Academic Calendar

Stay on top of all important dates at the UCSF School of Dentistry, which runs on a quarter system: Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring.

Important:

  • Your Ilios/CLE schedule is based on this calendar.
  • 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students: check your XO Grid before planning activities during breaks.
  • Students with non-passing or incomplete grades may need to complete requirements in summer quarter.
Last day of fall course instruction (all students)

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Final examinations – fall (all students)

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Student break (D1, I/D2)

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Student break (I/D3, I/D4)

Classes and clinics closed. Community Based Externships in session-students must check their clinic schedule for placement dates.

Winter holidays

School closure (admin, classes, clinic)

New Year's Day

School closure (admin, classes, clinic)

Winter clinic instruction begins (I/D3, I/D4)

Clinic will be in session on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026

Winter course instruction begins (all students)

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

School closure (admin, classes, clinic)

Presidents Day

School closure (admin, classes, clinic)