Academic Calendar - Dentistry

School of Dentistry

Fall Semester 2023

August
1-6 Tuesday-Sunday Break (Summer)
7 Monday Faculty Retreat
8 Tuesday Begin Classes/Clinic (So/Jr/Sr)
8 Tuesday Freshman Orientation I
9 Wednesday Freshman Classes/Labs Begin
17 Thursday Cura Clinic
23 Wednesday Freshman Orientation II
30 Wednesday Mass of the Holy Spirit (St. Johns) 3:30pm
September
4 Monday Labor Day
7 Thursday Cura Clinic
15-17 Friday-Sunday Alumni Weekend
15 Friday Alumni Advisory Board
15 Friday Urban/Posey Lecture
29 Friday End of First Quarter
October
5-7 Thursday-Saturday ADA Meeting (Orlando, FL)
5 Thursday Cura Clinic
11-15 Wednesday-Sunday Fall Break
26 Thursday Cura Clinic
November
3 Friday Senior Sim Prep Day
9 Thursday Cura Clinic
17 Friday Didactic Final Exams (Sr)
22-26 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Break
27-30 Monday-Thursday Final Exams (Fr/So)
29-30 Wednesday-Thursday Didactic Final Exams (Jr/Sr)
December
1 Friday Didactic Final Exams (Sr)
1-8 Friday-Friday Final Exams (Fr/So/Jr)
4-8 Monday-Friday Mock Boards (Sr)
8 Friday End of Second Quarter Didactic
9-31 Saturday-Sunday Break (Christmas - Fr/So)
11-15 Monday-Friday Mock Boards Remediation (Sr)
15 Friday Clinics End (Jr/Sr)
16-31 Saturday-Sunday Break (Christmas - Jr/Sr)

Spring Semester 2024

January
1-2 Monday-Tuesday Break (Christmas)
3 Wednesday Clinics/Classes & Labs Resume
15 Monday Martin Luther King Day
19-22 Friday-Monday ADEX Exam
February
6 Tuesday President's Convocation
23 Friday End of Third Quarter
24-25 Saturday-Sunday ADEX Retake Exam
26 Monday Start of Spring 4th Quarter
March
2-10 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break
15-17 Friday-Sunday CRDTS Exam & Retake
29 Friday Good Friday
April
8-26 Monday-Friday Final examinations (So)
10-26 Wednesday-Friday Final Exams (Jr)
12 Friday NDA
16-26 Tuesday-Friday Final examinations (Fr)
26 Friday Picnic
26 Friday End of Fourth Quarter (All)
29-30 Monday-Tuesday Term Break (New D2)
May
9 Thursday Senior (D4) Awards Ceremony (Clinic Closed)
10 Friday Masters Hooding & Commencement (Ryan Center) 9:00 AM (Clinic Closed)
10 Friday DDS Hooding & Commencement (Ryan Center) 3:30 PM (Clinic Closed)
11 Saturday Master & DDS Degree Conferral Date

Summer Session 2024

April
29 Monday Clinic/Classes begin (Sr)
29-30 Monday-Tuesday Clinic Orientation (Jr)
May
1-19 Wednesday-Sunday Term Break (New So)
1 Wednesday Clinic Orientation (New Jr)
4 Saturday White Coat Ceremony (new Jrs-Sokol)
1-8 Wednesday-Wednesday Clinic (New D4)
13 Monday Summer Didactic Classes Begin (New D4/New D3)
20 Monday Summer Classes Begin (New So)
27 Monday Memorial Day
June
19 Wednesday Juneteenth
July
2-25 Tuesday-Thursday ILAC
4 Thursday Independence Day
5 Friday Clinic Open
12 Friday End of Summer Session
13-31 Saturday-Wednesday Summer Break (D2/D3/D4)
August
1-12 Thursday-Monday Summer Break (D2/D3/D4)
12 Monday Faculty & Staff Retreat
13 Tuesday Begin Classes/Clinic (D2/D3/D4)
13 Tuesday D1 Orientation I
14 Wednesday D1 Labs/Classes Begin
28 Wednesday D1 Orientation II