The academic program operates with a two-semester calendar during the regular school year. Each semester is approximately fourteen and a half weeks long. The first semester runs from late August to December, and the second semester runs from January to May. Typically, classes meet three days a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) for 50 minutes per day or two days a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 1 hour and 20 minutes per day. Classes with laboratories and classes in the visual and performing arts often have additional hours as part of the course requirements. The calendar for the current academic year is
2025 -2026 Academic Calendar - School of Health Sciences
Fall 2025
| OT/PT Orientation | August 13, 2025 |
| First Day of Classes | August 18, 2025 |
| Labor Day - No Classes | September 1, 2025 |
| Fall Break - Campus Closed | October 10, 2025 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 26 - November 30, 2025 |
| Last Day of Classes | December 5, 2025 |
| Final Exams | December 8 - December 11, 2025 |
| Final Grades Due | December 15, 2025 |
| Holiday Break - Campus Closed | December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 |
Spring 2026
| First Day of Classes | January 5, 2026 |
| MLK Day of Service - No Classes | January 19, 2026 |
| CMHC Intensive | January 26 - January 30, 2026 |
| Spring Break - No Classes | March 9 - March 15, 2026 |
| Spring Break - Campus Closed | March 13, 2026 |
| Easter Holiday - No Classes - Campus Closed | April 3 - April 5, 2026 |
| Last Day of Classes | April 24, 2026 |
| Final Exams | April 27 - April 30, 2026 |
| Grades Due | May 4, 2026 |
Summer 2026
| PA Boot Camp | May 4 - May 8, 2026 |
| First Day of Classes | May 11, 2026 |
| Memorial Day - No Classes - Campus Closed | May 25, 2026 |
| Juneteenth Holiday - No Classes - Campus Closed | June 19, 2026 |
| Independence Day - No Classes - Campus Closed | July 3, 2026 |
| Last Day of Classes | July 31, 2026 |
| Final Exams | August 3 - August 6, 2026 |
| Grades Due for Summer Graduates | August 6, 2026 |
| Commencement | August 8, 2026 |
| Final Grades Due | August 10, 2026 |