2008 - 2009 Second Year Basic Science Calendar
Dates are subject to change
| Fall Quarter, 2008 Note: Fall Quarter includes two course blocks. |
| Mini-Block Instruction / Quarter Begins | Tuesday, September 2 |
| Reading Days | TBA |
| Mini-Block Instruction Ends | Friday, September 19 |
| Major-Block Instruction Begins | Monday, September 22 |
| Veterans' Day Holiday | Tuesday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Monday-Friday, November 24-28 |
| Reading Days | Thursday, December 18
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| Major-Block Instruction / Quarter Ends | Friday, December 19 |
Winter Quarter, 2009
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| Quarter / Instruction Begins | Monday, January 5 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | Monday, January 19 |
| Presidents' Day Holiday | Monday, February 16 |
| Reading Days | March 10, 12
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| Quarter / Instruction Ends | Friday, March 13 |
| Spring Quarter, 2009 |
| Cesar Chavez Holiday | Friday, March 20 |
| Quarter / Instruction Begins | Monday, March 23 |
| Reading Days | TBA |
| Quarter / Instruction Ends | Friday, May 22 |
| Memorial Day Observance | Monday, May 25 |
May 26 - June 29 USMLE Step I| The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) & Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) will be closed on the following administrative holidays: |
| Friday, July 4, 2008 | Wednesday & Thursday, December 31, 2008 & January 1, 2009 |
| Monday, September 1, 2008 | Monday, January 19, 2009 |
| Tuesday, November 11, 2008 | Monday, February 16, 2009 |
| Thursday & Friday, November 27 & 28, 2008 | Friday, March 20, 2009 |
| Wednesday & Thursday, December 24 & 25, 2008 | Monday, May 25, 2009 |