Academic Year Important Dates
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Reflects curricular activities & university holidays between July 2025 – June 2026 (earlier dates listed for clarity)
First-Year Students – Class of 2029
August 6 – 8, 2025: Foundational Phase Orientation & Bootcamp I
August 11, 2025: First Day of Classes – Fall Term
September 1, 2025: Labor Day Holiday
September 29 – October 10, 2025: Block 1 Exams (includes OSCE)
October 13, 2025: Mid-Semester Holiday
November 27 – 30, 2025: Thanksgiving Break
December 8, 2025: Last Day of Classes – Fall Term
December 8 – 22, 2025: Block 2 Exams (includes OSCE)
December 23, 2025 – January 4, 2026: Winter Holiday
January 5, 2026: First Day of Classes – Spring Term
January 19, 2026: Martin Luther King Jr Holiday
February 16, 2026: Presidents’ Day
March 4 – 20, 2026: Block 3 Exams (includes OSCE)
March 21 – 29, 2026: Spring Break
April 3 – 5, 2026: Easter Holiday
May 2, 2026: Mandatory Comprehensive Basic Science Exam (CBSE)
May 25, 2026: Memorial Day Holiday
June 4, 2026: Last Day of Classes – Spring Term
June 1 – 11, 2026: Block 4 Exams (includes OSCE)
June 12, 2026: Summer Break Begins
Second-Year Students – Class of 2028
August 11, 2025: Foundational Phase Year 2 Orientation
August 11, 2025: First Day of Classes – Fall Term
September 1, 2025: Labor Day Holiday
September 29 – October 10, 2025: Block 5 Exams (includes OSCE)
October 13, 2025: Mid-Semester Holiday
November 15, 2025: Mandatory Comprehensive Basic Science Exam (CBSE)
November 27 – 30, 2025: Thanksgiving Break
December 11, 2025: Last Day of Classes – Fall Term
December 15 – 22, 2025: Block 6 Exams (includes OSCE)
December 23, 2025 – January 4, 2026: Winter Holiday
January 6 – March 1, 2026: Dedicated USMLE Step 1 Study Time
Journeys I
March 2 – 13, 2026: Journeys I Workshops
March 16 – 20, 2026: Pathophysiology/Ethics Week
March 23 – 27, 2026: Bootcamp II (Orientation to Clinical Phase)
March 30 – June 21, 2026: Clerkships – Quarter I
April 3 – 5, 2026: Easter Holiday
June 19, 2026: Juneteenth
June 22 – 26, 2026: Intersession V/MSGR
June 29 – July 3, 2026: Summer Break
Third-Year Students – Class of 2027
March 31 – June 20, 2025: Clerkships – Quarter I
April 18 – 20, 2025: Easter Holiday
June 23 – 27, 2025: Intersession V/MSGR
June 28 – July 6, 2025: Summer Break
July 7 – September 26, 2025: Clerkships – Quarter II
September 29 – December 19, 2025: Clerkships – Quarter III
October 15, 2025: Patient Safety Day
November 2025: Career Advising/Class Meeting
November 26 (3 p.m.) – 30, 2025: Thanksgiving Break
December 20, 2025 – January 4, 2026: Winter Holiday
January 5 – March 27, 2026: Clerkships – Quarter IV
Journeys II
March 30 – April 10, 2026: Deep Dives
April 13, 2026: Mandatory Comprehensive Clinical Science Exam (CCSE)
April 14 – 17, 2026: Advanced Clinical Phase Seminar
April 20 – 24, 2026: Intersession VI
March 30 – April 24, 2026*: Capstone OSCE
April 3 – 5, 2026: Easter Holiday
April 27 – May 3, 2026: Wellness Break
May 4 – May 31, 2026: Journeys II Protected Time (no curricular sessions)
Fourth-Year Students – Class of 2026
May 25, 2025: First Day of Fourth Year (AY 25-26 Begins July)
June 23 – 29, 2025: Summer Break
September 25, 20251: Deadline to Certify ERAS Application
October 27, 2025 – February 1, 2026: Variable Interview Month (Blocks 5-7)
November 26 (3 p.m.) – 30, 2025: Thanksgiving Break
December 20, 2025 – January 4, 2026: Winter Holiday
December 31, 2025: Deadline to sit for Step 2 CK
January 5, 2026: First Day of Spring Term
March 20, 2026: NRMP Match Day
April 3 – 5, 2026: Easter Holiday
April 27 – May 1, 2026: Fourth-Year Bootcamp
May 1, 2026: ISP Research Day
May 1, 2026: Last Day of Spring Term
May 17, 2026: GUSOM Graduation
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