Key Administrative Dates & Deadlines
The School of Medicine's Academic Calendar combines dates relevant to all our matriculating programs: MD, MS, and PhD.
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2015 - 2016
Academic Calendar
AUTUMN QUARTER
(Term 1162; MD Program Q1 and Q4)
Aug August 01 Sat 2015
Axess opens for autumn quarter course enrollment
Aug August 14 Fri 2015
MD--SWEAT camping trip orientation (new students)
Aug August 14 Fri 2015
INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 2)
Aug August 15-18 Sat-Tue 2015
MD--SWEAT camping trip (new students)
Aug August 19-21 Wed-Fri 2015
MD--New student orientation
Aug August 24 Mon 2015
MD--Instruction begins for first-year students
Aug August 24 Mon 2015
MD--First day of clerkships for Period 3
Aug August 27 Thu 2015
MD--Instruction begins for second-year students
Sep September 01 Tue 2015
MD--Deadline for second-year students to declar Scholarly Concentration
Sep September 07 Mon 2015
Labor Day (holiday; no classes)
Sep September 11 Fri 2015
At-status enrollment deadline (5p.m.) in order to receive stipend or financial aid refund by first day of term
Sep September 21 Mon 2015
First day of Autumn quarter; GRAD instruction begins
Sep September 21 Mon 2015
Deadline (5p.m.) to file for leave of absence in autumn quarter with full refund
Sep September 21 Mon 2015
Deadline (5p.m.) to file preliminary study list with sufficient units for student to be "at status"
Sep September 21 Mon 2015
MD--First day of clerkships for Period 4
Oct October 09 Fri 2015
MD--INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 4)
Oct October 09 Fri 2015
Deadline (5p.m.) to file final study list (add/drop, adjust units for variable-unit course)
Oct October 09 Fri 2015
MD--INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 4)
Oct October 19 Mon 2015
MD--First day of clerkships for Period 5
Nov November 02 Mon 2015
Deadline (5p.m.) to file for term withdrawal with partial refund
Nov November 13 Fri 2015
Deadline (5p.m.) to file change to grading basis; course withdrawal deadline
Nov November 13 Fri 2015
GRAD--Deadline (5p.m.) to apply for autumn quarter degree conferral
Nov November 16 Mon 2015
MD--First day of clerkships for Period 6
Nov November 23-27 Mon-Fri 2015
Thanksgiving recess (no classes)
Nov November 30-Dec 06 Mon-Sun 2015
End Quarter period ("Dead Week")
Dec December 04 Fri 2015
MD--INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 6)
Dec December 04 Fri 2015
Last day of instruction unless class meets on Saturday; last day to arrange for an Incomplete in a course
Dec December 04 Fri 2015
GRAD--Deadline (12p.m., noon) to submit thesis/dissertation for autumn quarter degree conferral
Dec December 07-11 Mon-Fri 2015
End-quarter examinations
Dec December 15 Tue 2015
Grades due at 11:59p.m.
Dec December 14-Jan 03 Mon-Sun 2015
Winter break (no classes)
Jan January 07 Thu 2016
Conferral of degrees for Autumn quarter
WINTER QUARTER
(Term 1164; MD Program Q2 and Q5)
Oct October 25 Sun 2015
Axess opens for Winter quarter enrollment
Dec December 25 Fri 2015
At-status enrollment deadline in order to receive stipend or financial aid refund by first day of term
Jan January 04 Mon 2016
First day of Winter quarter; instruction begins for all students
Jan January 04 Mon 2016
Deadline (5p.m.) to file for leave of absence in Winter quarter with full refund
Jan January 04 Mon 2016
Deadline (5p.m.) to file preliminary study list with sufficient units for student to be "at status"
Jan January 04 Mon 2016
MD--First day of clerkships for Period 7
Jan January 18 Mon 2016
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (holiday; no classes)
Jan January 22 Fri 2016
Deadline (5p.m.) to file final study list (add/drop, adjust units for variable-unit course)
Feb February 01 Mon 2016
MD--First day of clerkships for Period 8
Feb February 15 Mon 2016
Presidents Day (holiday; no classes)
Feb February 17 Wed 2016
Deadline (5p.m.) to file for term withdrawal with partial refund
Feb February 19 Fri 2016
MD--INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 8)
Feb February 26 Fri 2016
Deadline (5p.m.) to file change ot grading basis; course withdrawal deadline
Feb February 26 Fri 2016
GRAD--Deadline (5p.m.) to apply for winter quarter degree conferral
Feb February 29 Mon 2016
MD--First day of clerkships for Period 9
Feb February 26 Fri 2016
Deadline (5p.m.) to file change ot grading basis; course withdrawal deadline
Mar March 07-13 Mon-Fri 2016
End-quarter period ("Dead Week")
Mar March 11 Fri 2016
Last day of instruction (unless class meets on Saturday); last day to arrange for an Incomplete in a course
Mar March 11 Fri 2016
GRAD--Deadline (12p.m., noon) to submit thesis/dissertation for Winter quarter degree conferral
Mar March 14-18 Mon-Fri 2016
End-quarter examinations
Mar March 21-25 Mon-Fri 2016
Spring Break (no classes) for non-clinical students
Mar March 22 Tue 2016
Grades due at 11:59p.m.
Mar March 31 Thu 2016
Conferral of degrees for Winter quarter
SPRING QUARTER
(Term 1166; MD Program Q3 and Q6)
Feb February 07 Sun 2016
Axess opens for Spring quarter enrollment
Mar March 28 Mon 2016
First day of Spring quarter; instruction begins for all students
Mar March 28 Mon 2016
First day of Q6 (INDE 206) for SMS II
Mar March 28 Mon 2016
MD--First day of clerkships for Period 10
Mar March 28 Mon 2016
Deadline (5p.m.) to file for a leave of absence in Spring quarter with full refund
Apr April 08 Fri 2016
Deadline (5p.m.) to apply for Spring quarter degree conferral
Apr April 15 Fri 2016
Last day of Q6 (INDE 206) for SMS II
Apr April 15 Fri 2016
MD--INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 10)
Apr April 15 Fri 2016
Deadline (5p.m.) to file final study list (add/drop, adjust units for variable-unit course)
Apr April 25 Mon 2016
MD--First day of clerkships for Period 11
May May 09 Mon 2016
Deadline (5p.m.) to file for term withdrawal with partial refund
May May 20 Fri 2016
Deadline (5p.m.) to file change to grading basis; course withdrawal deadline
May May 23 Mon 2016
MD--First day of clerkships for Period 12
May May 30 Mon 2016
Memorial Day (holiday; no classes)
May May 27-Jun 02 Fri-Tue 2016
GRAD--End-quarter period ("Dead Week")
Jun June 01 Wed 2016
GRAD--Last day of instruction; last day to arrange for an Incomplete in a course
Jun June 01 Wed 2016
GRAD--Last day of instruction; last day to arrange for Incomplete in a class
Jun June 01 Wed 2016
GRAD--Deadline (12p.m., noon) to submit thesis/dissertation for Spring quarter degree conferral
Jun June 03-08 Fri-Mon 2016
GRAD--End-quarter examinations
Jun June 09 Thu 2016
Grades for graduating students due at 12p.m., noon
Jun June 10 Fri 2016
MD--INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 12)
Jun June 11 Sat 2016
School of Medicine commencement (all degree programs)
Jun June 12 Sun 2016
Stanford University commencement
Jun June 14 Tue 2016
Grades for non-graduating students due at 11:59p.m.