Academic Calendar
School of Dentistry 2008-2009
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First Year |
Second Year |
Third Year |
Fourth Year |
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Summer Orientation |
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6/30 - 7/2 |
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Summer Clinic & Classes |
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7/7 - 8/8 |
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Fall Orientation & Registration |
7/7 - 7/9 |
8/18 |
7/21& 7/22 |
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Fall Semester Begins |
7/7 |
8/18 |
7/21 |
8/25 |
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Fall Semester Ends |
12/19 |
12/19 |
12/19 |
12/19 |
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Spring Semester Begins |
1/5 |
1/5 |
1/5 |
1/5 |
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End of Clinics |
6/5 |
5/29 |
6/5 |
5/15 |
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Spring Semester Ends |
6/12 |
5/29 |
6/5 |
5/20 |
Summer 2008 | |
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Saturday, June 14, 2008 - Saturday, July 19, 2008 |
Second Year Students take Part I of the National Board Examinations in Dentistry |
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Monday, June 30 - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 |
Senior Orientation (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) |
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Friday, July 4, 2008 |
Independence Day Holiday |
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Monday, July 7, 2008 - Friday, August 8, 2008 |
Senior Summer Clinic and Classes (8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.) |
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August 9 - 22, 2008 |
Summer Break for Fourth Year Students |
Fall 2008 | |
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Monday, July 7, 2008, 8:00 a.m. |
Fall Semester Begins for First Year Students; Orientation, Room 501 SDB |
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Monday & Tuesday, July 21 & 22, 2008 |
Junior Summer Clinic Orientation (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) |
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Wednesday, July 23 - Friday, August 29, 2008 |
Junior Summer Clinic and Classes (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) (Old Schedule) |
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Monday, August 18, 2008 8:00 a.m. |
Fall Semester Begins for Second Year Students; Orientation, Room 301-A SDB |
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Monday, September 1, 2008 |
Labor Day Holiday; no classes or clinics |
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 |
Freshman White Coat Ceremony |
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Friday, November 21 - Saturday, December 27, 2008 |
Fourth Year Students take Part II of the National Board of Examinations in Dentistry |
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Thursday & Friday, November 27 & 28, 2008 |
Thanksgiving Holidays |
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Saturday, December 13, 2008, 2:00 p.m. |
December Graduation |
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Friday, December 19, 2008, 5:00 p.m. |
End of Classes and Clinics |
Spring 2009 | |
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Monday, January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m. |
Begin Spring Semester, All Classes |
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Monday, January 19, 2009 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - no classes or clinics |
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Thursday, January 29 - Sunday, February 1, 2009 |
Alumni Weekend - Wynfrey Hotel |
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Friday, January 30, 2009 |
No classes or clinics |
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009 |
Scholars Symposium (1-5 p.m. - no afternoon classes or clinics) |
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Saturday - Wednesday, March 14 - 18, 2009 |
ADEA Meeting |
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Week of March 30 - April 3, 2009 |
Spring Holiday for All Students |
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Wednesday - Saturday, April 1 - 4, 2009 |
AADR Meeting |
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Friday, April 24, 2009 (Tentative) |
Parent Visitation Day (Sophomores and Seniors) |
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Friday, May 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m. (Tentative) |
Sophomore Mock National Board Examination |
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 2:30 p.m. (Tentative) |
Honors Convocation |
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Friday, May 15, 2009, 5:00p.m. |
Spring Semester ends for fourth year students. All didactic and clinical requirements, including Comprehensive Care patients, must be completed and graded by this date. This is an absolute deadline and will not be extended. |
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Tuesday & Wednesday, May 19 & 20, 2009 |
Seniors clear up all patient and departmental records, empty and clean clinic storage lockers and message compartments, bring chart locker in order, return chart locker key. Complete and turn in release form to Dr. Pezzementi. |
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Monday, May 25, 2009 |
Memorial Day Holiday; no classes or clinics |
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Friday, May 29, 2009, 5:00 p.m. |
End of didactic course work, rotations & preclinical dentistry for Second Year Students |
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Monday, June 1 - Friday, June5, 2009 |
Sophomore Part I Board Review |
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Friday, June 5, 2009, 5:00 p.m. |
End of Spring Semester for Second and Third Year Students |
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Saturday, June 6, 2009, 2:00 p.m. |
Graduation |
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Friday, June 12, 2009, 5:00 p.m. |
End of Spring Semester for First Year Students |
Summer 2009 | |
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Saturday, June 13, 2009 - Saturday, June 27, 2009 |
Second Year Students take Part I of the National Board of Examinations in Dentistry |
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Monday - Thursday, June 15 - 18, 2009 (Tentative) |
Alabama State Board Examinations in Dentistry |
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Friday, July 3, 2009 |
Independence Day Holiday (Observed) |
For purposes of old schedule & instructor rotations, please see below:
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SECOND YEAR |
THIRD YEAR |
FOURTH YEAR |
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Orientation |
8/18 |
7/21 & 7/22 |
6/30 - 7/2 |
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First Term Begins |
8/18 |
7/21 |
6/30 |
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First Term Ends |
11/21 |
11/21 |
11/21 |
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Second Term Begins |
11/24 |
11/24 |
11/24 |
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Second Term Ends |
2/27 |
2/27 |
2/27 |
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Third Term Begins |
3/2 |
3/2 |
3/2 |
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Third Term Ends |
5/29 |
6/5 |
5/15 |
*We are on a semester system at this time. However, the classes under the previous quarter system will still by given on quarters. For that purpose, quarter dates are noted above.