Academic Calendar: DDS Program
All dates are inclusive.
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2018
| Date | Description |
| September 3, 2018 | Labor Day |
| September 4, 2018 | All DDS classes resume |
| September 14-16, 2018 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) |
| November 21, 2018 | Early closing for Thanksgiving holiday - all DDS clinic/didactic activity ends at 5:00pm |
| November 22-23, 2018 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| November 30-December 2, 2018 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) |
| December 14, 2018 | Last day of fall semester classes (DDS) |
| December 15, 2018 - January 1, 2019 | Winter Recess (DDS) |
2019
| Date | Description |
| January 2, 2019 | All DDS classes resume |
| January 2-18, 2019 | D4 class takes NBDE part 2 exam (class of 2019) |
| January 18, 2019 | Early closing for MLK, Jr. Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| January 21, 2019 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day - observed (no classes/clinics) |
| January 25, 2019 | "Ring In the New Year" party TENTATIVE |
| February 2-3, 2019 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) |
| February 11, 2019 | DDS White Coat Guest Symposium - Class of 2021 |
| February 15, 2019 | Early Closing for Presidents' Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| February 18, 2019 | Presidents' Day - observed (no classes/clinics) |
| February 23-24, 2019 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) |
| March 16-19, 2019 | ADEA Annual Session and Exhibition (Chicago, IL) |
| March 16-24, 2019 | Spring Recess |
| March 21-24, 2019 | Western Regional Board (WREB) Exam |
| March 25, 2019 | All DDS classes resume |
| April 10-12, 2019 | NYU Dentistry Research Scholarship Expo |
| April 14 or 28, 2019 | Oral Cancer Walk TENTATIVE |
| May 3, 2019 | DDS Student Recognition Ceremony - TENTATIVE |
| May 3-5, 2019 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| May 17, 2019 | Last day of D2 didactic and preclinical classes (class 2021) |
| May 20, 2019 | NYU Dentistry Graduation day - (No classes/clinics for Senior students only) |
| May 20, 2019 | D2 general clinics begin (class of 2021) |
| May 21, 2019 | NYU Grad Alley Washington Square Campus 5:00 - 8:00pm |
| May 22, 2019 | NYU Commencement Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY, (No classes/clinics for Senior students only) |
| May 24, 2019 | D4 classes/clinics end (class of 2019) - Contingent on graduation |
| May 24, 2019 | Last day of D1 and D3 didactics (class of 2022, and 2020) |
| May 24, 2019 | Early Closing for Memorial Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| May 25 - July 1, 2019 | D1 vacation (except for remedial program) (Class 2022) |
| May 27 - June 24, 2019 | D2 didactic remediation (class of 2021) |
| May 27, 2019 | Memorial Day - observed (no DDS classes/clinics) |
| June 3-28 2019 | D1 and D3 remediations (Class of 2022 and 2020) |
| June 28, 2019 | Last day of D2/D3 classes and clinics (classes of 2021, 2020) |
| July 1, 2019 | Academic Year 2019 - 2020 Begins |
| July 1, 2019 | D2/D3/D4 classes/clinics begin (class of 2022, 2021, 2020) |
| July 1-3, 2019 | D1 Orientation week (Class of 2023) |
| July 3, 2019 | Early closing for Independence holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| July 4, 2019 | Independence Day |
| July 5, 2019 | No classes, no clinics |
| July 8, 2019 | All DDS classes resume; D1 Classes begin (Class of 2023) |
| August 16, 2019 | D2/D3/D4 Summer academic session ends; D1 Classes continue |
| August 16-18, 2019 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| August 17-September 2, 2019 | D2/D3/D4 Summer Break |
| August 20-31, 2019 | Rising D3 take NBDE part 1 (Class of 2021) |
| August 28, 2019 | Last day of D1 summer session |
| August 29-September 2, 2019 | D1 summer break |
| September 2, 2019 | Labor Day |
| September 3, 2019 | All DDS classes resume |
| September 13-15, 2019 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| November 22-24, 2019 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| November 27, 2019 | Early closing for Thanksgiving holiday - all DDS clinic/didactic activity ends at 5:00pm |
| November 28-29, 2019 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| December 2, 2019 | All DDS classes resume |
| December 20, 2019 | Last day of fall semester classes (DDS) |
| December 21, 2019 - January 5, 2020 | Winter Recess (DDS) |
2020
| Date | Description |
| January 1-31, 2020 | D4 class takes NBDE part 2 exam (class of 2020) |
| January 6, 2020 | All DDS classes resume; AS Class of 2022 begins Immersion Program |
| January 17, 2020 | Early closing for MLK, Jr. Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| January 20, 2020 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day - observed (no classes/clinics) |
| January___, 2020 | "Ring In the New Year" party TENTATIVE |
| February 7-9, 2020 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| February 13, 2020 | DDS White Coat Ceremony - D2 Class of 2022 TENTATIVE |
| February 14, 2020 | Early Closing for Presidents' Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| February 17, 2020 | Presidents' Day - observed (no classes/clinics) |
| February 21-23, 2020 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| March 14-22, 2020 | Spring Recess |
| March 14-17, 2020 | ADEA Annual Session and Exhibition (National Harbor, MD) |
| March 18-21, 2020 | AADR Annual Meeting and Exhibition (Washington, DC) |
| March 19-22, 2020 | Western Regional Board (WREB) Exam |
| March 23, 2020 | All DDS classes resume |
| April 19, 2020 | Oral Cancer Walk TENTATIVE |
| April 22-24, 2020 | NYU Dentistry Research Scholarship Expo TENTATIVE |
| May 1, 2020 | DDS Student Recognition Ceremony - Tentative |
| May 7-9, 2020 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| May 19, 2020 | NYU Grad Alley Washington Square Campus 5:00 - 8:00pm TENTATIVE |
| May 20, 2020 | NYU Commencement Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY, (No classes/clinics for Senior students only) TENTATIVE |
| May 22, 2020 | Last day of D2 didactic and preclinical classes (Class of 2022) |
| May 22, 2020 | Early Closing for Memorial Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| May 25, 2020 | Memorial day - observed (no DDS classes/clinics) |
| May 26, 2020 | D2 general clinics orientation begin (Class of 2022) |
| May ___, 2020 | NYU Dentistry Graduation day - (No classes/clinics for Senior students only) TENTATIVE |
| May 29, 2020 | Last day of the D1 Class (Class of 2023) |
| May 29, 2020 | Last Day of D3 didactic teaching (Class of 2021) |
| May 29, 2020 | Last Day of the D4 classes/clinics (Class of 2020) |
| June 1 - 30, 2020 | D2 remedial period (Class of 2022) |
| June 8 - 30, 2020 | D1 and D3 remedial period (Classes 2023, 2021) |
| June 29 - July 2, 2020 | D1 Orientation week (Class of 2024) |
| June 30, 2020 | Last Day of D2, D3 clinics and D1 / D2 / D3 remediations |
| July 1, 2020 | Academic Year 2020 - 2021 begins for all classes |
| July 1, 2020 | D4 (Class of 2021) Clinic Begins; D2 (Class of 2023) Didactics Begins; D3 Advanced Standing Clinic Begins |
| July 1-19, 2020 | D3 (Class of 2022, 4-year cohort) Board Part 1 Study weeks -- no clinic or didactic activity except Board Review Course |
| July 2, 2020 | Early closing for Independence holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| July 3, 2020 | Independence Day - Observed |
| July 6, 2020 | D1 (Class of 2024) Classes Begin; D2/D3/D4 Classes and Clinics Resume (D3 Clinic for AS cohort) |
| July 20-31, 2020 | Rising D3 take NBDE part 1 (Class of 2022) - anyone failing takes INBDE |
| August 1, 2020 | D3 (Class of 2022, 4-year cohort) Clinics Begin |
| August 14-16, 2020 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| August 21, 2020 | D2/D3/D4 Summer academic session ends; D1 Classes continue |
| August 22 - September 7, 2020 | D2/D3/D4 Summer break |
| September 2, 2020 | Last Day of D1 summer session |
| September 3-7, 2020 | D1 summer break |
| September 7, 2020 | Labor Day |
| September 8, 2020 | All DDS Classes Resume |
Calendar approved by the EMC up to December 5, 2018. Tentative dates are subject to change.