Academic Calendar
GSDM Academic Calendar 2025–26a,b
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| July 1, 2025 |
Program start date for all postdoctoral students |
| July 4, 2025 | Holiday: Independence Day |
| July 28, 2025 | Program start date for all entering predoctoral students |
| September 1, 2025 | Holiday: Labor Day |
| October 13, 2025 | Holiday: Indigenous Peoples’ Day |
| November 11, 2025 | Holiday: Veterans’ Day (Observed) |
| November 26, 2025 | Thanksgiving Break Begins at 12:00 p.m. |
| December 1, 2025 | Classes/clinics and clerkships resume |
| December 19, 2025 | Winter Break for all students begins at 5:00 p.m. |
| January 5, 2026 | Second semester classes, clinics, and clerkships resume |
| January 19, 2026 | Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| February 16, 2026 | Holiday: President’s Day |
| April 20, 2026 | Holiday: Patriot’s Day |
| May 14 – May 17, 2026 | Commencement Weekend |
| May 25, 2026 | Holiday: Memorial Day |
| June 19, 2026 | Holiday: Juneteenth |
| July 4, 2026 | Holiday: Independence Day |
This academic calendar is subject to change without prior notice.
aPolicy on Student Absence Due to Religious Observance: The dental school remains open during religious holidays. University policy requires faculty and staff to accommodate students who are absent due to religious observance and to provide them with a reasonable opportunity to make up coursework missed due to their religious observance, if such accommodation does not create an unreasonable burden. If a student intends to be absent for a religious holiday, it is imperative that the relevant faculty and staff be notified well in advance. It should be noted that days absent from the program for religious purposes will normally be counted as use of students’ personal vacation days. The complete university policy can be found at http://www.bu.edu/ctl/university-policies/policy-onreligious-observance/ .
bFor specific enrollment dates for continuing students, please contact the GSDM Registrar’s Office.