College of Medicine / School of Graduate Studies Calendar 2020–2021
The dates for F1 and F2 are tentative and generally not finalized until September due to curriculum adjustments. Please check Curriculum (Class) Charts for curriculum & class schedule information pertaining to the first two years.
Fall 2020 Semester
| Mon. June 29 – Fri. July 3 |
Core Clinical Year (MS3) Vacation |
| Mon. July 6 |
Fall Semester Begins Advanced Clinical Year (MS4) & Registration/Payment Deadline |
| Mon. July 6 |
First Day of Brooklyn Free Clinic/Pre-Arranged Special Clinical Experiences for Fall 2020 |
| Mon. July 6 |
Core Year (MS3) Block I Begins & Registration/Payment Deadline (10 weeks) |
| Wed. July 8 |
Clinical Students Return to the Wards (post COVID lock down) |
| Fri. Jul 17 |
Last Day to Apply for New York State Residency for Fall 2020 semester Foundation years |
| Fri. July 31 |
Eid al-Adha. (Begins at Sundown on 7/30) |
| Mon. Aug. 3 |
Orientation begins for Foundations 1 (Class of 2024) |
| Mon. Aug. 10 |
Unit 1 begins (Foundations 1) and Unit 5 begins (Foundations 2) & Registration/Payment Deadline |
| Mon. Aug. 24 |
Graduate School Registration Period Begins |
| Mon. Sept. 7* |
Labor Day - No Classes® |
| Tues. Sept. 8 |
Graduate School Classes Begin |
| Fri. Sept. 11 |
Graduate School Registration Period Ends |
| Mon. Sept. 14 |
Core Year (MS3) Block 2 Begins. (10 weeks) |
| Sat. Sept. 19 |
Rosh Hashanah - Classes Meet^ (Begins at Sundown on 9/18) |
| Mon. Sept. 28 |
Yom Kippur (Begins at Sundown on 9/27) |
| Mon. Sept. 28-Fri Oct 2 |
Unit 1 Assessment and Integration Week (Foundations 1) |
| Mon. Oct. 5 |
Unit 2 Begins (Foundations 1) |
| Mon. Oct. 12 |
Columbus Day - No Classes® |
| Mon. Nov. 2 |
Unit 5 Assessment and Integration Week (Foundations 2) |
| Tues. Nov. 3 |
Election Day - Classes Meet (Medical School) - No Classes (Graduate School) |
| Mon. Nov. 9 |
Unit 6 Begins (Foundations 2) |
| Wed. Nov. 11 |
Veterans’ Day – All COM Classes Meet |
| Fri. Nov. 13 |
Spring 2021 Registration Information e-mailed to Returning Students |
| Mon. Nov 23 |
Core Year (MS3) Block 3 Begins. (10 weeks) |
| Thur./Fri. Nov. 26/27 |
Thanksgiving Holiday - No Classes® |
| Tues. Dec. 1 |
Last Day to Apply for New York State Residency for Spring 2021 semester (All students) |
| Mon. Dec.14-Fri Dec. 18 |
Unit 2 Assessment and Integration Week (Foundations 1) |
| Thur. Dec. 17 |
Deadline to Submit Fall Semester Grades to Registrar: Foundation years (Units 1 & 5) |
| Fri. Dec. 18 |
Graduate School Semester ends |
| Thur. Dec. 24 |
Advanced Clinical Year (MS4) Semester ends |
| Mon. Dec.21 – Fri. Jan 1, 2021 |
Winter Break Foundations 1 Winter Break Foundations 2 |
| Fri. Dec 25 – Fri. Jan. 1, 2021 |
Advanced Year (MS4) Vacation |
Spring 2021 Semester
| Mon. Jan. 4 |
Graduate School Registration Period for Spring Semester Begins |
| Mon. Jan. 4 |
Unit 3 Begins (Foundations 1), Unit 6 continues (Foundations 2) Registration & Payment Deadline |
| Mon. Jan. 4 |
Advanced Clinical Year (MS4) Spring Semester Begins Registration & Payment Deadline for Core Yr (MS3) & Advanced Yr (MS4) for Spring semester |
| Mon. Jan. 11 |
Graduate School Spring Semester Classes Begin |
| Fri. Jan. 15 |
Graduate School Registration Period for Spring Semester Ends |
| Mon. Jan. 18 |
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Observed – No Classes® |
| Wed. Jan. 20 |
Deadline to Submit Fall Semester Grades to Registrar: Foundation years (Unit 2) |
| TBA |
Last Day to file for May 2021 Graduation |
| Mon. Feb 1 – Fri. Feb 12, 2021 |
Unit 6 Assessment & Gateway 2 Integration weeks (Foundations 2) |
| Mon. Feb 1 |
Core Year (MS3) Block 4 Begins. (10 weeks) |
| Mon. Feb. 15 |
Start Foundations 2 Study and Take USMLE Step 1 (6 weeks + 1 week Vacation) |
| Mon. Feb. 15 |
Presidents’ Day Observed - No Classes®, |
| Mon. Mar. 15 |
Unit 3 Assessment & Integration week (Foundations 1) |
| Fri. Mar. 19 |
Class of 2021 Residency Match Day |
| Mon. Mar. 22 |
Unit 4 Begins (Foundations 1) |
| Sat. Mar. 27 |
Passover (Begins at sundown) |
| Sat. Apr. 3 |
Passover Ends |
| Mon. Apr 5 – Fri Apr 9 |
Transition to Clerkships – Class of 2023 |
| Mon. Apr. 12 |
Class of 2022 begins Advanced Clinical Work |
| Mon. Apr. 12 |
CORE YEAR Clerkships Begin – Class of 2023 (Block I) |
| Mon. Apr. 12 |
1st day of Ramadan begins at sundown |
| Fri. May 7 |
Graduate School Last Day of Classes |
| Tues. May 11 |
Ramadan Ends |
| Wed. May 12 – Thur. May 13 |
Eid al-Fitr (begins at sundown 5/11) |
| Tue. May 25 Wed. May 26 |
Commencement – SOHP/Nursing Commencement – COM/SGS/SPH |
| Mon. May 31 |
Memorial Day Observed – Holiday (No Classes®) |
| Thur. June 3 – Fri. June 11 |
Unit 4 and Gateway 1 Assessment Weeks (Foundations 1) |
| Wed. June 9 |
Last Day to Apply for New York State Residency for Fall 2021 for Core Clinical Years (MS3) |
| Mon. June 14 |
Foundations 1 - Summer Break (minimum 8 weeks) 6/14/2021 – 8/09/2021 |
| Fri. June 26 |
Last Day for Brooklyn Free Clinic/Pre-Arranged Special Clinical Experiences for Spring 2022 |
| Fri. July 2 |
Core Year (MS 3) semester ends |
Fall 2021 Semester
| Mon. July 5 |
First Day for Brooklyn Free Clinic/Pre-Arranged Clinical Experiences for Fall 2021 |
| Mon. July 5 |
Advanced Clinical Year (MS4) Begins (Registration & Payment Deadline) |
| Mon. July 12 |
Core Year (MS3) Block II Begins (Registration & Payment Deadline) |
| Fri. July 23 |
Last Day to Apply for New York State Residency for Fall 2020 for Foundations Year 2 |
| Mon. Aug. 2 |
Orientation begins for Foundations 1 (Class of 2025) |
| Mon. Aug. 9 |
Unit 1 begins (Foundations 1 – Class of 2025) and Unit 5 begins (Foundations 2 – Class of 2024) & Registration/Payment Deadline |
Notes:
^ Per New York State Education Law, Section 224-a: "Any student in an institution of higher education who is unable, because of religious beliefs, to attend classes on particular day or days shall, because of such absence on the particular day or days, be excused from any examinations or any study or work assignments. " All missed work must be made up at the discretion of the faculty.
Students should contact faculty well in advance to taking time off, including for religious holidays. Arrangements must be made for making up academic work missed.
Holidays in Clinical Years
® Students in clinical courses should check with appropriate departments regarding time off. All 3rd and 4th year students will be expected to adhere to the holiday schedules of the department (and hospital site) to which they are assigned. Fourth year students completing subinternships will have clinical obligations which may extend throughout vacation periods. Refer to the 2020-21 Course Catalog on the web for curriculum information pertaining to the Clinical Years.
* The Emergency Medicine Clerkship always begins on a Monday, even on a holiday.
The 2020–21 Calendar is tentative and is generally not finalized until September due to curriculum adjustments.