School of Medicine Academic Calendar
UC San Diego School of Medicine operates on a slightly different calendar than the UC San Diego undergraduate campus. See a general overview of the School of Medicine calendar below.
2025-26 Academic Calendar
First Year Medical Student
Fall Quarter 2025
- Orientation Week: 8/25/2025 — 8/28/2025
- First Day of Instruction: 9/02/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 12/12/2025
- Progress Week: 12/15/2025 — 12/18/2025
Winter Quarter 2026
- First Day of Instruction: 1/05/2026
- Last Day of Instruction: 3/06/2026
- Progress Week: 3/09/2026 — 3/12/2026
Spring Quarter 2026
- First Day of Instruction: 3/23/2026
- Last Day of Instruction: 6/05/2026
- Progress Week: 6/08/2026 — 6/11/2026
Second Year Medical Student
Fall Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 8/25/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 12/05/2025
- Progress Week: 12/08/2025 — 12/11/2025
Winter Quarter 2026
- First Day of Instruction: 1/05/2026
- Last Day of Instruction: 3/13/2026
Spring Quarter 2026
- First Day of Instruction: 3/16/2026
- Progress Week: 3/23/2026 — 3/26/2026
- USMLE Step I Study Time – 6 weeks: (late March to mid-May)
- Last Day of Instruction: 5/10/2026
Third year Medical Student
Summer Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 5/12/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 8/10/2025
Fall Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 8/11/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 10/31/2025
Winter Quarter 2026
- First Day of Instruction: 11/03/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 2/13/2026
Spring Quarter 2026
- First Day of Instruction: 2/17/2026
- Last Day of Instruction: 5/08/2026
Fourth Year Medical Student
Summer Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 5/12/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 8/01/2025
Fall Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 8/25/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 11/16/2025
Winter Quarter 2026
- First Day of Instruction: 11/17/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 3/01/2026
Spring Quarter 2026
- First Day of Instruction: 3/02/2026
- Last Day of Instruction: 5/24/2026
2024-25 Academic Calendar
First Year Medical Student
Fall Quarter 2024
- Orientation Week: 8/26/2024 — 8/29/2024
- First Day of Instruction: 9/3/2024
- Last Day of Instruction: 12/13/2024
- Progress Week: 12/16/2024 — 12/19/2024
Winter Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 1/6/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 3/7/2025
- Progress Week: 3/10/2025 — 3/13/2025
Spring Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 3/24/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 6/6/2025
- Progress Week: 6/9/2025 — 6/12/2025
Second Year Medical Student
Fall Quarter 2024
- First Day of Instruction: 8/26/2024
- Last Day of Instruction: 12/6/2024
- Progress Week: 12/9/2024 — 12/12/2024
Winter Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 1/2/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 3/7/2025
Spring Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 3/10/2025
- USMLE Step I Study Time – 6 weeks (late March to mid-May)
- Last Day of Instruction: 5/9/2025
Third Year Medical Student
Summer Quarter 2024
- First Day of Instruction: 5/13/2024
- Last Day of Instruction: 8/2/2024
Fall Quarter 2024
- First Day of Instruction: 8/12/2024
- Last Day of Instruction:11/1/2024
Winter Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 11/4/2024
- Last Day of Instruction: 2/7/2025
Spring Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 2/10/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 5/2/2025
Fourth Year Medical Student
Summer Quarter 2024
- First Day of Instruction: 5/6/2024
- Last Day of Instruction: 8/25/2024
Fall Quarter 2024
- First Day of Instruction: 8/26/2024
- Last day of Instruction: 11/17/2024
Winter Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 11/18/2024
- Last Day of Instruction: 3/2/2025
Spring Quarter 2025
- First Day of Instruction: 3/3/2025
- Last Day of Instruction: 5/25/2025