PT’s 2019 Calendar
Graduating Class of 2022: Admitted Fall of 19
First year; Semester 1: FALL 2019
August 26, 2019Class begins
August 31-September 3Labor-Day recess, Saturday through Tuesday
November 27 – December 1Thanksgiving recess, Wednesday through Sunday
December 6Classes end
December 9 - 14, 2019Final exam days
Graduating Class of 2021: Admitted Fall of 18
First year; Semester 2: WINTER 2019
January 7, 2019Class begins
January 21Martin Luther King recess, Monday, no recovery of class day
March 2-10Spring-break
April 19Class ends
April 22 - 26Final exam days
April 27 - May 5Vacation
First year; Semester 3: S/S 2019
May 6 to June 7Clinical placement (5 weeks) PT 636
June 10Class begins (8 didactic weeks + 2 days finals)
July 4Independence Day, Thursday
Aug 2Class ends
August 5, 6Final exam days, Monday - Tuesday
August 7 – 25Vacation
Second year; Semester 4: FALL 2019
August 26, 2019Class begins
August 31 - September 3Labor-Day recess, Saturday through Tuesday
November 27 - Dec 1Thanksgiving recess, Wednesday through Sunday
December 6Classes end
December 9-14, 2019Final exam days
Graduating Class of 2020: Admitted Fall of 17
Second year; Semester 5: WINTER 2019
January 7– Feb.15, 2019Clinical placement (6 weeks) PT 656
February 18Class begins (8 didactic weeksplus finals week)
March 2 – 10Spring-break
April 19Class ends
April 22 - 26Final exam days
April 27 - May 5Vacation
Second year; Semester 6: S/S 2019
May6Class begins
May 27Memorial Day recess, Monday, class day recovered at end
July 4Independence Day, Thursday, class day recovered at end
July 16Class ends on Tuesday of week 11. Instructors may end class earlier.
July 17 - 18Final exam days, Wednesday and Thursday. Instructors may hold finals earlier.
July 19 - August4Vacation
Third year; Semester 7: FALL 2019
August 5 – October4Clinical placement (9 weeks) PT 675
October5 – 13Vacation, 1 work week + weekends
October 14 – Dec. 13, 2019Clinical placement (9 weeks) PT 677
Graduating Class of 2019: Admitted Fall of 16
Third year; Semester 8: WINTER 2019
January 7, 2019Class begins
January 21Martin Luther King recess, Monday, no recovery of class day
March 2-10Spring-break
April 19Class ends
April 22 - 26Final exam days
April 27Univ. Commencement
April 28 - May 5Vacation
Third year; Semester 9: S/S 2019
May 6 – July 5Clinical placement (9 weeks)
July 8 – 10Student prep for posters and platform presentations
July 11Exit interviews (tentative date)
July 12PT Scholarship Day, poster and platform presentations (tentative date)
July 13; SaturdayPT ceremony for graduates, relatives and faculty; this is not the official PT graduation
August6Official semester end and official graduation date
~August 14Faculty submit final grades
After August 14Graduation 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.