Academic Calendar

2016-2017 Academic Calendar

Term/Event	Rush Medical College M1	Rush Medical College M2	Rush Medical College M3	Rush Medical College M4	College of Health Sciences	The Graduate College	College of Nursing
Fall 2016
Registration Begins	7/11/2016	7/11/2016	2/29/2016		7/18/2016	7/18/2016	7/18/2016
Registration Ends	7/22/2016	7/22/2016	3/11/2016		7/29/2016	7/29/2016	7/29/2016
Start of Term	8/1/2016	8/1/2016	5/9/2016	5/9/2016	9/12/2016	8/29/2016	8/29/2016
Labor Day Holiday	9/5/2016	9/5/2016	9/5/2016	9/5/2016		9/5/2016	9/5/2016
Thanksgiving Break	11/22- 11/27/2016	11/22- 11/27/2016				11/24- 11/27/2016	11/24- 11/27/2016
Classes End					11/18/2016	12/9/2016	12/2/2016
Final Exams	12/9- 12/13/2016	11/25/2016			11/21- 11/23/2016	12/12- 12/16/2016	*see notes
End of Term	12/16/2016	11/25/2016	10/21/2016	10/21/2016	11/25/2016, 12/9/2016, or 12/16/2016 (depending on program)	12/16/2016	12/9/2016
Graduation					12/17/2016	12/17/2016	12/10/2016
Christmas Holiday	12/25/2016	12/25/2016	12/25/2016	12/25/2016	12/25/2016	12/25/2016	12/25/2016

Term/Event	Rush Medical College M1	Rush Medical College M2	Rush Medical College M3	Rush Medical College M4	College of Health Sciences	The Graduate College	College of Nursing
Winter 2017
Registration Begins					10/24/2016
Registraton Ends					11/4/2016
New Year’s Holiday					1/2/2017
Start of Term					1/3/2017
Martin Luther King Jr., Holiday					1/16/2017
Classes End					3/10/2017
Final Exams					3/13- 3/17/2017
End of Term					3/17/2017
Graduation					3/18/2017

Term/Event	Rush Medical College M1	Rush Medical College M2	Rush Medical College M3	Rush Medical College M4	College of Health Sciences	The Graduate College	College of Nursing
Spring 2017
New Year’s Holiday	1/2/2017	1/2/2017	1/2/2017	1/2/2017		1/2/2017	1/2/2017
Registration Begins	10/24/2016	10/24/2016	8/22/2016		2/27/2017	10/24/2016	10/24/2016
Registration Ends	11/4/2016	11/4/2016	9/2/2016		3/10/2017	11/4/2016	11/4/2016
Start of Term	1/3/2017	11/28/2016	10/24/2016	10/24/2016	3/27/2017	1/3/2017	1/3/2017
Thanksgiving Break
Martin Luther King Jr., Holiday	1/16/2017	1/16/2017				1/16/2017	1/16/2017
Term Break	3/25- 4/2/2017	12/17/2016- 1/2/2017	12/19/2016- 1/2/2017	12/19/2016- 1/2/2017		3/11- 3/19/2017
Classes End					6/2/2017	5/5/2017	4/10/2017
Final Exams	5/15 -5/17/2017	3/13- 3/17/2017			6/5- 6/9/2017	5/8- 5/12/2017	*see notes
End of Term	5/19/2017	3/18/2017	4/21/2017	4/21/2017	6/9/2017	5/12/2017	4/14/2017
Graduation				4/22/2017	6/10/2017	5/13/2017	4/15/2017
Commencement				5/25/2017	5/25/2017	5/25/2017	5/25/2017

Term/Event	Rush Medical College M1	Rush Medical College M2	Rush Medical College M3	Rush Medical College M4	College of Health Sciences	The Graduate College	College of Nursing
Summer 2017	M2 - Special Term (Effective 2016-2017 Only)				10 week term (Class times will be extended)
Registration Begins					4/17/2017	2/27/2017	2/27/2017
Registration Ends					4/28/2017	3/10/2017	3/10/2017
Start of Term	7/31/2017	5/8/2017	5/8/2017		6/19/2017	5/15/2017	5/1/2017
Memorial Day		5/29/2017	5/29/2017			5/29/2017	5/29/2017
Independence Day		7/4/2017	7/4/2017		7/4/2017	7/4/2017	7/4/2017
Classes End					8/18/2017	8/18/2017	8/4/2017
Final Exams		8/14/2017	8/14/2017		8/21- 8/25/2017		*see notes
End of Term	9/1/2017	8/18/2017	8/18/2017		8/25/2017	8/18/2017	8/11/2017
Graduation					8/26/2017	8/19/2017	8/12/2017

*Notes: Not all classes in the College of Nursing have final exams. Please consult the individual course syllabi for details. Nursing students should plan to be available for coursework and/or exams until the official end date of each term. ***Calendar dates are subject to change without notice.***