Academic Calendar

Dates are subject to change.

For university-wide dates, please refer to the University Academic Calendars. 

Spring 2024

  • January 3 – Spring classes and clinics begin
  • January 12 – IP Day D1 and D2
  • January 15 – MLK Day (Campus Closed)
  • January 16 – Spring drop/add ends
  • February 16 – Scholars Day
  • March 1 to 3 – D4 ADEX Operative/Perio
  • March 11 to 15 – Spring Break
  • April 23 – Classes and clinics end
  • April 24 to 30 – Spring exams

 

Summer 2024

  • May 1 - Summer I D3 and D4 didactic classes begin, D4 summer clinics begin
  • May 1-2 - PCORSA
  • May 6-10 - D3 orientation to clinics
  • May 13 - D3 summer clinics begin
  • May 17 - Honors Convocation at McAlister Field House
  • May 18 - Commencement at North Charleston Coliseum at 10 a.m.
  • May 27 - Memorial Day (Campus Closed)
  • May 31 - Last day for drop/add classes
  • June 3 - Orientation D1
  • June 4 - Summer II didactic classes begin (D1 D3 D4)
  • June 7 - White Coat Ceremony at Trident Conference Center
  • June 25 - ADA Success Seminar Virtual for D4 (Grad Req)
  • July 4 - Independence Day (Campus Closed)
  • July 10-11 - D4 ADEX Board practice for Fixed/Endo
  • August 9 - D1 summer classes/exams end, clinics end
  • August 12-14 - D3/D4 summer exams

 

Fall 2024

  • August 27 - First day of class
  • September 2 - Labor Day (Campus Closed)
  • September 6 - Last day for drop/add classes
  • September 13 -14 - ADEX
  • November 1 - MUSC Research Day (Classes and clinics running)
  • November 5 - Election Day (No class, clinics open)
  • November 28-29 - Thanksgiving Holiday (Campus Closed)
  • December 6 - SIM Lab closed 1/2 day for ADEX set up
  • December 7 - ADEX Make Up
  • December 13 - Last day of classes, exams, and clinics

 

Spring 2025

  • January 2- Spring classes and clinics begin
  • January 10 - IP Day (D1 and D2)
  • January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (Campus Closed)
  • February 21 - Scholars Day
  • February 27 - SIM Lab closed 1/2 day for ADEX set up
  • February 28 - March 1 - ADEX
  • March 10 - 14 - Spring Break
  • March 28 - ACD Ethics Summit for D4 (Grad Req)
  • April 4-5 - ADEX Retest
  • April 11 - CDM Field Day and Family Picnic
  • April 25- Classes and clinics end
  • April 25 - ASDA Banquet
  • April 28-30 - Spring exams

 

Summer 2025

  • May 1 - Summer I D3 and D4 didactic classes begin, D4 summer clinics begin
  • May 1-2 - PCORSA
  • May 5-9 - D3 orientation to clinics
  • May 16 - Honors Convocation
  • May 17 - Commencement
  • May 26 - Memorial Day (Campus Closed)
  • May 30 - Last day for add/drop classes
  • June 2 - Orientation
  • June 3 - Summer II begins
  • July 4 - Independence Day (Campus Closed)
  • August 8 - D1 classes and exams end
  • August 14 - D3 and D4 classes, exams, and clinics end