Academic Calendar
The College of Dentistry’s Academic Calendar does not follow the same dates and deadlines as the UIC Undergraduate Schedule. Please refer to the dates below for UIC College of Dentistry academic dates. Advanced Certificate programs break weeks may follow a different schedule. Students enrolled in the MS Oral Science Program will follow the UIC Graduate College Calendar.
Summer 2024 Heading link
| Term Start Date | May 20, 2024 |
| Memorial Day - No Classes | May 27, 2024 |
| Juneteenth - No Classes | June 19, 2024 |
| Independence Day - No Classes | July 4, 2024 |
| Term End Date | August 9, 2024 |
| DMD Orientation 2024 | August 19, 2024 - August 23, 2024 |
Fall 2024 Heading link
| Term Start Date | August 26, 2024 |
| Labor Day - No Classes | September 2, 2024 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 25, 2024 - November 29, 2024 |
| UIC Student Wellness Day - No Classes for MS students | November 27, 2024 |
| Term End Date | December 20, 2024 |
Spring 2025 Heading link
| Term Start Date | January 6, 2025 |
| DMDAS Orientation | January 8, 2025 - January 10, 2025 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day- No Classes | January 20, 2025 |
| Spring Break | March 10, 2025 - March 14, 2025 |
| Term End Date | May 2, 2025 |
Summer 2025 Heading link
| Term Start Date | May 19, 2025 |
| Memorial Day - No Classes | May 26, 2025 |
| Juneteenth- No Classes | June 19, 2025 |
| Independence Day - No Classes | July 4, 2025 |
| Term End Date | August 8, 2025 |
| DMD Orientation | August 18, 2025 - August 22, 2025 |
Fall 2025 Heading link
| Term Start Date | August 25, 2025 |
| Labor Day - No Classes | September 1, 2025 |
| Thanksgiving Break - No Classes | November 24, 2025 - November 28, 2025 |
| Term End Date | December 19, 2025 |
Spring 2024 Heading link
| Term Start Date | January 8, 2024 |
| College Break Week | March 11 - March 15, 2024 |
| Term End Date | May 3, 2024 |
| Grades Due | May 17, 2024 by 2:00 PM CST |
Fall 2023 Heading link
| Term Start Date | Monday, August 28, 2023 |
| College Break Week | November 20, 2023 to November 24, 2023 |
| College Holiday Celebration, 1/2 Day | Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
| Gift Day, No Classes, No Clinic | Friday, December 22, 2023 |
| Term End Date | Friday, December 22, 2023 |
| Grades Due | Wednesday, January 10, 2024, by 5:00 PM |
Spring 2023 Heading link
| Term End Date | Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| Grades Due | Wednesday, May 10, 2023, by 5:00 PM |
Summer 2023 Heading link
| Term Start Date | Monday, May 15, 2023 |
| College Closed to Observe Juneteenth | June 19, 2023 |
| College Break Week | July 3, 2023 to July 7, 2023 |
| Term End Date | Friday, August 11, 2023 |
| Grades Due | Wednesday, August 23, 2023, by 5:00 PM |