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
2026 -2027 Academic Calendar - School of Health Sciences
Fall 2026
| OT/PT Orientation | August 11, 2026 |
| First Day of Classes | August 17, 2026 |
| Labor Day - No Classes | September 7, 2026 |
| Fall Break - Campus Closed | October 16, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 25 - November 29, 2026 |
| Last Day of Classes | December 4, 2026 |
| Final Exams | December 7 - December 10, 2026 |
| Final Grades Due | December 14, 2026 |
| Holiday Break - Campus Closed | December 21, 2026 - January 2, 2027 |
Spring 2027
| First Day of Classes | January 4, 2027 |
| MLK Day of Service - No Classes | January 18, 2027 |
| CMHC Intensive | March 8 - March 12, 2027 |
| Spring Break - No Classes | March 8 - March 14, 2027 |
| Spring Break - Campus Closed | March 12, 2027 |
| Easter Holiday - No Classes - Campus Closed | March 26 - March 28, 2027 |
| Last Day of Classes | April 23, 2027 |
| Final Exams | April 26 - April 29, 2027 |
| Grades Due | May 3, 2027 |
| Commencement - Emory Campus | May 8, 2027 |
Summer 2027
| PA Orientation | May 11 - May 14, 2027 |
| First Day of Classes | May 17, 2027 |
| Memorial Day - No Classes - Campus Closed | May 31, 2027 |
| Juneteenth Holiday - No Classes - Campus Closed | June 18, 2027 |
| Independence Day - No Classes - Campus Closed | July 5, 2027 |
| Last Day of Classes | August 6, 2027 |
| Final Exams | August 9 - August 12, 2027 |
| Grades Due for Summer Graduates | August 13, 2027 |
| Commencement | August 14, 2027 |
| Final Grades Due | August 16, 2027 |