NJMS - Academic Calendar

2012
May 29	Tuesday	Required Transition Two program for Class of 2014 begins.
June 01	Friday	Required Transition Two program for Class of 2014 concludes.
June 04	Monday	Academic year begins for third and fourth year students. Third and Fourth year clerkships begin. Fall tuition due.
July 04	Wednesday	Fourth of July observed. NJMS holiday for all students.*
July 27	Friday	Last day for third and fourth year students to take leave/withdraw from the Fall term with an 80% tuition refund.
August 06	Monday	Academic year begins for first year students; required orientation program.
August 10	Friday	Orientation concludes for first year students.
August 13	Monday	Academic year begins for first year students. Fall tuition due.
August 13	Monday	Academic year begins for second year students. Fall tuition due.
September 03	Monday	Labor Day observed. NJMS holiday for all students.*
September 17	Monday	Rosh Hashanah (Clinical departments should excuse all observing third and fourth year students at least one hour before sundown the prior evening).
September 21	Friday	Last day for first and second year students to take leave/withdraw from the Fall term with an 80% tuition refund.
September 26	Wednesday	Yom Kippur (Clinical departments should excuse all observing third and fourth year students at least one hour before sundown the prior evening).
November 03	Saturday	Class of 2013 deadline to sit and record a score for USMLE Step 2 CS.
November 16	Friday	Thanksgiving recess begins for third and fourth year students at 5:00 p.m.
November 21	Wednesday	Thanksgiving recess begins for first and second year students at 5:00 p.m.
November 22-25	Thursday - Sunday	Thanksgiving recess continues for all students.
November 26	Monday	All classes and clerkships resume.
December 02	Sunday	Class of 2013 deadline to sit and record a score for USMLE Step 2 CK.
December 21	Friday	Winter recess begins for first, second and fourth year students at 5:00 p.m.
December 23	Sunday	Winter recess begins for third year students at 5:00 p.m.

2013
January 02	Wednesday	Academic year resumes for all students. Spring tuition due.
January 21	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed. NJMS holiday for all students.*
January 25	Friday	Last day for fourth year students to take leave/withdraw from the Spring term with an 80% tuition refund. Last day for second year students to take leave/withdraw from the Spring term with an 80% tuition refund.
February 01	Friday	Last day for third year students to take leave/withdraw from the Spring term with an 80% tuition refund.
February 15	Friday	Last day for first year students to take leave/withdraw from the Spring term with an 80% tuition refund.
February 28	Thursday	Required Financial Aid exit interview for fourth year students who receive financial aid. (TENTATIVE)
March 15	Friday	Match Day. Fourth year students should be excused in time to be at NJMS by 11:30 a.m. (TENTATIVE)
March 22	Friday	Spring recess begins for first year students at 5:00 p.m. Recess continues through March 31, 2013.
March 26	Tuesday	Passover (Clinical departments should excuse all observing third and fourth year students at least one hour before sundown the prior evening).
March 29	Friday	Good Friday observed. NJMS holiday for all students.*
April 29-31	Friday- Sunday	Recess for all students.
April 01	Monday	All classes and clerkships resume.
May 17	Friday	Academic year concludes for fourth year students at 5:00 p.m.
May 20	Monday	NJMS Convocation (TENTATIVE)
May 22	Wednesday	UMDNJ-Commencement (TENTATIVE)
May 26	Sunday	Class of 2014 deadline to sit and record a score for USMLE Step 1.
May 27	Monday	Memorial Day observed. NJMS holiday for all students.*
May 28	Tuesday	Required Transition Two program for Class of 2014 begins.
May 29-30	Wednesday-Thursday	Required Transition Two program for Class of 2014 continues.
May 31	Friday	Academic year concludes for second year students at 5:00 p.m.
Acting Interns are expected to participate in clinical duties as per their assigned schedule. Approved by CAPP on 11/16/11, Faculty Council 12/6/11*

NJMS - Academic Calendar

2012

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