To help coordinate the increasingly integrated communities at the School of Medicine, our Academic Calendar combines dates relevant to all our matriculating programs: MD, MS, and PhD. If you have questions regarding this page or its content, please contact Kurt Schade in the Office of Student Affairs (OSA).

Below is the School of Medicine calendar for the 2006-2007 academic year. SoM academic calendars for previous years are also available in PDF format:

2005-2006

2004-2005

For more information about clinical clerkships periods for MD students, visit our clinical clerkships web site.

The School of Medicine Academic Calendar honors and cites many dates from the Stanford University Academic Calendar. Please visit the Stanford University Registrar's Office online to view and print Stanford University Academic Calendars in their entirety.

2006-2007 School of Medicine Academic Calendar
(Last updated Wednesday, January 3, 2007)

Dates are subject to change. Applies to all programs for matriculating students, unless otherwise noted: MD for MD program, GRAD for MS/PhD programs. A PDF version of the 2006-2007 calendar ls also available for easy printing (opens in a new window).

Winter Spring Summer top of page

AUTUMN QUARTER
(Term 1072; MD Program Q1 and Q4)

August 21	Mon	Axess opens for autumn quarter course enrollment

August 23	Wed	MD — University housing move-in date; SWEAT orientation

August 24-27	Thu-Sun	MD — SWEAT trip

August 28-30	Mon-Wed	MD — New student orientation

August 30	Wed	MD — Dean's Reception and Stethoscope Ceremony (invitation only)

August 31	Thu	MD — Instruction begins

September 4	Mon	Labor Day (holiday; no classes)

September 22-24	Fri-Sun	GRAD — Bioscience graduate student camping trip

September 25	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 4

September 25	Mon	GRAD — First day of quarter; instruction begin

September 25	Mon	GRAD — Bioscience graduate student orientation

September 28	Thu	GRAD — Conferral of degrees for summer quarter

October 2	Mon	Yom Kippur — classes held (some students will be observing Yom Kippur and are not expected to attend class; some faculty may not be holding class)

October 8	Sun	Last day to file study lists

October 13	Fri	MD — ABS session for clinical students (Period 4)

October 15	Sun	Last day for adding courses

October 22	Sun	Last day for dropping courses

October 23	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 5

November 19	Sun	GRAD — Deadline to apply for autumn quarter degree conferral

November 20	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 6

November 20-24	Mon-Fri	Thanksgiving recess (no classes)

December 4-10	Mon-Sun	End-Quarter Period


December 8	Fri	Last day of instruction

December 8	Fri	MD — ABS session for clinical students (Period 6)

December 11-15	Mon-Fri	End-Quarter examinations

December 11-January 1	Mon-Mon	MD — vacation for MD clinical students

December 15	Fri	GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for autumn degree conferral

December 18-January 8	Mon-Mon	Winter Break — vacation for GRAD and MD preclinical students (no classes)

December 19	Tue	Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

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WINTER QUARTER
(Term 1074; MD Program Q2 and Q5)

November 20	Mon	Axess opens for winter quarter course enrollment

January 8	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 7

January 8	Mon	MD — First day of instruction for first-year Practice of Medicine course

January 9	Tue	First day of quarter; instruction begins

January 11	Thu	GRAD — Conferral of degrees for autumn quarter

January 15	Mon	Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (holiday, no classes)

January 21	Sun	Last day to file study lists

January 28	Sun	Last day for adding courses

February 4	Sun	Last day for dropping courses

February 5	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 8

February 19	Mon	President's Day (holiday, no classes)

February 23	Fri	MD — ABS session for clinical students (Period 8)

February 28- March 4	Wed-Sun	GRAD — Bioscience admissions interview weekend

March 4	Sun	GRAD — Deadline to apply for winter quarter degree conferral

March 5	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 9

March 12-18	Mon-Sun	End-Quarter Period

March 15	Thu	MD — Match Day

March 16	Fri	Last day of instruction

March 19-23	Mon-Fri	End-Quarter examinations

March 23	Fri	GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for winter degree conferral

March 26-April 2	Mon-Mon	Spring Break — vacation for GRAD and MD preclinical students (no classes)

March 27	Tue	Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

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SPRING QUARTER
(Term 1076; MD Program Q3 and Q6)

March 12	Mon	Axess opens for spring quarter course enrollment

April 2	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 10

April 2	Mon	MD — First day of instruction for first- and second-year Practice of Medicine courses

April 3	Tue	First day of quarter; instruction begins

April 5	Thu	GRAD — Conferral of degrees for winter quarter

April 15	Sun	Last day to file study lists

April 15	Sun	Deadline to apply for spring quarter degree conferral

April 20	Fri	MD — ABS session for clinical students (Period 10)

April 22	Sun	Last day for adding courses

April 27	Fri	MD — Last day of instruction for second-year MD students

April 29	Sun	Last day for dropping courses

April 30	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 11

May 28	Mon	Memorial Day (holiday, no classes)

May 28	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 12

June 1-7	Fri-Thu	End-Quarter period

June 6	Wed	Last day of instruction for GRAD and first-year MD students

June 7	Thu	Day before finals (no classes)

June 8	Fri	GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for spring degree conferral

June 8-13	Fri-Wed	End-Quarter examinations

June 14	Thu	Grades for graduating students due at noon

June 15	Fri	MD — ABS session for clinical students (Period 12)

June 16	Sat	School of Medicine Commencement — all degree programs

June 17	Sun	Stanford University Commencement

June 18-22	Mon-Fri	MD — Vacation for MD clinical students

June 19	Tue	Grades for non-graduating students due at 11:59 p.m.

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SUMMER QUARTER
(Term 1078)

April 16	Mon	Axess opens for summer quarter course enrollment

June 26	Tue	First day of quarter; instruction begins

July 1	Sun	Last day to file study lists

July 2	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 1

July 4	Wed	Independence Day observance (holiday, no classes)

July 8	Sun	Last day for adding courses

July 15	Sun	Last day for dropping courses

July 30	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 2

August 5	Sun	GRAD — Deadline to apply for summer quarter degree conferral

August 11-16	Sat-Thu	End-quarter period

August 16	Thu	Last day of instruction

August 17	Fri	MD — ABS session for clinical students (Period 2)

August 17-18	Fri-Sat	Eight-week session examinations

August 21	Tue	Grades for eight-week session due at 11:59 p.m.

August 27	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 3

September 4	Tue	Grades for ten-week session due at 11:59 p.m.

September 4	Tue	Quarter closes

September 21	Fri	GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for summer degree conferral