Academic Calendar

NYU Grossman School of Medicine students, in one of our Personalized Pathways, follow a specific academic calendar detailed below. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with important dates for the 2025-26 academic calendar throughout the year. Dates may be subject to change.

Three-Year MD Pathway

Stage 1 (Graduating 2028, Matriculated 2025)

Session Start End
Fall Session Monday, July 14, 2025 Friday, December 19, 2025
Labor Day Monday, September 01, 2025 Monday, September 01, 2025
Thanksgiving Recess Thursday, November 27, 2025 Sunday, November 30, 2025
Winter Recess Saturday, December 20, 2025 Sunday, January 04, 2026
Spring Session Monday, January 05, 2026 Sunday, June 28, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 19, 2026 Monday, January 19, 2026
Presidents Day Monday, February 16, 2026 Monday, February 16, 2026
Spring Recess I Saturday, March 14, 2026 Sunday, March 22, 2026
Memorial Day Monday, May 25, 2026 Monday, May 25, 2026
Spring Recess II Monday, June 01, 2026 Sunday, June 07, 2026
Research Fellowship Monday, June 08, 2026 Sunday, June 28, 2026

Stage 2 (Graduating 2027, Matriculated 2024)

Session Start End
Fall Session Monday, June 30, 2025 Friday, December 26, 2025
Research Fellowship Monday, June 30, 2025 Sunday, July 20, 2025
Fall Recess Monday, July 21, 2025 Sunday, July 27, 2025
Transition to Clerkships Monday, July 28, 2025 Sunday, August 03, 2025
Integrated Clinical Skills I Monday, October 13, 2025 Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Thanksgiving Recess Thursday, November 27, 2025 Sunday, November 30, 2025
Winter Recess Saturday, December 27, 2025 Sunday, January 04, 2026
Spring Session Monday, January 05, 2026 Sunday, June 28, 2026
Integrated Clinical Skills II Monday, March 16, 2026 Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Comprehensive Clinical Skills Examination Monday, June 01, 2026 Friday, June 05, 2026

Stage 3 (Graduating 2026, Matriculated 2023)

Session Start End
Fall Session Monday, July 7, 2025 Sunday, January 04, 2026
Spring Session Monday, January 05, 2026 Sunday, June 07, 2026
Senior Clinical Skills Examination Students will participate in one of the assigned session dates: March 3, March 6, March 10, or March 11, 2026
Transition to Residency Monday, March 2, 2026 Friday, March 13, 2026
University Conferral Date Thursday, June 11, 2026 Thursday, June 11, 2026

Four-Year MD Pathway

(Graduating 2026, Matriculated 2022) 

Session Start End
Fall Session Monday, July 7, 2025 Friday, December 26, 2025
Spring Session Monday, January 05, 2026 Sunday, June 07, 2026
Senior Clinical Skills Examination Students will participate in one of the assigned session dates: March 3, March 6, March 10, or March 11, 2026
Transition to Residency Monday, March 2, 2026 Friday, March 13, 2026
University Conferral Date Thursday, May 14, 2026 Thursday, May 14, 2026

Dual Degree/Research Year

(Graduating 2026, Matriculated 2021) 

Session Start End
Fall Session Monday, July 7, 2025 Friday, December 26, 2025
Spring Session Monday, January 05, 2026 Sunday, June 07, 2026
Senior Clinical Skills Examination Students will participate in one of the assigned session dates: March 3, March 6, March 10, or March 11, 2026
Transition to Residency Monday, March 2, 2026 Friday, March 13, 2026
University Conferral Date Thursday, May 14, 2026 Thursday, May 14, 2026