Academic Calendar
Following are schedules by class year noting holidays and academic dates, United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) deadline dates for clinical knowledge (CK) and clinical skills (CS), and Columbia's ceremonies and events for medical students, including those in the MD, Columbia-Bassett, MD/PhD, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) programs.
Academic Calendar: 2024 - 2025
Class of 2028
- Orientation begins: 8/5/24
- Fall Term begins: 8/8/24
- Labor Day holiday: 9/2/24
- Fall vacation day: 10/4/24
- Thanksgiving holiday: 11/28/24
- Thanksgiving holiday observed: 11/29/24
- Fall term ends: 12/20/24
- Spring 2025 term begins: 1/2/25
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday: 1/20/25
- Spring Break: 3/10/25-3/14/25
- Spring term ends: 6/3/25
- Fall term begins: 8/25/25
- Fall term ends: 12/19/25
Class of 2027
- Spring Term begins: 1/3/24
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday: 1/15/24
- Spring break: 3/11/24-3/15/24
- Memorial Day Holiday: 5/27/24
- Spring Term ends: 6/4/24
- Fall term begins: 8/26/24
- Labor day holiday: 9/2/24
- Thanksgiving holiday: 11/28/24
- Thanksgiving holiday observed: 11/29/24
- Fall term ends: 12/20/24
- Spring 2025 term begins: 1/2/25
- Spring end date: 6/30/25
- Fall start date: 7/1/25
Class of 2026
- Fall Term Begins: 7/1/24
- Thanksgiving Day Holiday: 11/28/24
- Fall term ends: 12/20/24
- Spring term begins: 1/2/25
- Spring term ends: 6/30/25
Please also visit the VP&S Curricular Affairs Resources Courseworks site for detailed information regarding holidays during your clerkship rotation.
Class of 2025
- Fall term begins: 7/1/2024
- Fall term ends: 12/31/2024
- Thanksgiving Day Holiday: 11/28/24
- University Designated Holiday: 11/29/24
- Spring term begins: 1/2/25
- Spring term ends: 5/20/25
NOTE: As per VP&S Attendance and Absence Policies, students on clerkships or electives should check with their clerkship/elective director before assuming they have off for holidays outside of Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving.
USMLE Test Dates
* NOTE: Starred items are tentative dates.
Ceremonies and Events 2024-2025
Class of 2028
- White Coat Ceremony: 8/09/2024
- Match Day: TBA
- VP&S Student Research Day: TBA
- VP&S Class Day: TBA
- University Commencement: TBA
- VP&S Graduation Ceremony: TBA
Class of 2027
- White Coat Ceremony: 8/11/2023
- Steve Z. Miller Transition Ceremony: 1/3/25
- Match Day: TBA
- VP&S Student Research Day: TBA
- VP&S Class Day: TBA
- University Commencement: TBA
- VP&S Graduation Ceremony: TBA
Class of 2026
- Match Day: 3/17/26 *Not confirmed
- VP&S Student Research Day: TBA
- VP&S Class Day: TBA
- University Commencement: TBA
- VP&S Graduation Ceremony: TBA
Class of 2025
- White Coat Ceremony: 8/20/2021
- Match Day: 3/21/2025
- VP&S Student Research Day: TBA
- VP&S Class Day: 5/20/25
- University Commencement: 5/21/25
- VP&S Graduation Ceremony: 5/21/25
* NOTE: Starred items are tentative dates.