School of Medicine Academic Calendar
The following calendars are for Saint Louis University School of Medicine's 2025-2026 academic year. Events and dates marked with an asterisk are days of non-attendance (in course, clinic, preceptorship or any other educational experience) for medical students in the class as defined above.
A printable version of this calendar (PDF) is also available to download.
| Class of 2029 (M1) | |
|---|---|
| Loan period | July 28 - Dec. 21 |
| Orientation | July 21 - July 27 |
| Classes begin | July 28 |
| Labor Day | Sept. 1* |
| Thanksgiving Break | Nov. 24 - Nov. 30* |
| Winter Break | Dec. 22 - Jan 4* |
| SP26-202620 (M1) | |
| Loan period | Jan. 5 - May 17 |
| Classes resume | Jan. 5 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Jan. 19* |
| Good Friday/Easter | April 13* |
| SU26-202700 (M1) | |
| Loan period | May 18 - Aug. 9 |
| Memorial Day | May 25* |
| Classes end | June 7 |
| Summer Break | June 8 Aug. 2* |
| Class of 2028 (M2) | |
|---|---|
| Loan period | May 19 - Aug. 10 |
| Summer Break | June 9 - Aug 3* |
| Orientation | Aug. 4 |
| Classes resume | Aug. 4 |
| FA25-202610 (M2) | |
| Loan period | Aug. 11-Dec. 21 |
| Labor Day | Sept. 1* |
| Step 1 dedicated | Nov. 24 -Dec. 21* |
| Winter break | Dec. 22 - Jan 4 |
| SP26-202620 (M3 begins) | |
| Loan period | Jan. 5 - May 17 |
| Clinical Orientation/Classes Begin | Jan. 5-9 |
| Clerkship begins | Jan. 12 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Jan. 19* |
| Good Friday-Easter | April 13* |
| Class of 2027 (M3) | |
|---|---|
| Loan period | May 19 - Aug. 10 |
| Memorial Day | May 26* |
| Juneteenth | June. 19* |
| Fourth of July | July 4* |
| FA25-202610 (M3) | |
| Loan period | Aug. 11 - Dec. 21 |
| Labor Day | Sept. 1 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Nov. 26 - 30* |
| Winter Break | Dec. 22 - Jan. 4* |
| SP26-202620 (M4 begins) | |
| Loan period | Jan. 5 - May 17 |
| Classes resume | Jan 5 |
| Class of 2026 (M4) | |
|---|---|
| Loan period | May 19 - Aug. 10 |
| FA25-202610 (M4) | |
| Loan period | Aug. - 11 Dec. 21 |
| ERAS Prep Week | Aug. 18 - 24* |
| Interview season | Nov. 17 - Jan. 4 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Nov. 27 - 30* |
| Winter Break | Dec. 22 - Jan. 4* |
| SP26-202620 (M4) | |
| Loan period | Jan. 5-May 17 |
| Match Day | March 20* |
| Capstone | March 30-Apr 12 |
| Pre-commencement | TBD |
| Commencement | May 16 |
| End of Class of 2026 | |