Academic Calendar - Dentistry < Creighton University

School of Dentistry

Academic Calendar
Month or Date	Day of Week	Event
August
9	Monday	Begin regular classes/clinic hours (So/Jr/Sr)
9	Monday	Freshman orientation-session 1
11	Tuesday	Freshman classes/labs begin
25	Wednesday	Freshman orientation-session II
September
1	Wednesday	Mass of the Holy Spirit, St. John's Church
6	Monday	Labor Day, no classes
October
1	Friday	End of First Quarter
13-17	Wednesday-Sunday	Fall Break
November
12	Friday	Final Exams Begin (Sr)
24-28	Wednesday-Sunday	Thanksgiving Recess
29	Monday	Final Exams Begin (Fr/So)
December
1	Wednesday	Final Exams Begin (Jr)
10	Friday	End of Second Quarter; Clinics conclude
11	Saturday	Christmas Recess Begins

Academic Calendar
Month or Date	Day of Week	Event
January
1-3	Saturday-Monday	Recess continues
4	Tuesday	Classes, laboratories, and clinics resume
February
25	Friday	End of Third Quarter
March
5-13	Saturday-Sunday	Spring Recess
April
13-22	Wednesday-Friday	Final examinations (So/Jr)
15	Friday	Good Friday; no classes
26-29	Monday-Thursday	Final examinations (Fr)
26	Tuesday	End of Fourth Quarter at noon (So/Jr/Sr)
29	Friday	End of Fourth Quarter (Fr)
May
13	Friday	School of Dentistry Hooding and Commencement Ceremony
14	Saturday	May Degree Conferral Date

Academic Calendar
Month or Date	Day of Week	Event
May
2	Monday	Summer clinic/classes begin (new Sr)
2-3	Monday-Tuesday	Clinic Orientation (New Jr)
4	Wednesday	Summer classes begin (New Jr)
7	Saturday	White Coat Ceremony (new Jrs)
13	Friday	School of Dentistry Hooding and Commencement Ceremony
14	Saturday	May Degree Conferral Date
23	Monday	Summer classes begin (new So)
30	Monday	Memorial Day; no classes/labs/clinics
July
4	Monday	Independence Day; no classes
8	Friday	Summer Session ends
9-31	Saturday-Sunday	Summer Recess
August
1-7	Monday-Sunday	Summer recess continued