Academic Calendar-School of Pharmacy & Health Professions

First Semester, 2025-2026

August 10-13 Sunday-Wednesday Welcome Week for first year Hybrid Alaska Doctor of Occupational Therapy students
13 Wednesday Hybrid Alaska Occupational Therapy Professionalism Ceremony
4-7 Monday-Thursday Welcome Week for Hybrid Regis Doctor of Occupational therapy students
6 Wednesday Hybrid Regis Occupational Therapy Professionalism Ceremony
11-15 Monday-Friday Welcome Week for first-year Campus/Distance Pharmacy students, Campus Occupational Therapy students, and Campus Physical Therapy students
14 Thursday Campus/Distance Pharmacy, Campus Occupational Therapy, and Campus Physical Therapy Professionalism Ceremony
13-16 Wednesday - Saturday Welcome Week for first-year Phoenix Hybrid Pharmacy, Phoenix Hybrid Occupational Therapy and Phoenix Physical Therapy students
16 Saturday Phoenix Hybrid Pharmacy, Phoenix Hybrid Occupational Therapy and Phoenix Physical Therapy Professionalism Ceremony
18 Monday Fall term begins for all first-year Doctor of Pharmacy, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy students
28 Thursday Last day to drop individual courses
September 1 Monday Labor Day - no classes
3 Wednesday 11:00 am Mass of the Holy Spirit
October 12-19 Sun-Sun Fall Break
15 Wednesday Last day for filing on-line degree applications for December degree
November 6 Thursday Last day to withdraw from courses with a "W"
26-30 Wed-Sun Thanksgiving Break
December 8-12 Mon-Fri Final Semester Examinations
13 Saturday December Degree Conferral date
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For a complete listing of start and end dates for all programs, please refer to the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Office of Academic and Student Affairs website.

Second Semester, 2025-2026

January 12 Monday Spring term begins in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions for most classes and programs1
19 Monday Martin Luther King Day - no classes
22 Thursday Last day to drop individual courses.
February 15 Sunday Last day for filing on-line degree applications for May degree
March 8-15 Sun-Sun Spring Break
April 2 Thursday Last day to withdraw from a courses with "W"
2 Thursday Holy Thursday - classes suspended at 5 p.m.
5 Sunday Easter Sunday
6 Monday Easter Monday. Classes resume at 5 p.m.
May 4-8 Mon-Fri Final semester examinations
14 Thursday SPAHP Graduate Recognition, Hooding and Commencement Ceremony
15 Friday Baccalaureate Mass, St. John's Church
16 Saturday May Degree Conferral Date
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For a complete listing of start and end dates for all programs, please refer to the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Office of Academic and Student Affairs website.

Summer Session, 2026

May 18 Monday Summer term begins in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions for most classes and programs1
25 Monday Memorial Day - no classes
June 15 Monday Last day to file Degree Application for August degree conferral
19 Friday Juneteenth Holiday - no classes
July 3 Friday Independence Day - no classes
August 15 Saturday August Degree Conferral date
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Beyond Distance Pharmacy, OTD 1 and DPT 2 and 3 classes, summer curricula consist mostly of clinical work.  Date of attendance vary by program/site.