Academic Year Important Dates
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Reflects curricular activities & university holidays between July 2026 – June 2027 (earlier dates listed for clarity)
First-Year Students – Class of 2030
August 3 – 4, 2026: Bootcamp I: Pre-Matriculation Program
August 5 – 7, 2006: Bootcamp II: Charting the Course
August 10, 2026: First Day of Classes – Fall Term
September 7, 2026: Labor Day Holiday
September 29 – October 9, 2026: Block 1 Exams (includes OSCE)
October 12, 2026: Mid-Semester Holiday (Indigenous People’s Day)
October 13 – 16, 2026: Bridges I
November 26 – 29, 2026: Thanksgiving Break
December 7, 2026: Last Day of Classes – Fall Term
December 7 – 21, 2026: Block 2 Exams (includes OSCE)
December 22, 2026 – January 3, 2027: Winter Holiday
January 4, 2027: First Day of Classes – Spring Term
January 4 – 5, 2027: Bridges II
January 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Jr Holiday
February 15, 2027: Presidents’ Day
March 3 – 19, 2027: Block 3 Exams (includes OSCE)
March 22 – 26, 2027: Spring Break
March 26 – 28, 2027: Easter Holiday
March 29 – April 2, 2027: Bridges III
May 1, 2027: Mandatory Comprehensive Basic Science Exam (CBSE)
May 28, 2027: Last Day of Classes – Spring Term
May 31, 2027: Memorial Day Holiday
June 1 – 11, 2027: Block 4 Exams (includes OSCE)
June 11, 2027: Summer Break Begins
Second-Year Students – Class of 2029
August 10, 2026: Foundational Phase Year 2 Orientation
August 10, 2026: First Day of Classes – Fall Term
September 7, 2026: Labor Day Holiday
September 28 – October 9, 2026: Block 5 Exams (includes OSCE)
October 12, 2026: Mid-Semester Holiday (Indigenous People’s Day)
October 13 – 16, 2026: Bridges IV
November 14, 2026: Mandatory Comprehensive Basic Science Exam (CBSE)
November 26 – 29, 2026: Thanksgiving Break
December 10, 2026: Last Day of Classes – Fall Term
December 14 – 21, 2026: Block 6 Exams (includes OSCE)
December 22, 2026 – January 3, 2027: Winter Holiday
January 4 – February 28, 2027: Dedicated USMLE Step 1 Study Time
March 1 – 12; March 15 – 19; March 22 – 26, 2027: Bootcamp III: Clinician Compass
March 26 – 28, 2027: Easter Holiday
March 29 – June 20, 2027: Clerkships – Quarter I
June 21 – 25, 2027: Bridges V/MSGR
June 28 – July 2, 2027: Summer Break
Third-Year Students – Class of 2028
March 30 – June 21, 2026: Clerkships – Quarter I
April 3 – 5, 2026: Easter Holiday
June 22 – 26, 2026: Bridges V/MSGR
June 29 – July 3, 2026: Summer Break
July 6 – September 27, 2026: Clerkships – Quarter II
September 28 – December 20, 2026: Clerkships – Quarter III
October 14, 2026: Patient Safety Day
November 2026: Career Advising/Class Meeting
November 25 (12 p.m.) – 29, 2026: Thanksgiving Break
December 19, 2026 – January 3, 2027: Winter Holiday
January 4 – March 28, 2027: Clerkships – Quarter IV
Bootcamp IV: Advanced Horizons
March 29 – April 9, 2027: Deep Dives
April 12, 2027: Mandatory Comprehensive Clinical Science Exam (CCSE)
April 13 – 16, 2027: Advanced Clinical Phase Seminar
April 19 – 23, 2027: Bridges VI
March 29 – April 16, 2027*: Capstone OSCE
March 26 – 28, 2027: Easter Holiday
April 26 – 30, 2027: Wellness Break
May 3 – 30, 2027: White Space/Protected Time (no curricular sessions)
May 31, 2027: Advanced Clinical Phase Block 0 Begins
Fourth-Year Students – Class of 2027
June 1, 2026: First Day of Fourth Year (AY 26-27 Begins July)
June 29 – July 3, 2026: Summer Break
September 24, 20261: Deadline to Certify ERAS Application
October 26, 2026 – January 31, 2027: Variable Interview Month (Blocks 5-7)
November 25 (12 p.m.) – 29, 2026: Thanksgiving Break
December 19, 2026 – January 3, 2027: Winter Holiday
December 31, 2026: Deadline to sit for Step 2 CK
January 4, 2027: First Day of Spring Term
March 19, 2027: NRMP Match Day
March 26 – 28, 2027: Easter Holiday
April 26 – 29, 2027: Bootcamp V: Pathway Launch
April 30, 2027: ISP Research Day
April 30, 2027: Last Day of Spring Term
May 16, 2027: GUSOM Graduation
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