School of Dentistry
Fall Semester 2025: August 11 - December 16, 2025
| August | ||
| 11 | Monday | 1st quarter/Fall term begins; Classes, lab and clinic D2/D3/D4; D1 Orientation I |
| 12 | Tuesday | D1 Classes/Labs begin |
| 15 | Friday | Faculty & Staff Retreat; D2/D3/D4; No classes, labs, or clinics; D1 Boot Camp 1-5 pm |
| 27 | Wednesday | D1 Orientation II |
| September | ||
| 1 | Monday | Labor Day; No classes labs or clinics |
| 19 | Friday | Creighton Days Alumni/D4 CE Event: D4s required to attend; No D4 classes, labs or clinics; D2/D3 classes, D3 clinics and labs continue |
| October | ||
| 3 | Friday | 1st quarter ends |
| 4-12 | Saturday-Sunday | Fall recess; No classes, labs or clinics |
| November | ||
| 26-30 | Wednesday-Sunday | Thankgiving recess; No classes, labs or clinics |
| December | ||
| 5-16 | Friday-Tuesday | D4 mock boards and remediation |
| 12 | Friday | 2nd quarter/Fall term ends D1/D2 |
| 13-January 4 | Saturday-Sunday | Winter recess D1/D2 |
| 16 | Tuesday | 2nd quarter/Fall term ends D3/D4; Clinic ends |
| 17-January 4 | Wednesday-Sunday | Winter recess D3/D4 |
Spring Semester 2026 - January 5 - May 6, 2026
| January | ||
| 5 | Monday | 3rd quarter/Spring term begins; Classes, labs, and clinic resume for D1/D2/D3/D4; Last Mock Board remdiation D4 |
| TBD | Friday-Sunday | ADEX Exam D4 |
| 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day; No classes, labs or clinics |
| February | ||
| TBD | Sat-Sun | ADEX Retake Exam D4 |
| March | ||
| 6 | Friday | 3rd quarter ends |
| 7-15 | Saturday-Sunday | Spring recess; No classes, labs or clinics |
| 16 | Monday | 4th quarter begins |
| TBD | TBD | CRDTS Exam |
| April | ||
| 3 | Friday | Good Friday; No classes, labs, or clinics |
| 10 | Friday | Nebraska Dental Assoc. Annual Meeting; Classes and labs suspended at instructor's descretion; Clinic remains open |
| 23 | Thursday | Spring Picnic beginning at 5:00 pm |
| May | ||
| 1 | Friday | 4th quarter/Spring term ends for D1/D2 |
| 2-17 | Saturday-Sunday | Term break rising D2 |
| 6 | Wednesday | 4th quarter/Spring term ends for D3/D4 |
| 7-8 | Thursday-Friday | Term break D3/D4; No clinic |
| 9 | Sat | White Coat Ceremony |
| 10-17 | Sunday-Sunday | Term break new D2 |
| 14 | Thursday | Senior Award Ceremony; No classes, labs or clinics |
| 15 | Friday | Masters Hooding-Commencement and School of Dentistry Commencement; No classes, labs or clinics |
| 16 | Saturday | Spring Degree Conferral Date; Undergraduate Commencement |
Summer Session 2026 - May 11 - July 10, 2026*
| May | ||
| 10-17 | Sunday-Sunday | Term break new D2 |
| 11 | Monday | Summer Term D3/D4 begins; Summer clinic schedule begins |
| 11-13 | Monday-Wednesday | AM Clinic Orientation D3 |
| 18 | Monday | Summer Term courses begin D2 |
| 25 | Monday | Memorial Day: No classes, labs, or clinics |
| June | ||
| 19 | Friday | Juneteenth: No classes labs, or clinics |
| July | ||
| 3 | Friday | Independence Day Observed: No classes, labs, or clinics |
| 10 | Friday | Summer term ends D2/D3/D4 |
| 11-August 10 | Saturday-Sunday | Summer break |
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Dental students rise to next level beginning in the summer term.