Semester Calendar
Important dates by semester
School of Dentistry
2012-2013 Semesters
Last Revised: 4/22/2013
Spring Semester 2013
Jan. 7: (Monday) Spring semester beings
Jan. 21: Martin Luther King Day - Holiday, No Classes, No Clinics
Feb. 18: (Monday) Mock Patient-based exam
March 8: Dean's Research Day - No Classes, No Clinics (Undergrad programs)
March 8-10: CRDTS Integrated Exams, Retake Manikin and Patient-based exam
March 18-22: Spring Break
April 19-21: CRDTS Traditional Exam, Retake Exam
April 25-27: MDA Star of the North Meeting - St. Paul River Centre
May 10: 5 p.m. - End of Spring Semester
May 17: Commencement Ceremony - 10 a.m. Mariucci Arena
Summer Semester 2013
May 13: DDS Students - Summer Semester classes begin
May 20: DH and DT Students - Summer Semester begins
May 27: Memorial Day Holiday
June 28: End of Summer Semester for DDS2
July 1: 10 a.m. End of DDS4 Didactic courses
July 4: Independence Day Holiday (Thursday)
July 5: Undergraduate Clinics Closed (Urgent Care Clinic open) / No classes
July 25: End of DDS3 Didactic courses
July TBD: CRDTS Exam - DH4
July 24: DH4 Senior Banquet
July 26: End of Summer Semester (DT2 students)
August 14: End of Summer Semester (DH3, DH4 students)
August 23: End of Summer Semester (DDS students)
August 26-30: No pre-doc, DH, DT classes or clinics
Fall Semester 2013
August 5-6: DDS1, DH1, and DT1 Orientation
August 12: DDS1 Classes begin
September 2: Labor Day Holiday
September 3: Classes and clinics begin (DDS, DT and DH students)
September TBA: DDS3, DT3 Mock Board for Manikin Exam
September 18: Afternoon - Faculty and Staff Retreat Day (No pre-doc, DH, DT classes or clinics)
TBD - CRDTS Manikin Exam, DT Manikin, and patient-based
November 28 - 5 p.m. clinics closed / Thanksgiving Break begins for students and staff
December 20 - 5 p.m. official end of fall semester (DDS, DH, DT)