School of Dentistry
SUMMER SESSION 2024
| April | ||
| 29 | Monday | Summer clinic schedule begins |
| Apr 29-May 1 | Monday-Wednesday | New D3 Orientation |
| May | ||
| 1 | Wednesday | New D3 Orientation |
| 1-8 | Wednesday-Wednesday | New D4 in clinic |
| 4 | Saturday | White Coat Ceremony |
| 13 | Monday | Summer didactic classes begin new D3s/new D4s |
| 20 | Monday | Summer classes begin for new D2 |
| 27 | Monday | Memorial Day |
| June | ||
| 19 | Wednesday | Juneteenth |
| July | ||
| 2-25 | Tuesday-Thursday | ILAC |
| 4 | Thursday | Independence Day |
| 12 | Friday | End of Summer Session |
| 13-31 | Saturday-Wednesday | Summer break |
| August | ||
| 1-11 | Thursday-Sunday | Summer break |
Fall Semester 2024 - August 13 - December 17, 2024
| August | ||
| 12 | Monday | Faculty & Staff Retreat |
| 13 | Tuesday | Fall Term/1st Q begins; Classes, labs and clinic D2/D3/D4; D1 Orientation I |
| 14 | Wednesday | D1 Classes/labs begin |
| 28 | Wednesday | D1 Orientation II |
| September | ||
| 2 | Monday | Labor Day |
| 20 | Friday | Creighton Days Alumni/D4 CE Event; No clinics; D4s no classes or labs; D1, D2, D3 classes and labs suspended at instructor's discretion |
| October | ||
| 4 | Friday | 1st Q ends |
| 5-13 | Saturday-Sunday | Fall recess |
| 14 | Monday | 2nd Q begins |
| Novermber | ||
| 27-29 | Wednesday-Friday | Thanksgiving recess |
| December | ||
| 2-13 | Monday-Friday | D4 mock boards and remediation (see course syllabi) |
| 13 | Friday | Didactic 2nd Q/Fall term ends |
| Dec 14-Jan 6 | Saturday-Sunday | Winter recess D1/D2 |
| 17 | Friday | Clinic ends D3/D4 |
| Dec 18-Jan 5 | Wednesday-Sunday | Winter recess D3/D4 - Clinic closed |
Spring Semester 2025 - January 6 - May 7, 2025
| January | ||
| 6 | Monday | Spring term/3rd Q begins; Classes, labs, and clinic resume |
| Jan 17-20 | Friday-Sunday | ADEX Exam D4 |
| 20 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day; No classes, labs or clinics |
| February | ||
| Feb 22-23 | Sat-Sun | ADEX Retake Exam D4 |
| March | ||
| 7 | Friday | 3rd Q ends |
| 8-16 | Saturday-Sunday | Spring recess; No classes, labs or clinics |
| 17 | Monday | 4th Q begins |
| 21-23 | Friday-Sunday | CRDTS Exam |
| April | ||
| 11 | Friday | Nebraska Dental Assoc. Annual Meeting; Clinic remains open; Classes and labs suspended at instructor's discretion |
| 18 | Friday | Good Friday; No classes, labs or clinics |
| 24 | Thursday | Senior Picnic beginning at 5:00 pm |
| May | ||
| 2 | Friday | Didactic 4th Q/Spring term ends |
| 3-18 | Saturday-Sunday | Term break new D2 |
| 9 | Friday | Clinic ends |
| 7 | Wednesday | Spring term ends D3/D4; Clinic ends |
| 8-9 | Thursday-Friday | Term break D3/D4; No clinics |
| 10 | Sat | White Coat Ceremony |
| 15 | Thursday | Senior Award Ceremony; School of Dentistry Commencement; No classes, labs or clinics |
| 16 | Friday | Masters Hooding-Commencement; No classes, labs or clinics |
| 17 | Saturday | Spring Degree Conferral Date; Undergraduate Commencement |
Summer Term 2025 - May 12 - July 11, 2025
| May | ||
| 12 | Monday | Summer clinic schedule begins; Summer term begins D3/D4 |
| 12-14 | Monday-Wednesday | New D3 Clinic Orientation |
| 19 | May | Summer term course begin D2 |
| 26 | Monday | Memorial Day: No classes, labs or clinics |
| June | ||
| 19 | Thursday | Junteenth; No classes, labs or clinics |
| July | ||
| 11 | Friday | Summer term ends D2/D3/D4 |
| 12-August 10 | Saturday- Sunday | Summer break |