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.
Introduction to Dentistry (D1 – mandatory)

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White Coat Ceremony (D1/ID2)

Presidio Theater, 5 p.m.

Student break* (I/D3, I/D4)

*Students must check their clinic schedule for specific clinic start dates and breaks.

Fall course instruction begins (all students)

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Research and Clinical Excellence Day

D1, I/D2 mandatory attendance; D1, I/D2 classes canceled

Veterans Day

School closure (admin, classes, clinic)

Thanksgiving holiday

School closure (admin, classes, clinic)

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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