Academic Calendar
Academic Year 2025-2026
August 4, 2025 through May 8, 2026
Current Academic Year
Jump to: Spring 2026
Fall Semester 2025
| Classes begin P1 | August 11, 2025 |
| Classes begin P2, P3 | August 18, 2025 |
| White Coat Ceremony (P1) | August 15, 2025 |
| Labor Day Holiday (P1, P2, P3) | September 1, 2025 |
| GattonPATH/Career Day (P1, P2, P3) – During Common Time | October 2, 2025 |
| Fall Break (P1, P2, P3) | October 13 – 14, 2025 |
| Veterans Day Holiday (P1, P2, P3) | November 11, 2025 |
| P3 OSCE | November 24 & 25, 2025 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (P1, P2, P3) | November 26 – 28, 2025 |
| Last day of classes (P1, P2, P3) | December 3, 2025 |
| Final Exams (P1, P2, P3) | December 5-12, 2025 |
| End of Semester Grades due by 1 pm | December 15, 2025 |
| APC Meeting | December 17, 2025 |
Spring Semester 2026
| First Day of Classes (P1, P2, P3) | January 7, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday (P1, P2, P3) | January 19, 2026 |
| Spring Break (P1, P2, P3) | March 16 – 20, 2026 |
| Last day of Classes (P3) | March 26, 2026 |
| Final Exams (P3) | March 27 – 30, 2026 |
| Last day of APPEs – Class of 2026 * | March 31, 2026 |
| First day of APPEs – Class of 2027 * | April 1, 2026 |
| Board Exams Review (P4) | April 1 – May 7, 2026 |
| Good Friday Holiday | April 3, 2026 |
| Last Day of Classes (P1, P2) | April 29, 2026 |
| Final Exams (P1, P2) | May 1-7, 2026 |
| Commencement Ceremony (P4) | May 8, 2026 |
| End of Semester Grades due by 1 pm |
May 11, 2026 |
| APC Meeting |
May 13, 2026 |
* See detailed APPE and IPPE schedules on page APC Meeting
2026-2027
Fall Semester 2026
| Gatton Ready (P1) | Aug. 10 - 21 |
| White Coat Ceremony (P1) | Aug. 14 |
| First day of class (P2 & P3) | Aug. 17 |
| Gatton Ready (P2 & P3) | Aug. 17 |
| Student Wellbeing Bash P1, P2, P3 (All day - Classess dismissed) | Aug. 28 |
| Labor Day Holiday (P1, P2, P3) | Sept. 7 |
| Student Wellbeing Forum & Check-In (Common Time) | Sept. 22 |
| Fall Break (P1, P2, P3) | Oct. 12 - 13 |
| Fall Fest (Common Time) | Oct. 20 |
| Veterans Day Holiday (P1, P2, P3) | Nov. 11 |
| International Food Bazaar (Common Time) | Nov. 17 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (P1, P2, P3) | Nov. 25 - 27 |
| P3 OSCE | Nov. 23 - 24 |
| Last day of class (P1, P2, P3) | Dec. 2 |
| Reading Day (P1, P2, P3) | Dec. 3 |
| Final Exams (P1, P2, P3) | Dec. 4 - 11 |
| APC Meeting | Dec. 16 |
Spring Semester 2027
| Jan. 6 | First day of class (P1, P2, P3) |
| Jan. 18 | MLK Jr. Day Holiday (P1, P2, P3) |
| Mar. 11 | GattonPATH (P1,P2) - Common Time |
| Mar. 15 - 19 | Spring Break (P1, P2, P3) |
| Mar. 25 | Last day of class (P3) |
| Mar. 25 | P3 Odle Pinning |
| Mar. 26 | Good Friday Holiday (P1, P2, P3) |
| Mar. 29 | Reading day (P3) |
| Mar. 30 | Final Exam (P3) |
| Mar. 30 | Last day APPE, Class of 2027 |
| Mar. 30 | Spring Fling (Common Time) |
| Apr. 1 - May 6 | Board Exams Review (P4 - Class of 2027) |
| Apr. 1 | First day APPE, Class of 2028 |
| Apr. 9 | Annual Gatton Awards Banquet |
| Apr. 28 | Last day of class (P1, P2) |
| Apr. 29 | Reading day (P1, P2) |
| Apr. 30 - May 6 | Final Exams (P1, P2) |
| May 7 | Commencement Ceremony (P4) |
| May 12 | APC Meeting |