2017 - 2018
Academic Calendar
AUTUMN QUARTER 2017
(Term 1182; MD/MSPA Program Q1 and Q4)
- August 1 (Tue)
Axess opens for autumn quarter course enrollment - August 18 (Fri)
MD – INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 2) - August 18 (Fri)
MD –SWEAT camping trip orientation (new students) - August 19-22 (Sat-Tues)
MD – SWEAT camping trip (new students) - August 23-25 (Wed-Fri)
MD/MSPA – New student orientation - August 24 (Thu)
MD/MSPA – First-year University housing move-in date - August 28 (Mon)
First day of clerkships for Period 3 - August 28 (Mon)
MD/MSPA – Instruction begins for first-year students - August 31 (Thu)
MD – Instruction begins for second-year students - September 1 (Thu)
MD – deadline for second-year students to declare Scholarly Concentration - September 4 (Mon)
Labor Day (holiday; no classes) - September 11 (Mon)
MD - MS2 Doctor's Roundtable (1:30 - 4:20pm)
- September 15 (Fri)
At status enrollment deadline in order to receive stipend or financial aid refund by first day of term (5pm)
- September 25 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 4 - September 25 (Mon)
First day of autumn quarter; GRAD instruction begins - September 25 (Mon)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file for leave of absence in autumn quarter with full refund - September 25 (Mon)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file preliminary study list with sufficient units for student to be “at status” - September 29 (Fri)
MD - MS1 Doctor's Roundtable (9:30am - 12:20pm)
- October 13 (Fri)
MD – INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 4) - October 13 (Fri)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file final study list (add/drop, adjust units for variable-unit course) - October 23 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 5 - November 6 (Mon)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file for term withdrawal with partial refund - November 17 (Fri)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file change to grading basis; course withdrawal deadline
- November 17 (Fri)
GRAD – Deadline (5 p.m.) to apply for autumn quarter degree conferral - November 20 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 6
- November 20-24 (Mon-Fri)
Thanksgiving recess (no classes) - December 4-10 (Mon-Sun)
End-Quarter Period (“Dead Week”) - December 8 (Fri)
MD – INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 6) - December 8 (Fri)
Last day of instruction (unless class meets on Saturday); last day to arrange for an Incomplete in a course - December 8 (Fri)
GRAD – Deadline (12 p.m., noon) to submit thesis/dissertation for autumn quarter degree conferral - December 11-15 (Mon-Fri)
End-Quarter examinations - December 15 (Fri)
Last day of autumn quarter - December 15–January 5, 2018
Winter Break (no classes) - December 19 (Tue)
Grades due at 11:59 p.m. - January 11, 2018 (Thu)
Conferral of degrees for autumn quarter
WINTER QUARTER 2018
(Term 1184; MD/MSPA Program Q2 and Q5)
- October 29, 2017 (Sun)
Axess opens for winter quarter course enrollment - December 29, 2017 (Fri)
At status enrollment deadline in order to receive stipend or financial aid refund by first day of term - January 8 (Mon)
First day of winter quarter; instruction begins for all students - January 8 (Mon)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file for leave of absence in winter quarter with full refund - January 8 (Mon)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file preliminary study list with sufficient units for student to be “at status” - January 8 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 7 - January 15 (Mon)
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (holiday; no classes) - January 26 (Fri)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file final study list (add/drop, adjust units for variable-unit course) - February 5 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 8 - February 19 (Mon)
Presidents Day (holiday; no classes) - February 21 (Wed)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file for term withdrawal with partial refund - February 23 (Fri)
MD – INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 8) - March 2 (Fri)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file change to grading basis; course withdrawal deadline except GSB, LAW, MD - March 2 (Fri)
GRAD – Deadline (5 p.m.) to apply for winter quarter degree conferral - March 5 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 9 - March 12-18 (Mon-Sun)
End-Quarter Period (“Dead Week”) - March 16 (Fri)
Last day of instruction; last day to arrange for an Incomplete in a course - March 16 (Fri)
GRAD – Deadline (12 p.m., noon) to submit thesis/dissertation for winter quarter degree conferral - March 19-23 (Mon-Fri)
End-Quarter examinations - March 23 (Fri)
Last day of winter quarter - March 26-30 (Mon-Sun)
Spring Break (no classes) for non-clinical students - March 27 (Tue)
Grades due at 11:59 p.m. - April 5 (Thu)
Conferral of degrees for winter quarter
SPRING QUARTER 2018
(Term 1186; MD/MSPA Program Q3 and Q6)
- February 11 (Sun)
Axess opens for spring quarter course enrollment - March 23 (Fri)
At-status enrollment deadline in order to receive stipend or financial aid refund by first day of term (5 p.m.) - April 2 (Mon)
First day of spring quarter; instruction begins for all students - April 2 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 10 - April 2 (Mon)
First day of instruction Q6 POM - April 2 (Mon)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file for leave of absence in spring quarter with full refund - April 13 (Mon)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file preliminary study list with sufficient units for student to be “at status” - April 20 (Fri)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to apply for spring quarter degree conferral - April 20 (Fri)
Last day of instruction Q6 POM - April 20 (Fri)
MD – INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 10) - April 20 (Fri)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file final study list (add/drop, adjust units for variable-unit course) - April 30 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 11 - May 14 (Tue)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file for term withdrawal with partial refund - May 25 (Fri)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file change to grading basis; course withdrawal deadline except GSB, LAW, MD - May 28 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 12 - May 28 (Mon)
Memorial Day (holiday; no classes) - June 1-7 (Fri-Thu)
GRAD – End-Quarter period (“Dead Week”) - June 6 (Wed)
GRAD – Last day of instruction; last day to arrange for an Incomplete in a course - June 6 (Wed)
GRAD – Deadline (12 p.m., noon) to submit thesis/dissertation for spring quarter degree conferral - June 7 (Thu)
GRAD – Day before finals (no classes) - June 8-13 (Fri-Wed)
GRAD – End-Quarter examinations - June 13 (Wed)
Last day of spring quarter - June 14 (Thu)
Grades for graduating students due at 12 p.m., noon - June 15 (Fri)
MD – INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 12) - June 16 (Sat)
School of Medicine Commencement (all degree programs) - June 17 (Sun)
Stanford University Commencement - June 19 (Tue)
Grades for non-graduating students due at 11:59 p.m.
SUMMER QUARTER 2018
(Term 1188)
- April 8 (Sun)
Axess opens for summer quarter course enrollment - June 15 (Fri)
At status enrollment deadline in order to receive stipend or financial aid refund by first day of term (5 p.m.) - June 25 (Mon)
First day of summer quarter; instruction begins for all students - June 25 (Mon)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file for leave of absence in summer quarter with full refund - June 25 (Mon)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file preliminary study list with sufficient units for student to be “at status” - July 2 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 1 - July 4 (Wed)
Independence Day (holiday; no classes) - July 6 (Mon)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file final study list (add/drop, adjust units for variable-unit course) - July 27 (Fri)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file for term withdrawal with partial refund - July 30 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 2 - August 3 (Fri)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file change to grading basis - August 3 (Fri)
Deadline (5 p.m.) to file for term withdrawal with partial refund - August 3 (Fri)
GRAD – Deadline (5 p.m.) to apply for summer quarter degree conferral - August 11-16 (Sat-Thu)
End-quarter period (“Dead Week”) - August 16 (Thu)
Last day of instruction; last day to arrange for an Incomplete in a course - August 17 (Fri)
MD – INDE 297 session for clinical students (Period 2) - August 17-18 (Fri-Sat)
End-quarter examinations - August 18 (Sat)
Last day of summer quarter - August 21 (Tue)
Grades due at 11:59 p.m. - August 27 (Mon)
MD – First day of clerkships for Period 3 - August 31 (Fri)
GRAD – Deadline (12 p.m., noon) to submit thesis/dissertation for summer quarter degree conferral - September 27 (Thu)
Conferral of degrees for summer quarter
Academic Calendar 2018-19
First day of classes and last day of finals
- Mini Quarter 2018: August 27 and September 28
- Autumn 2018: September 24 and December 14
- Winter 2019: January 7 and March 22
- Spring 2019: April 1 and June 12 (SoM Commencement June 15)
- Summer 2019: June 24 and August 17
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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