term EndsFebruary 23, 2029

Spring

EventDate
Spring Term Begins                           March 5, 2029
Spring Term EndsMay 18, 2029
Memorial Day 
(No Classes; Offices Closed)
May 28, 2029

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:  07/17/2026