Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar 2025–2026

Quarter start and end dates, school closures, finals weeks, and important refund, registry-review, and orientation dates for the 2025–2026 academic year.

Download PDF Academic calendar · 2025–2026

Fall 2025

Schedule
DateDayEvent
Sep 2TuesdayFirst Day of Quarter
Sep 23–24Tue–WedSchool Closed — No Classes or Clinic
Oct 2ThursdaySchool Closed — No Classes or Clinic
Oct 3FridayAdministrative Day* — No Classes or Clinic
Oct 7–8Tue–WedSchool Closed — No Classes or Clinic
Oct 13MondayTuesday Schedule — Schedule change
Oct 14–15Tue–WedSchool Closed — No Classes or Clinic
Oct 16ThursdayWednesday Schedule — Schedule change
Nov 14–20Fri–ThuFinals Week
Nov 20ThursdayLast Day of Quarter
Nov 21FridayAdministrative Day*
Nov 24MondayComprehensive Exam Day*

Important dates

  • New students — Sep 29: Last day to qualify for a refund
  • Current students — Sep 22: Last day to qualify for a refund
  • 24-02 (RTR, RTT, DMS) & 24-05 (MDS) — Nov 24 – Dec 19: Registry Review
  • 25-11 (DMS & EMTP) — Onboarding and New Student Orientation
  • Jan 2: Graduation Clearance
  • Jan 5: Registry Review Exam — 2nd attempt
  • Jan 12: Registry Review Exam — 3rd attempt

Winter 2025

Schedule
DateDayEvent
Dec 1MondayFirst Day of Quarter
Dec 24 – Jan 1Wed–ThuWinter Break — No Classes or Clinic
Jan 19MondayMartin Luther King Day — No Classes or Clinic
Jan 20TuesdayThursday Schedule — Schedule change
Feb 16MondayPresident's Day — No Classes or Clinic
Feb 19ThursdayMonday Schedule — Schedule change
Feb 12–19Thu–ThuFinals Week
Feb 19ThursdayLast Day of Quarter
Feb 23MondayComprehensive Exam Day*

Important dates

  • New students — Dec 29: Last day to qualify for a refund
  • Current students — Dec 22: Last day to qualify for a refund
  • 26-02 (RTR, RTT, DMS, CST, MDS & EMTP) — Feb 23–24: Onboarding
  • Feb 25: New Student Orientation
  • 25-02 (RTR & RTT) — Feb 24: Midpoint Summative Exam (retake Feb 26)
  • 25-02 (RTR, RTT & DMS) — Feb 26: Senior Orientation
  • CST 25-02 — Mar 1: Graduation Clearance

Spring 2026

Schedule
DateDayEvent
Feb 27FridayFirst Day of Quarter
Apr 2–10Thu–FriSpring Break — No Classes or Clinic
Apr 13MondayThursday Schedule — Schedule change
May 12–18Tue–MonFinals Week
May 18MondayLast Day of Quarter
May 19TuesdayAdministrative Day*
May 20WednesdayComprehensive Exam Day*

Important dates

  • New students — Mar 30: Last day to qualify for a refund
  • Current students — Mar 23: Last day to qualify for a refund
  • 25-05 (DMS) — May 21: 2nd Year Orientation
  • 26-05 (DMS & EMTP) — May 26: Onboarding and New Student Orientation
  • 24-09 (RTR, RTT, DMS) — Jun 1 – Jun 25: Registry Review
  • Jul 1: Registry Review Exam — 2nd attempt · Graduation Clearance
  • Jul 8: Registry Review Exam — 3rd attempt

Summer 2026

Schedule
DateDayEvent
May 28ThursdayFirst Day of Quarter
Jun 19FridayJuneteenth — No Classes or Clinic
Jul 3FridayIndependence Day — No Classes or Clinic
Jul 6MondayFriday Schedule — Schedule change
Jul 23ThursdayAdministrative Day* — No Classes or Clinic
Aug 4–10Tue–MonFinals Week
Aug 10MondayLast Day of Quarter
Aug 12WednesdayComprehensive Exam Day*

Important dates

  • New students — Jun 24: Last day to qualify for a refund
  • Current students — Jun 17: Last day to qualify for a refund
  • 25-09 (RTR & RTT) — Aug 13: Midpoint Summative Exam (retake Aug 17)
  • 25-09 (RTR, RTT, DMS) — Aug 14: Senior Orientation
  • CST 25-09 — Aug 15: Graduation Clearance

Notes

The above academic calendar is subject to change with prior notice (V8.13.2025).

  • * No classes are scheduled; however, students may be required to attend school and should schedule vacation time accordingly.
  • Students will be scheduled to make up any clinical hours missed during the month of August and should schedule vacation time accordingly.
  • Students who complete all program requirements on time will be cleared for graduation and eligible to sit for (or verify) their certification/licensing exam after clearance. All others will follow the graduation timeline policy.
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