Academic Calendar

Jump to program terms: 2017-2018

Calendar of Events, Holidays and Breaks

Event Offices Closed Date
Commencement Limited staff available Friday morning May 25, 2018
Memorial Day Monday* May 28, 2018
Summer Orientation Tuesday-Thursday May 29 - 31, 2018
Independence Day Wednesday* July 4, 2018
Fall Orientation Tuesday-Thursday July 31 - August 2, 2018
Labor Day Monday* September 3, 2018
Thanksgiving Thursday-Sunday* November 22 - 25, 2018**
Student (Didactic) Winter Break^ December 22, 2018 - January 6, 2019**
Christmas Monday-Tuesday* December 24-25, 2018
New Year’s Day Monday-Tuesday* December 31, 2018 - January 1, 2019*
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday* January 21, 2019
DMU Spring Break^ March 16 - 24 2019**
Commencement Limited staff available Friday morning May 24, 2019
Memorial Day Monday* May 27, 2019
Independence Day Thursday* July 4, 2019

**Break Dates Inclusive
^May not apply to students on clinical rotations

2017-2018 Program Terms

Program / Year Term Program Start Program End
DO  Year I Fall 2018 August 3, 2018 December 14, 2018
Spring 2019 January 7, 2019 June 5, 2019
DO Year II Fall 2018 July 25, 2018 December 21, 2018
Spring 2019 January 7, 2019 June 5, 2019
DO Year III Fall 2018 August 6, 2018 December 23, 2018
Spring 2019 December 31, 2018 May 31, 2019
DO Year IV Summer 2018 1A June 4, 2018 August 3, 2018
Fall 2018 August 6, 2018 December 23, 2018
Spring 2019 December 31, 2018 May 19, 2019
DPM Year I Fall 2018 August 3, 2018 December 14, 2018
Spring 2019 January 7, 2019 June 5, 2019
DPM Year II Fall 2018 August 6, 2018 December 21, 2018
Spring 2019 January 7, 2019 June 7, 2019
DPM Year III Fall 2018 July 23, 2018 December 21, 2018
Spring 2019 January 7, 2019 May 24, 2019
DPM Year IV Summer 2018 June 4, 2018 August 3, 2018
Fall 2018 August 6, 2018 December 21, 2018
Spring 2019 December 31, 2018 May 17, 2019
DPT I Fall 2018A August 6, 2018 December 21, 2018
Spring 2019A January 7, 2019 May 24, 2019
DPT II Summer 2018 2A June 11, 2018 August 10, 2018
Fall 2018A August 13, 2018 December 14, 2018
Spring 2019A January 7, 2019 May 24, 2019
DPT III Summer 2018 2A June 4, 2018 August 10, 2018
Fall 2018A August 13, 2018 December 21, 2018
Spring 2019A January 7, 2019 May 21, 2019
PA I Summer 2018 2A June 1, 2018 August 3, 2018
Fall 2018A August 6, 2018 December 21, 2018
Spring 2019A January 7, 2019 May 24, 2019
PA II Summer 2018 2A June 11, 2018 August 3, 2018
Fall 2018A August 6, 2018 December 21, 2018
Spring 2019A December 31, 2018 May 17, 2019
Mini-session May 20, 2019 June 14, 2019
MBS Fall 2018A August 6, 2018 December 21, 2018
Spring 2019AA January 7, 2019 June 5, 2019
Summer 2019 2B June 6, 2019 July 26, 2019
MSA Summer 2018 June 4, 2018 August 3, 2018
Fall 2018A August 3, 2018 December 21, 2018
Spring 2019AA January 7, 2019 June 5, 2019
MHA / MPH Fall 2018B September 5, 2018 December 21, 2018
Spring 2019B January 9, 2019 April 14, 2019
Summer 2019B May 20, 2019 August 11, 2019