Academic Calendar 2026-2027: School of Medicine
Official dates for academic sessions related to the School of Medicine for 2026-2027.
June
19
Payment Deadline; 5:00PM CST
22
MS1 Classes begin
22-23
MS1 Orientation
July
5
Independence Day Holiday observed, all offices closed, no classes held
6
MS3 and MS4 classes begin
8
MS1 Census Date
17
MS1 Drop for non-payment
21
MS3 and MS4 Census Date
27
MS2 Classes Begin
31
MS3 and MS4 Drop for non-payment
August
11
MS2 Census Date
21
MS2 Drop for non-payment
September
1-4
MS1 Assessment Week
7
Labor Day holiday: all offices closed; no classes held
28-30
MS2 Assessment Week
October
1-2
MS2 Assessment Week continues
November
16-20
MS1 Assessment Week
23-25
MS2 Assessment Week
26-27
Thanksgiving holidays for staff, all offices closed
December
14-31
MS2 Winter Break
21-31
MS1 and MS3 Winter Break
January
1
- New Year’s Day, all offices closed
- Payment Deadline, 5:00PM CST
4
Classes begin MS1, MS2, and MS3
18
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, all offices closed, no classes
20
Census Date
February
1
Drop for non-payment
8-12
MS1 Assessment Week
March
15-21
MS1 Spring Break
15-19
MS4 Match Week
29-31
MS2 Spring Break
April
1-4
MS2 Spring Break Continues
26-30
MS1 Assessment Week
30
- MS4 Last Day of Classes
- Graduation
May
3
MS2 Last Day to Withdraw from one or more courses
10
MS1 Last Day to Withdraw from one or more courses
31
Memorial Day holiday: all offices closed; no classes held
June
18
Juneteenth/Emancipation holiday observed: all offices closed; no classes held
21
MS3 Summer Break begins
25
MS2 Final Class Day
28
MS2 Summer Break Begins
July
1-2
MS2 and MS3 Summer Break Continues
9
MS1 Final Class Day
12-22
MS1 Summer Break
Academic Calendar 2026-2027