| June 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Sunday | Deadline to have completed USMLE I, Class of 2010. |
| 23-27 | Monday-Friday | Transition week for Class of 2010 (mandatory attendance). Official start of third year for the Class of 2010. |
| 27 | Friday | The Steven Z. Miller Student Clinician’s Ceremony for the Class of 2010 (2nd to 3rd year transition ceremony). |
| 30 | Monday | Class of 2010 reports to Major Clinical Year hospital rotations. Awarding of June degrees. |
| July | ||
| 1 | Tuesday/Monday | Class of 2009 reports to fourth year electives. |
| 4 | Friday | Independence Day Holiday observed for third and fourth year students. |
| August | ||
| 18-22 | Monday – Friday | Orientation for first year students, Class of 2012. |
| 22 | Friday | White Coat Ceremony for first year students, Class of 2012. |
| 25 | Monday | Academic year begins for first and second year students. |
| September | ||
| 1 | Monday | Labor day Holiday for first, second and third year students. |
| 30 | Tuesday | Deadline to have repeated USMLE, Step I, Class of 2010. |
| October | ||
| 15 | Wednesday | Awarding of October degrees. |
| November | ||
| 27 | Thursday | Thanksgiving holiday for third year students. |
| 27-28 | Thursday, Friday | Thanksgiving holiday for first and second year students. |
| 30 | Sunday | USMLE II, CK and CS must be taken by this date, Class of 2009. Passing CK and CS is a requirement for graduation from P&S. |
| December | ||
| 19 | Friday | Last “first semester” exam for first and second year students. |
| 20-January 4 | Saturday-Sunday | Vacation for first, second and third years. |
| January 2009 | ||
| 5 | Monday | Resumption of classes for first and second year students. Resumption of clerkships for third year students. |
| 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King’s Birthday (observed). Holiday for first and second year students. |
| February | ||
| 11 | Wednesday | Awarding of February degrees. |
| 16 | Monday | President’s Day (observed). Holiday for first and second year students. |
| 23 | Monday | Deadline to have re-taken USMLE Step II, CK and CS, Class of 2009 and to have taken Step II for MD/PhD students in Class of 2009. Passing CK and CS is a requirement for graduation from P&S. |
| March | ||
| 2-6 | Monday – Friday | Spring vacation for second year students. |
| 19 | Thursday | NRMP – Match Day |
| 30-April 3 | Monday – Friday | Spring vacation for first year students. |
| May | ||
| 1 | Friday | Last day of classes for second year students. |
| 6 | Wednesday | Last exam for second year students. |
| 13 | Wednesday | Last day of classes for first year students. Dean’s Day for Medical Student Research. |
| 22 | Monday | Last exam for first year students. End of first year. |
| 19 | Tuesday | Class Day, 3pm CUMC Garden. |
| 20 | Wednesday | Columbia University Commencement and Convocation of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. |
| 25 | Monday | Memorial Day holiday for second and third year students. |
| June | ||
| 21 | Sunday | Deadline to have completed USMLE I, Class of 2011. Official end of second year for Class of 2011. |
| 22-26 | Monday – Friday | Transition week for Class of 2011. Official start of third year for Class of 2011. |
| 26 | Friday | Major Clinical Year concludes for Class of 2010. The Steven Z. Miller Student Clinician’s Ceremony for the Class of 2011 (2nd to 3rd year transition ceremony). |
| 29 | Monday | Class of 2011 reports to rotations. |
| 30 | Tuesday | Awarding of June degrees. |
| July | ||
| 1 | Wednesday | Class of 2010 reports to fourth year electives. |
| 3 | Friday | Independence Day holiday observed for third and fourth year students. |
Holidays not specified on this calendar are decided by Course Directors in each course in first and second years, and by Course Directors in each course in each teaching hospital in third and fourth years.