Entrance Date
The clinical year commences on the third Monday in August.
Graduation Date
The program culminates after completion of 45 weeks of study (graduation in the following July).
Vacation / Holidays
September – Labor Day
November – Thanksgiving (Wed-Fri)
Christmas break – Christmas Eve extending through and including New Year’s Day
January – Martin Luther King Day
Spring break – Spring break, 1 week.
May – Memorial Day
July – Independence Day
Daily Schedule
The program is 5-days per week, no weekends.
August – January
ROTATION I: DIDACTIC (8:00 AM – 3:30 PM)
During Rotation I, students will be engaged in a variety of lectures, activities and laboratory sessions. Daily schedules for each section are supplied to students in advance.
February – July
ROTATION II: CLINICAL (hours vary with department)
During the second half of the year, the students will spend the majority of their workday rotating in the designated departments of the clinical laboratory. Due to the one-on-one nature of this rotation, the scheduled hours the student spends in the department are determined by the Section Supervisor and the Technologist working with the student.