The Academic Calendar

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 running approximately from late August to December and the second running approximately from January to May. Typically, classes meet three days per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) for fifty minutes per day or two days per week (Tuesday and Thursday) for one hour and twenty 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

2024-2025 Academic Calendar - School of Health Sciences

Fall 2024

OT/PT Orientation                                                                August 14, 2024

First Day of Classes                                                             August 19, 2024

Labor Day- No Classes                                                     September 2, 2024

Fall Break Friday- Campus Closed                                     October 11, 2024

Thanksgiving Break                                  November 27 - December 1, 2024

Last Day of Classes                                                            December 6, 2024

 Final Exams                                               December 9 - December 12, 2024

 Final Grades Due                                                              December 16, 2024

 Holiday Break- Campus Closed           December 16, 2024 - January 1, 2025
 

                         Spring 2025

Marion Campus Opens for Spring Semester                          January 2, 2025

First Day of Classes                                                                January 6, 2025

MLK Day of Service- No Classes                                        January 20, 2025

CMHC On Campus Intensive                          January 27 - January 31, 2025

Spring Break                                                                      March 10-16, 2025

Spring Break Friday- Campus Closed                                    March 14, 2025

Easter Holiday- Campus Closed                                          April 18-20, 2025

Last Day of Classes                                                                   April 25, 2025

Final Exams                                                                 April 28 - May 1, 2025

Final Grades Due                                                                         May 5, 2025

                         Summer 2025

    PA Boot Camp                                                                May 5 - May 9, 2025    

First Day of Classes                                                                    May 12, 2025

Memorial Day- Campus Closed                                                 May 26, 2025

Juneteenth Holiday- Campus Closed                                         June 19, 2025

Independence Day- Campus Closed                                July 4 - July 6, 2025

            Last Day of Classes                                                                   August 1, 2025            

Final Exams                                                             August 4 - August 8, 2025

Grades Due for Summer Graduates                                          August 7, 2025

Commencement                                                                        August 9, 2025

Final Grades Due                                                                    August 11, 2025