MASTER CALENDAR FOR AY 2015 & Beyond (Updated as of 3/07/2016) *Note: For archived versions of previous calendars, please email irene.favreau@tu.edu The Library may be open at times when other university offices are closed. For details on library hours, check: http://library.tu.edu/index.html GLOSSARY OF TERMS: CEHS = College of Education & Health Sciences COM = College of Osteopathic Medicine COP = College of Pharmacy GSOE = Graduate School of Education MSPAS/MPH = Master of Physician Assistant & Master of Public Health Program OSCE = Objective Structured Clinical Examination SON = School of Nursing TUC = Touro University California *Note: Jewish holidays and special announcements are printed in italics. SPRING SEMESTER - 2016 (Official) Jan 1 (Fri) New Year s Day University Closed Jan 4 (Mon) SON Session 3 Begins COP & COM Spring Classes Begin MSPAS/MPH Didactic Session Begins for Classes of 2017 & 2018 Jan 11 (Mon) MPH Spring Semester Classes Begin Jan 11, 12, 14 & 19 TUC Basketball Tournament of Champions Games (Evenings) Jan 12 (Tue) SON White Coat Ceremony & Reception Jan 13 (Wed) Jan 14 (Thu) GSOE Student Teacher Orientation Jan 18 (Mon) Martin Luther King Day University Closed Jan 21 (Thu) GSOE New Student Orientation Jan 22 (Fri) Jan 23 (Sat) Winter Gala (9 PM to 1 AM) Jan 25 (Mon) Tu Bishvat GSOE Spring Semester Classes Begin Jan 29 (Fri) Campus Safety Authorities (CSA) Training in Library Annex 118-119 (8 AM to 3 PM) Feb 1-4 (Mon-Thu) COM 2018 Block Exams Feb 3 (Wed) SON Accreditation Reading of the Report (9:30 10:30 AM) Feb 5 (Fri) Feb 8 (Mon) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Geriatrics Final Exam Feb 8-12 (Mon-Fri) COP Block A Exams MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Finals & Remediation Feb 9 (Tue) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Surgical Skills Final Exam
Feb 10 (Wed) Feb 11 (Thu) Feb 12 (Fri) Feb. 15 (Mon) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Clin Apps Block Exam 1 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Clin Med EENT Exam MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 White Coat Ceremony Presidents Day University Closed Feb 15-19 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2016 Callback Week MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Finals/Remediation Feb 16 (Tue) COP Block B Spring Classes Begin Feb 17 (Wed) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Pharm I Block Exam 1 Feb 22-26 (Mon-Fri) COM 2019 Block Exams Feb 22 Apr 1 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2016 Public Health Field Experience MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Rotation 1 Feb 26 (Fri) COP Open House (10 AM 3 PM) Mar 1-4 (Tue-Fri) COM 2018 Block Exams Mar 2 (Wed) COP Student Poster Day in Lander Gym (1 to 4 PM) Mar 4 (Fri) SON Session 3 Ends MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Clin Med Pulmonary Exam Mar 7 11 (Mon-Fri) Mar 8 (Tues) Student Town Hall with David Raab on the Upcoming April 1 Go-Live of the New TouroOne Student System in LHA at Noon BIG GAME between TUC & TUN (7 PM) in the Lander Gym Mar 9 (Wed) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Clin Apps Block Exam 2 Mar 10 (Thu) Teen Life Conference (3 to 6 PM) Lander Hall & Surrounding Areas Mar 14 (Mon) SON Session 4 Begins Mar 14-18 (Mon-Fri) COM Spring Break Mar 16 (Wed) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Pharm I Block Exam 2 Mat 17-18-21-22 COP 2019 Block B Exams Mar 21 (Monday) AAUW Event in Farragut Inn (6:30 to 9: 00 PM) March 22 (Tue) Family Medicine Talk featuring Dr. David Connett, ACOFP-CA President, in LH A (Noon to 1 PM) ACOFP Annual Family Medicine Banquet in Farragut Inn (6 to 8 PM) Mar 23 (Wed) Fast of Esther Preferably no testing Mar 24 (Thu) Purim No COM Classes. Mar 28 (Mon) Apr 1 (Fri) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Clin Med Cardiology Exam Apr 4 (Mon) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Clin Apps Block Exam 3 Apr 4-8 (Mon-Fri) COM 2019 Block Exams Apr 4 May 27 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2016 Capstones Apr 11 (Mon) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Clin Apps Final Lab Practical Exam Safe Quest Community Meeting in Farragut Inn (8 AM to 1 PM) Apr 12 (Tue) Presentation on the Naval Medical History of Mare Island by Tom Snyder In LH A (Noon to 1 PM) Apr 13 (Wed) Touro s Got Talent in Lander Auditorium (8 to 10 PM) Apr 14 (Thu) IPE Activity (8AM-Noon) & Research Day (Noon to 5 PM)
Apr 14-May 13 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Rotation 2 Apr 18-21 (Mon-Thu) COM 2018 Block Exams Apr 19 (Tue) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Pharm I Block Exam 3 Apr 21 (Thu) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Clin Med Endocrine Exam MPH Capstone Master s Thesis Presentations COM Pinning Ceremony Apr 22 (Fri) Eve of Passover Preferably no testing COM & COP close at Noon. Safe Quest Community Meeting in Farragut Inn Apr 23-24 (Sat-Sun) Passover Days 1 & 2 - No school in session and no testing the following day Apr 25-28 (Mon-Thu) Intermediate Days of Passover Preferably no testing Apr 25 29 (Mon-Fri) SPRING BREAK (Officially designated but not observed by all programs due to varied instructional hour requirements. Check with Program Director for program-specific information.) Note: COP is observing the designated Spring Break from Apr 25-29. Apr 28 (Thu) University will close at 2 PM for Passover. MPH Program Spring Semester Classes End. Apr 29-30 (Fri-Sat) Passover Days 7 & 8 - No school in session and no testing the following day May 2 (Mon) COP Classes Resume. May 5 (Thu) Yom HaShoah MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Pharm I Block Exam 4 GSOE Classes End May 6 (Fri) Spring Staff Appreciation Event May 9 (Mon) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Clin Med Neurology Exam May 9-12 (Mon-Thu) COM 2018 Board Review Sessions May 9- May 20 May 10-13 (Tue-Fri) COP Block C Exams May 11 (Wed) May 11(Wed) Yom HaZikaron May 12 (Thu) Yom HaAtzmaut MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Pharm I Cumulative Exam May 13 (Fri) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Clin Med Cumulative Exam May 16 (Mon) COP Block C Exams cont. May 16-20 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Call Backs May 17-20 (Tue-Fri) COP TJE Exams & OSCEs May 19 (Thu) GSOE New Student Orientation COP Pinning Ceremony (3 to 5 PM) COP End of Year Banquet in Farragut Inn (5:30 PM) May 20 (Fri) SON Session 4 Ends May 23-27 May 23 July 1 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Rotation 3 May 24 (Tue) GSOE Classes End May 24-27 (Tue-Fri) COM 2019 Block Exams May 26 (Thu) Lag B Omer Summer Orientation for MPH Dual-Degree Students Only May 30 (Mon) Memorial Day University Closed May 31 (Tue) Commencement Ceremonies at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, CA for the COM Class of 2017 (10 AM) and the CEHS Class of 2017 (7 PM).
SUMMER SEMESTER - 2016 (Official) Jun 1 (Wed) Commencement Ceremony for COP Class of 2016 at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, CA (10 AM) SON Session 5 Begins Summer Session Classes begin for MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 and for MPH Students Jun 5 (Sun) Yom Yerushalaim Jun 8 (Wed) June 9 (Thu) Mare Island Technology Academy Graduation in Lander Auditorium Jun 11 (Sat) Eve of Shavuot Preferably no testing Jun 12-13 (Sun-Mon) Shavuot Days 1 & 2 No school in session and no testing the following day Jun 17-27 5th Biotech Academy Touro Summer Internship Program Jul 4 (Mon) Independence Day University Closed Jul 4 - Aug 12 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Rotation 4 Jul 18-29 Jul 20 (Wed) SON Session 5 Ends Jul 21 (Thu) GSOE Summer Session Ends Jul 25-29 (Mon-Fri) Jul 28 (Thu) Jul 29 (Fri) MPH Capstone Master s Thesis Presentations MPH Summer Session Classes End Campus-Wide Orientation for All New Students FALL SEMESTER - 2016 (Official) Aug 1 (Mon) SON Session 6 & Session 1 Begins MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Session Begins COM Class of 2020 Orientation in Lander LHA (8AM to 5 PM) COM Class of 2019 Orientation in Lander LHB (8AM to 12 PM) Aug 2 (Tues) COM Class of 2020 Orientation in Lander LHA (8AM to 5 PM) Aug 3 (Wed) COM Class of 2019 Advisory Lunch in Farragut Inn (12 to 2 PM) Aug 10 (Wed) Faculty Senate Meeting (12-1PM) Aug 11 (Thu) GSOE Student Teach Orientation Aug 12 (Fri) COM Class of 2020 Advisory Lunch in Farragut Inn (12 to 2 PM) Aug 13 (Sat) Eve of Tisha B Av Preferably no testing Aug 14 (Sun) Tisha B Av - No school in session and no testing the following day Aug 15-19 (Mon-Fri) MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Callbacks Aug 18 (Thu) GSOE New Student Orientation Aug 22 (Mon) GSOE Classes Begin Aug 22 Sep 30 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Rotation 5 Aug 25 (Thu) Fall Session Orientation for Joint Program & Independent MPH Students Sep 5 (Mon) Labor Day University Closed Sep 14 (Wed) Oct 2 (Sun) Eve of Rosh Hashana Preferably no testing Oct 3 4 (Mon-Tue) Rosh Hashana (Day 1 & 2) No school in session Oct 5 (Wed) Fast of Gedalia Preferably no testing Oct 5- Nov 11 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Rotation 6
Oct 7 (Fri) SON Session 6 & Session 1 Ends Oct 10-14 (Mon-Fri) Oct. 11 (Tue) Eve of Yom Kippur Preferably no testing Oct. 12 (Wed) Yom Kippur - No school in session and no testing the following day Oct 17-18 (Mon-Tue) Sukkot (Day 1 & 2) - No school in session and no testing the following day Oct 19-22 (Wed-Sat) Intermediate Days of Sukkot Preferably no testing Oct 23 (Sun) Hoshana Rabba/Eve of Shmini Atzeret Preferably no testing Oct 24 (Mon) Shmini Atzeret - No school in session and no testing the following day Oct 25 (Tues) Simchat Torah - No school in session and no testing the following day Nov 9 (Wed) Nov 14-18 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Callbacks Nov 2 - Dec 30 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Rotation 7 Elective 1 Nov 24-25 (Thu-Fri) Thanksgiving University Closed Dec 5 16 Dec 8 GSOE Classes End MPH Capstone Master s Thesis Presentations Dec 14 Dec 16 (Fri) SON Session 7 & Session 2 Begins Dec. 23 Jan 2 WINTER BREAK (Officially designated but not observed by all programs due to varied instructional hour requirements. Check with Program Director for program-specific information.) Dec 24 - Jan 1 Chanukah SPRING SEMESTER - 2017 (Official) Jan 1 (Sun) New Year s Day University Closed Jan 2 Feb 10 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Rotation 8 (Elective 2) Jan 3 (Tue) SON Session 3 Begins MSPAS/MPH Class of 2018 Session Begins Jan 8 (Sun) Tenth of Tevet (Fast Day) Preferably no testing Jan 11 (Wed) Jan 16 (Mon) Martin Luther King Day University Closed Feb 8 (Wed) Feb 11 (Sat) Tu Bishvat Fab 13-17 MSPAS/MPH Class of 2017 Callbacks Feb 20 (Mon) President s Day University Closed Mar 3 (Fri) SON Session 3 Ends Mar 6-10 (Mon-Fri) Mar 8 (Wed) Mar 9 (Thu) Fast of Esther Preferably no testing Mar 12 (Sun) Purim No school in session and no testing the following day Mar 13 (Mon) SON Session 4 Begins Apr 10 (Mon) Eve of Passover Preferably no testing Apr 11-12 (Tue-Wed) Passover (Day 1 & 2) - No school in session and no testing the following day Apr 13-16 (Thu-Sun) Intermediate Days of Passover Preferably no testing Apr 17-18 (Mon-Tue) Passover (Day 7 & 8) - No school in session and no testing the following day Apr 24 (Mon) Yom HaShoah May 1(Mon) Yom HaZikaron May 2 (Tue) Yom HaAtzmaut
May 10 (Wed) May 14 (Sun) May 15-19 May 19 (Fri) May 22-26 (Mon-Fri) May 24 (Wed) May 29 (Mon) May 30 (Tue) May 31 (Wed) Lag B Omer SON Session 4 Ends Yom Yerushalaim Memorial Day University Closed Eve of Shavuot - Preferably no testing Shavuot (Day 1) - No school in session and no testing the following day SUMMER SESSION - 2017 (Official) Jun 1 (Thu) Jun 14 (Wed) Jul 1 (Tue) Jul 11 (Tue) Jul 21 (Fri) Jul 24-28 (Mon-Fri) Jul 31 (Mon) Aug 1 (Tue) Aug 9 (Wed) Aug 14-18 Shavuot (Day 2) No school in session and no testing the following day Independence Day University Closed Fast of Tammuz Preferably no testing SON Session 5 Ends Eve of Tisha B Av Preferably no testing Tisha B Av No school in session and no testing the following day. FALL SEMESTER - 2017 (Official) Sep 4 (Mon) Sep 13 (Wed) Sep 20 (Wed) Sep 21-22 (Thu-Fri) Sep 22 (Fri) Sep 24 (Sun) Sep 25-29 (mon-fri) Sep 29 (Fri) Sep 30 (Sat) Oct 2 (Mon) Oct 4 (Wed) Oct 5-6 (Thu-Fri) Oct 11 (Wed) Oct 7-19 (Sat-Thu) Oct 11 (Wed) Oct 12 (Thu) Oct 13 (Fri) Nov 8 (Wed) Nov 13-18 Nov 23-24 (Thu-Fri) Dec 12-20 (Tue-Wed) Dec13 (Wed) Dec 22 (Fri) Dec 22, 2017 Jan 1, 2018 Dec 28 (Thu) Labor Day University Closed Eve of Rosh Hashana Preferably no testing Rosh Hashana (Day 1 & 2)- No school in session and no testing the following day SON Session 6 & Session 1 Ends Fast of Gedalia Preferably no testing Eve of Yom Kippur Preferably no testing Yom Kippur - No school in session and no testing the following day SON Session 7 & Session 2 Begins Eve of Sukkot Preferably no testing Sukkot (Day 1 & 2) - No school in session and no testing the following day Intermediate Days of Sukkot Preferably no testing Hoshana Rabba/Eve of Shmini Atzeret Preferably no testing Shmini Atzeret - No school in session and no testing the following day Simchat Torah - No school in session and no testing the following day Thanksgiving University Closed Chanukah SON Session 7 & Session 2 Ends Tenth of Tevet (Fast Day) Preferably no testing
SPRING SEMESTER - 2018 (Official) Jan 1 (Mon) Jan 10 (Wed) Jan 15 (Mon) Jan 31 (Wed) Feb 12-16 (Mon-Fri) Feb 14 (Wed) Feb 19 (Mon) Feb 28 (Wed) Mar 1 (Thu) Mar 14 (Wed) Mar 30 (Fri) Mar 31-Apr 1 (Sat-Sun) Apr 2-5 (Mon-Thu) Apr 6-7 (Fri-Sat) Apr 11 (Wed) Apr 12 (Thu) Apr 18 (Wed) Apr 19 (Thu) May 3 (Thu) May 9 (Wed) May 13 (Sun) May 19 (Sat) May 20-21 (Sun-Mon) May 28 (Mon) New Year s Day University Closed Martin Luther King Day University Closed Tu Bishvat President s Day University Closed Fast of Esther Preferably no testing Purim - No school in session and no testing the following day Eve of Passover Preferably no testing Passover (Days 1 & 2) - No school in session and no testing the following day Intermediate Days of Passover Preferably no testing Passover (Days 7 & 8) - No school in session and no testing the following day Yom HaShoah Yom HaZikaron Yom HaAtzmaut Lag B Omer Yom Yerushalaim Eve of Shavuot Preferably no testing Shavuot (Days 1 & 2) - No school in session and no testing the following day Memorial Day University Closed Jun 13 (Wed) Jul 1 (Sun) Jul 4 (Wed) Jul 21 (Sat) Jul 22 (Sun) SUMMER SESSION - 2018 (Official) Fast of Tammuz Preferably no testing Independence Day University Closed Eve of Tisha B Av Preferably no testing Tisha B Av No school in session and no testing the following day Please note that this Master Calendar shows major examination blocks only and is not inclusive of all examination dates that may occur within specific courses. Dates and/or qualifiers may change due to unanticipated circumstances. Updated as of 3/07/2016