Academic Calendar-School of Pharmacy & Health Professions

First Semester, 2024-2025

August 5-8 Monday-Thursday Welcome Week for first year Hybrid Alaska Doctor of Occupational Therapy students
7 Wednesday Hybrid Alaska Occupational Therapy Professionalism Ceremony
5-8 Monday-Thursday Welcome Week for Hybrid Regis Doctor of Occupational therapy students
7 Wednesday Hybrid Regis Occupational Therapy Professionalism Ceremony
11-16 Sunday-Friday Welcome Week for first-year Campus/Distance Pharmacy students, Campus Occupational Therapy students, and Campus Physical Therapy students
15 Thursday Campus/Distance Pharmacy, Campus Occupational Therapy, and Campus Physical Therapy Professionalism Ceremony
14-17 Wednesday - Saturday Welcome Week for first-year Phoenix Hybrid Pharmacy, Phoenix Hybrid Occupational Therapy and Phoenix Physical Therapy students
17 Saturday Phoenix Hybrid Pharmacy, Phoenix Hybrid Occupational Therapy and Phoenix Physical Therapy Professionalism Ceremony
19 Monday Fall term begins for all first-year Doctor of Pharmacy, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy students
29 Thursday Last day to drop individual courses
September 2 Monday Labor Day - no classes
4 Wednesday 11:00 am Mass of the Holy Spirit
October 13-20 Sun-Sun Fall Break
15 Tuesday Last day for filing on-line degree applications for December degree
November 7 Thursday Last day to withdraw from courses with a "W"
November-December 27-1 Wed-Sun Thanksgiving Break
December 9-14 Mon-Fri Final Semester Examinations
14 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, 2024-2025

January 13 Monday Spring term begins in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions for most classes and programs1
20 Monday Martin Luther King Day - no classes
23 Thursday Last day to drop individual courses.
February 15 Saturday Last day for filing on-line degree applications for May degree
March 9-16 Sun-Sun Spring Break
April 3 Thursday Last day to withdraw from a courses with "W"
17 Thursday Holy Thursday - classes suspended at 5 p.m.
20 Sunday Easter Sunday
21 Monday Easter Monday. Classes resume at 5 p.m.
May 8-9, 12-14 Th-Fri, Mon-Wed Final semester examinations
15 Thursday SPAHP Graduate Recognition, Hooding and Commencement Ceremony
16 Friday Baccalaureate Mass, St. John's Church
17 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, 2025

May 19 Monday Summer term begins in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions for most classes and programs1
26 Monday Memorial Day - no classes
June 15 Sunday Last day to file Degree Application for August degree conferral
19 Thursday Juneteenth Holiday - no classes
July 4 Friday Independence Day - no classes
August 16 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.