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