Fall 2019 Term

April 10, 2019 – Registration opens for returning students
July 17, 2019 – Open enrollment begins
August 21, 2019 – Classes begin
September 4, 2019 – Registration closes
November 23  to December 1, 2019 – Thanksgiving Holidays
December 14, 2019 – Last day of term
December 18, 2019 – Last day for faculty to submit final grades
December 24, 2019 to January 1, 2020 – VUSM closed for Winter Break

Spring 2020 Term

November 6, 2019 – Registration opens for returning students
December 2, 2019 – Open enrollment begins
January 6, 2020 – Classes begin
January 17, 2020 – Registration closes
January 20, 2020 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)
April 30, 2020 – Last day of term
May 2, 2020 – Last day for faculty to submit grades
May 8, 2020 – Commencement

Summer 2020 Term

March 23, 2020 – Registration opens
May 4, 2020 – Classes begin
August 7, 2020 – Last day of term
August 13, 2020 – Last day for faculty to submit grades

Student attendance is expected at the following special events. Event details and registration instructions will be sent to students by email; event information will also be posted to the Public Health Event Calendar.

Fall 2019 Term

August 19-20, 2019 – New Student Orientation (first-year students only)
September 17, 2020 – Annual David Satcher Reception
September 18, 2019 – Annual David Satcher Lecture
October 3, 2019 – Emerging Infections Program (EIP) Day
October 4, 2019 – Translational Research Forum

Spring 2020 Term

January 31, 2020 – Practicum Colloquium
February 2 to March 27, 2020 – Thesis Presentations on Mondays and Fridays from 12 to 2 p.m.
April 6 to 10, 2020 – National Public Health Week
May 8, 2020 – Commencement (graduating students only)