Medical School Records and Registration

Academic Calendars

Please refer to the calendars below for semester/quarter start and end dates, as well as scheduled breaks in the academic year.

Pre-Clerkship 24-25

The academic calendars for Year 1 and 2--pre-clerkship years--divides the academic year into two semesters – Fall and Spring.

Semester I
8/1/24	First-year, Orientation begins
8/1/24	First-year, first-semester classes begin
9/2/24	Labor Day - No Classes
10/12/24 - 10/14/24	Fall Weekend
11/27/24 -12/1/24	Thanksgiving Recess
12/19/24	First-year, first-semester classes end
12/20/24-1/1/25	Winter Recess
Semester II
1/2/25	First-year, second-semester classes begin
1/20/25	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2/15/25-2/17/25	Long Weekend
3/10/25-3/14/25	Spring Vacation
5/23/25	First-year, second-semester classes end

Semester I
8/7/24	Second-year, first-semester classes begin
9/2/24	Labor Day
10/12/24-10/14/24	Fall Weekend
11/27/24-12/1/24	Thanksgiving Recess
12/13/24	Second-year, first-semester classes end
12/14/24-1/1/25	Winter Recess
Semester II
1/2/25	Second-year, second-semester classes begin
1/20/25	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2/14/25	Classes End for second semester
2/19/25-4/11/25	USLME Step 1 preparation
4/14/25-4/25/25	Clinical Skills Clerkship
4/28/25	Clerkships Begin

The calendar for Year 3 and 4 divides the academic year into quarters instead of semesters.