Academic Calendar
These calendars are subject to change.
| Date | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
| August 2 | Block 4A start date | Year IV |
| August 4-5 | First-Year Leadership Experience (FLE) | |
| August 6-7 | Year I Orientation | |
| August 8 | Blue Coat Ceremony | |
| August 10 | Fall Classes Begin | |
| August 17 | Block 4C start date | |
| September 2 | Block 5A start date | |
| September 7 | Labor Day Holiday | |
| September 14 | Block 5C start date | |
| September 28 | Block 6A start date | |
| October 8 - 9 | Fall Holiday | |
| October 12 | Block 6C start date | |
| October 15 - November 15 | Fall NAVLE testing window | Tentative |
| October 26 | Block 7A start date | |
| October 30 | Career Fair | |
| November 9 | Block 7C start date | 3-week block |
| November 26-27 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| November 30 | Block 8A start date | |
| December 7-11 | Phase II Orientation & USDA Accreditation | Tentative |
| December 11 | Fall Classes End/Final Exams End | |
| December 13 | White Coat Ceremony | |
| December 14 | Block 8C start date | 4-week block |
| December 15 | Final grades due | |
| December 21-25 | Holiday Week 1 | Tentative, Phase II students |
| December 29 - January 1 | Holiday Week 3 | Tentative, Phase II students |
| Date | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Spring classes begin | |
| January 11 | block 9A start date; Phase 2 begins for Year 3/Class of 2028 | |
| January 18 | Marting Luther King, Jr. Holiday | |
| January 20 at 11:59 PM | Last day to drop | |
| January 21 at 11:59 PM | Last day to add | |
| January 22 | Census Day | |
| January 25 | Block 9C start date | |
| February 8 | Block 10A | |
| February 8-9 | Mardi Gras Holiday | Years 1-2: Phase 1 students |
| February 22 | Block 10C start date | |
| March 1-20 | Spring NAVLE testing window | |
| March 8 | Block 11A start date | |
| March 15-19 | Spring Break | Years 1-2: Phase 1 students |
| March 19-21 | SAVMA Symposium | |
| March 22 | Block 11C start date | |
| March 26 | Good Friday Holiday | |
| April 5 | Block 12A start date | |
| April 19 | Block 12C start date | 3-week block |
| April 30 (tentative) | Awards Ceremony | Years 1-3 |
| May 8 | Spring classes end/Final exams end | Years 1-2: Phase 1 students and Year 4: Phase 2 degree candidates |
| May 9 | Spring classes end | Year 3: Phase 2/non-degree candidates; no final exams in clinical rotations |
| May 11 | Final grades due | Years 1-3 and Year 4 (Bocks 8C-12C) |
| May 14 | Commencement for the Class of 2027 |
| Date | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May 17 | Summer start date | |
| May 24 | Block 1C start date | |
| May 27 at 11:59 PM | Last day to drop | |
| May 28 at 11:59 PM | Last day to add | |
| May 29 | Census Day | |
| June 7 | Block 2A start date | |
| June 18 | Juneteenth | Students on clinical rotations |
| June 21 | Block 2C start date | 3-week block |
| July 5 | July 4 Holiday | Emergency-only clinical rotations |
| July 12 | Block 3A start date | |
| July 26 | Block 3C start date | |
| July 30 | Summer end date | No final exams in clinical rotatons |
| August 3 | Final grades due for Year 4 (Blocks 1-3) |