David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
2008-09 4th Year Calendar of Weeks
  REV DATE: 6/15/08

2008 –2009 Academic Year
(Class of 2009)

Week #

Dates

Holidays/Important Dates

1*

July 7

July 13

Applied Anatomy, Medical Specialties, & Primary Care and Urban Underserved College Foundations

2*

July 14

July 20

                    

3

July 21

July 27

4

July 28

August 3

Acute Care College Foundations

5**

August 4

August 10

6

August 11

August 17

7

August 18

August 24

8

August 25

August 31

9

September 1

September 7

Labor Day, Mon., Sept 1st 

10

September 8

September 14

11

September 15

September 21

12

September 22

September 28

13

September 29

October 5

14

October 6

October 12

15

October 13

October 19

Columbus Day, Mon. Oct. 13th

16

October 20

October 26

17

October 27

November 2

MSPEs (Deans’ Letters) released Nov. 1st

18

November 3

November 9

19

November 10

November 16

Veterans’ Day observed Nov. 11th 

20

November 17

November 23

21

November 24

November 30

Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27th    

22

December 1

December 7

23

December 8

December 14

24

December 15

December 21

25

December 22

December 28

Winter Break (Dec. 22nd - Jan. 4th)

26

December 29, 2008

January 4, 2009

Deadline for USMLE Step 2 CK & 2 CS (Dec. 31st)

27

January 5

January 11

28

January 12

January 18

29

January 19

January 25

Martin Luther King Holiday Mon. Jan. 19th

30

January 26

February 1

31

February 2

February 8

32

February 9

February 15

33

February 16

February 22

Presidents’ Day Holiday Mon., Feb. 16th

34

February 23

March 1

35

March 2

March 8

36

March 9

March 15

37

March 16

March 22

Match Day, Mar. 19th, Scholarship Day, Mar. 20th

38

March 23

March 29

Cesar Chavez Day, Fri. Mar. 27th

39

March 30

April 5

40

April 6

April 12

41

April 13

April 19

42

April 20

April 26

43

April 27

May 3

44

May 4

May 10

All coursework must be complete

45

May 11

May 17

46

May 18

May 24

47

May 25

May 31

Memorial Day, May 25th;

48

June 1

June 7

HOC –Friday, June 5th

49

June 8

June 14

50

June 15

June 21

51

June 22

June 28

52

June 29

July 5

 

* UCLA students will start their first elective week 1 or week 2, depending on their college. There will be an overlap of students starting weeks 1 and 2.

**

Note:  Each institution recognizes different holidays.  Do not assume any holidays.  Contact the student coordinator of your rotation regarding the holidays observed by the institution.