PT’s 2018 Calendar
Graduating Class of 2021: Admitted Fall of 18
First year; Semester 1: FALL
August 27, 2018 Class begins
September 1-4 Labor-Day recess, Saturday through Tuesday
November 21 - 25 Thanksgiving recess, Wednesday through Sunday
December 7 Classes end
December 10 - 14, 2018 Final exam days
Graduating Class of 2020: Admitted Fall of 17
First year; Semester 2: WINTER
January 8, 2018 Class begins
January 15 Martin Luther King recess, Monday, no recovery of class day
March 3-10 Spring-break
April 20 Class ends
April 23 - 27 Final exam days
April 28 - May 5 Vacation
First year; Semester 3: S/S
May 7 to June 8 Clinical placement (5 weeks) PT 636
June 11 Class begins (8 didactic weeks + 2 days finals)
July 4 Independence Day, Wednesday
Aug 3 Class ends
August 6-7 Final exam days, Monday - Tuesday
August 8 – 26 Vacation
Second year; Semester 4: FALL
August 27, 2018 Class begins
September 1-4 Labor-Day recess, Saturday through Tuesday
November 21 - 25 Thanksgiving recess, Wednesday through Sunday
December 7 Classes end
December 10 - 14, 2018 Final exam days
Graduating Class of 2019: Admitted Fall of 16
Second year; Semester 5: WINTER
January 8 – Feb. 16, 2018 Clinical placement (6 weeks) PT 656
February 19 Class begins (8 didactic weeks plus finals week)
March 3 – 10 Spring-break
April 20 Class ends
April 23 - 27 Final exam days
April 28 - May 5 Vacation
Second year; Semester 6: S/S
May 7 Class begins
May 28 Memorial Day recess, Monday, class day recovered at end
July 4 Independence Day, Wednesday, class day recovered at end
July 17 Class ends on Tuesday of week 11. Instructors may end class earlier.
July 18 - 19 Final exam days, Wednesday and Thursday. Instructors may hold finals earlier.
July 20 - August 5 Vacation
Third year; Semester 7: FALL
August 6 – October 5 Clinical placement (9 weeks) PT 675
October 6 – 14 Vacation, 1 work week + weekends
October 15 – Dec. 14, 2018 Clinical placement (9 weeks) PT 677
Graduating Class of 2018: Admitted Fall of 15
Third year; Semester 8: WINTER
January 8, 2018 Class begins
January 15 Martin Luther King recess, Monday, no recovery of class day
March 3-10 Spring-break
April 20 Class ends
April 23 - 27 Final exam days
April 28 Univ. Commencement
April 28 - May 5 Vacation
Third year; Semester 9: S/S
May 7 – July 6 Clinical placement (9 weeks)
July 9 – 12 Student prep for posters and platform presentations
July 13 Exit interviews (tentative date)
July 13 PT Scholarship Day, poster and platform presentations (tentative date)
July 14; Saturday PT ceremony for graduates, relatives and faculty; this is not the official PT graduation
July 24, 25 NPTE date
August 10 Official semester end and official graduation date
~August 17 Faculty submit final grades
After August 17 Graduation audits are conducted and graduation transcripts become available. Each PT student must officially request that their graduation transcript be mailed to the state board as part of the process to receive a license.