2008-2009 Academic Calendar

Matriculation for First-Year Students

Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Beaumont Room, Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street

Registration

Second-Year Students:	Tuesday, September 2, 2008 � Friday, September 12, 2008 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Office of Student Affairs, 367 Cedar Street
Third-Year through Fifth-Year Students:	Monday, August 4, 2008 � Friday, August 15, 2008 9:00 a.m. � 4:30 p.m., Office of Student Affairs, 367 Cedar Street

First and Second Year Classes

First Semester

First-Year Students:	Tuesday, September 2 � Friday, December 19, 2008
Second-Year Students:	Tuesday, September 2 � Friday, December 19, 2008

Second Semester

First-Year Students:	Monday, January 5 � Friday, June 5, 2009
Second-Year Students:	Monday, January 5 � Friday, April 24, 2009

Survival Fair

June 10, 2008 - June 21, 2008

Attendance is mandatory for students beginning clerkships.
Students must participate in all events.

Third and Fourth Year Clerkship and Elective Periods

4 Week Blocks		6 Week Blocks
06/23/2008 - 07/18/2008 07/21/2008 - 08/15/2008 08/18/2008 - 09/12/2008 09/15/2008 - 10/10/2008 10/13/2008 - 11/07/2008 11/10/2008 - 12/05/2008		06/23/2008 - 08/01/2008 08/04/2008 - 09/12/2008 09/15/2008 - 10/24/2008 10/27/2008 - 12/05/2008
01/05/2009 - 1/30/2009 02/02/2009 - 2/27/2009 03/02/2009 - 3/27/2009 03/30/2009 - 4/24/2009 04/27/2009 - 5/22/2009 05/26/2009 - 6/19/2009		01/05/2009 - 02/13/2009 02/16/2009 - 03/27/2009 03/30/2009 - 05/08/2009 05/11/2009 - 06/19/2009

Vacations

Fall Recess

November 24, 2008 � November 28, 2008

(First and second-year students)

Winter Break

December 22, 2008� January 2, 2009	(First and second-year students)
December 6, 2008 � January 4, 2009	(Third and fourth-year students)

Srping Break

March 16, 2009 � March 20, 2009

(First and second-year students)

Holidays and “Special” Days

Labor Day	September 1, 2008	(No classes all day – first and second-year students)
Martin Luther King Day	January 19, 2009	(No classes all day – first and second-year students)
Good Friday	April 10, 2009	(No classes all day – first and second-year students)
Student Research Day	May 12, 2009	(No classes in the afternoon – first-year students)
Commencement	May 25, 2009	(Congratulations to the Class of 2009!)
Memorial Day	May 25, 2009	(No classes all day – first-year students)