Academic Calendar

Fall 2026

DATE	EVENT
Mon, July 27 – Thurs, July 30, 2026	WesternU HCOM Orientation Wk (1st yr DO)
Friday, July 31, 2026	White Coat Ceremony (H-COM)
Mon, Aug 3 – Fri, Aug 7, 2026	COMP Orientation Wk (1st yr DO)
August 8, 2026	White Coat Ceremony (COMP)
Monday, August 10, 2026	Fall Classes Begin
Monday, September 7, 2026	Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 8, 2026	Classes Resume
Monday, October 12, 2026	Indigenous People’s Day
Tuesday, October 13, 2026	Classes Resume
Wednesday, November 11, 2026	Veteran’s Day (Observed)
Thursday, November 12, 2026	Classes Resume
Thursday, November 26-27, 2026	Thanksgiving Holiday Recess
Monday, November 30, 2026	Classes Resume
Friday, December 18, 2026	Last Day of Fall Semester (1st yr DO)
Mon, Dec 21, 2025 – Fri, Jan 1, 2027	Winter Break (DO program)

DATE	EVENT
Monday, January 4, 2027	Spring Semester Class Begins
Monday, January 18, 2027	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Tuesday, January 19, 2027	Classes Resume
Monday, February 15, 2027	President’s Day Holiday
Tuesday, February 16, 2027	Classes Resume
Mon, Mar 22 – Fri, Mar 26, 2027	Spring Break
Monday, March 29, 2027	Classes Resume
Friday, April 30, 2027	Last Day of Spring Semester (2nd yr DO)
TBD – May 2027	Commencement (DO) – California Campus
TBD – May 2027	Commencement (DO) – Oregon Campus
Friday, May 28, 2027	Last Day of Spring Semester (1st yr DO)

DATE	EVENT
Monday, May 3, 2027	Summer Classes Begin (2nd yr DO)
Monday, May 31, 2027	Memorial Day Holiday
Tuesday, June 1, 2027	Classes Resume
Tuesday, June 1 – Friday, June 4, 2027	Graduation Requirement Week (1st yr DO)
Friday, June 9, 2027	Last Day of Summer Term (2nd yr DO)