Academic Calendar
MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine has it's own academic calendar separate from MSU undergraduate and graduate careers, and our students begin the academic year in the summer term. The MSUCOM Registrar provides the core curriculum calendar below for preclerkship (year-1 and year-2) and a separate section of the academic calendar for students in clerkship (year-3 and year-4) is at the bottom of this page.
Class of 2029
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Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date Grades Due OST 510 Clinical Human Gross Anatomy 6 7/14/2025 7/16/2025 7/22/2025 7/30/2025 8/15/2025 OST 550 Intro to Osteopathic Medicine and Clinical Skills 2 7/14/2025 7/16/2025 7/22/2025 7/30/2025 8/15/2025 -
Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date Grades Due OST 520 Foundations of Biomedical Science for Osteopathic Medicine 8 OST 521 Musculoskeletal System 4 OST 522 Hematology, Oncology, and Infectious Disease 3 OST 551 Osteopathic Patient Care I 2 OMM 511 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine I 1
Class of 2028
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Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date Grades Due OST 510 Clinical Human Gross Anatomy 6 7/15/24 7/17/2024 7/23/2024 7/31/2024 8/16/24 8/20/24 OST 550 Intro to Osteopathic Medicine and Clinical Skills 2 7/15/24 7/17/2024 7/23/2024 7/31/2024 8/16/24 8/20/24 -
- First day of the term: August 26th
- Last day of the term: December 27th
- Check and clear any HOLDs on your account in July/August 2024
- Enrollment to be processed by COM Registrar in July/August 2024
- Tuition Statements Available starting August 20, 2024
- Financial Aid disbursement process begins 10 days before the start of the semester OR 10 days before the student’s first course start date, whichever is later.
- Holiday/Breaks during the semester
- September 2nd Labor Day
- November 28-29th Thanksgiving
- COSE meeting to review Fall 2024
- January 13, 2025
Updated 6/25/2024
Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date Grades Due OST 520 Foundations of Biomedical Science for Osteopathic Medicine 8 8/26/2024 8/28/2024 9/5/2024 9/15/2024 10/4/2024 OST 521 Musculoskeletal System 4 10/14/2024 10/16/2024 10/22/2024 10/30/2024 11/15/2024 OST 522 Hematology, Oncology, and Infectious Disease 3 11/11/2024 11/14/2024 11/20/2024 11/28/2024 12/13/2024 OST 551 Osteopathic Patient Care I 2 8/26/2024 12/13/2024 OMM 511 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine I 1 8/26/2024 9/2/2024 9/20/2024 10/16/2024 12/6/2024 -
Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date Grades Due OST 523 Neurological System 10 1/6/2025 2/28/2025 OST 524 Psychopathology 2 2/7/2025 2/21/2025 OST 525 Genitourinary System 4 3/10/2025 5/2/2025 OST 526 Endocrine System 3 3/10/2025 5/2/2025 OST 552 Osteopathic Patient Care II 2 1/6/2025 5/2/2025 OMM 512 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine II 1 1/6/2025 5/2/2025 -
- First day of the term: May 12, 2025
- Last day of the term: August 22, 2025
- Check and clear any HOLDs on your account in February 2025
- Enrollment to be processed by COM Registrar in March 2025
- Tuition Statements Available starting 4/20/2025
- Financial Aid disbursement process begins 10 days before the start of the semester OR 10 days before the student’s first course start date whichever is later.
- Holiday/Breaks during the semester
- May 26th – Memorial Day
- June 30th - July 4th – Independence Day week off
- COSE meeting for Summer 2025
- September 8, 2025
- COSE meeting for Summer 2025
Updated 1/10/25
Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date OST 531 Reproduction, Development, and Sexuality 3 6/23/25 6/25/25 7/1/25 7/9/25 7/25/25 OST 532 Integumentary System 2 5/12/25 5/12/25 5/15/25 5/18/25 5/23/25 OST 533 Gastrointestinal System 6 5/19/25 5/21/25 5/29/25 6/8/25 6/27/25 OST 553 Osteopathic Patient Care III 2 5/12/25 5/17/25 5/30/25 6/18/25 7/25/25 OMM 513 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine III 1 5/12/25 5/15/25 5/23/25 6/4/25 6/27/25 FCM 650 Principles of Family Medicine (Preceptor) 0/1 -- -- -- FCM 660 Preceptor International Experience 0/1 -- -- --
Class of 2027
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- Check and clear any HOLDs on your account
- 6/1 – 7/7/2023
- Enrollment to be processed by COM Registrar
- After 5/1/2023 and after admission is processed at University level
- Tuition statements are available in Campus Solutions and due dates are available on the billing statement which is dependent on when enrollment happens.
- Financial Aid disbursement process to begin
- 10 days before the start of the semester
- Holiday/Breaks during the semester
- None
- Committee on Student Evaluation (COSE) meeting to review Summer 2023
- 9/18/2023
Updated: 6/28/23
Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date Grades Due OST 510 Clinical Human Gross Anatomy 6 7/17/2023 7/19/2023 7/24/2023 8/1/2023 8/16/2023 8/21/2023 OST 550 Introduction to Osteopathic Medicine and Clinical Skills 2 7/17/2023 7/19/2023 7/25/2023 8/2/2023 8/17/2023 8/22/2023 - Check and clear any HOLDs on your account
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- Check and clear any HOLDs on your account
- 6/1 – 7/21/2023
- Enrollment to be processed by COM Registrar
- 7/17 – 7/21/2023
- Tuition Statements Available
- 8/5/2023
- Tuition Payments Due
- 8/25/2023
- Financial Aid disbursement process to begin
- Non-Federal Funds (NFFs) will begin to be disbursed on 8/13. This will include scholarships, grants, and alternative loans.
- Federal funds will begin to be disbursed on 8/18.
- Holiday/Breaks during the semester
- 9/4/2023 – Labor Day
- 10/9 – 10/13/2023 – No classes/Remediation week
- 11/13/2023 – Vacation
- 11/23 – 11/24/2023 – Thanksgiving Holiday
- Committee on Student Evaluation (COSE) meeting to review Fall 2023
- January 22, 2024
Updated: 6/28/23
Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date Grades Due OST 520 Foundations of Biomedical Science for Osteopathic Medicine 8 8/28/2023 8/30/2023 9/7/2023 9/17/2023 10/6/2023 10/11/2023 OST 521 Musculoskeletal System 4 10/16/2023 10/17/2023 10/22/2023 10/29/2023 11/10/2023 11/15/2023 OST 522 Hematology, Oncology, and Infectious Disease 3 11/14/2023 11/16/2023 11/22/2023 11/30/2023 12/15/2023 12/20/2023 OST 551 Osteopathic Patient Care I 2 8/28/2023 9/4/2023 9/24/2023 10/22/2023 12/15/2023 12/20/2023 OMM 511 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine I 1 8/28/2023 9/4/2023 9/24/2023 10/22/2023 12/15/2023 12/20/2023 - Check and clear any HOLDs on your account
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- Check and clear any HOLDs on your account
- 11/1 – 12/7/2023
- Enrollment to be processed by COM Registrar
- 12/4 – 12/7/2023
- Tuition Payments Due
- 1/8/2024
- Financial Aid disbursement process to begin
- 10 days before the start of the semester OR 10 days before the student's first course start date, whichever is later.
- Holiday/Breaks during the semester
- 3/4 – 3/8/2024 – No classes/Remediation week
- Committee on Student Evaluation (COSE) meeting to review Spring 2024
- May 20, 2024
Updated: 10/09/23
Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date Grades Due OST 523 Neurological System 10 1/8/2024 1/11/2024 1/21/2024 2/4/2024 3/1/2024 3/5/2024 OST 524 Psychopathology 2 2/12/2024 2/13/2024 2/16/2024 2/21/2024 3/1/2024 3/5/2024 OST 525 Genitourinary System 4 3/11/2024 3/14/2024 3/24/2024 4/7/2024 5/3/2024 5/7/2024 OST 526 Endocrine System 3 3/11/2024 3/14/2024 3/24/2024 4/7/2024 5/3/2024 5/7/2024 OST 552 Osteopathic Patient Care II 2 1/8/2024 1/16/2024 2/6/2024 3/6/2024 5/3/2024 5/7/2024 OMM 512 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine II 1 1/8/2024 1/16/2024 2/6/2024 3/6/2024 5/3/2024 5/7/2024 - Check and clear any HOLDs on your account
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- First day of the term: May 13th
- Last day of the term: August 23rd
- Check and clear any HOLDs on your account in February 2024
- Enrollment to be processed by COM Registrar in March 2024
- Tuition Statements Available starting 4/20/2024
- Financial Aid disbursement process begins 10 days before the start of the semester OR 10 days before the student’s first course start date whichever is later.
- Holiday/Breaks during the semester
- May 27th – Memorial Day
- July 1st - 5th – Independence Day week off
- COSE meeting to review Summer 2024
- September 16, 2024
Updated 5/10/24
Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date OST 531 Reproduction, Development, and Sexuality 3 5/13/24 5/17/24 5/30/24 6/16/24 7/19/24 OST 532 Integumentary System 2 5/13/24 5/15/24 5/20/24 5/27/24 6/10/24 OST 533 Gastrointestinal System 6 5/28/24 6/1/24 6/12/24 6/27/24 7/26/24 OST 553 Osteopathic Patient Care III 2 5/13/24 5/18/24 5/31/24 6/19/24 7/26/24 OMM 513 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine III 1 5/13/24 5/16/24 5/23/24 6/3/24 6/24/24 FCM 650 Principles of Family Medicine (Preceptor) 0/1 7/29/24 8/5/24 8/12/24 8/19/24 -- -- -- 8/2/24 8/9/24 8/16/24 8/23/24 FCM 660 Preceptor International Experience 0/1 07/27/24 -- -- -- 8/9/24 -
- First day of the term: August 26th
- Last day of the term: December 27th
- Check and clear any HOLDs on your account in March/April 2024
- Enrollment to be processed by COM Registrar in March/April 2024
- Tuition Statements Available starting August 20, 2024
- Financial Aid disbursement process begins 10 days before the start of the semester OR 10 days before the student’s first course start date, whichever is later.
- Holiday/Breaks during the semester
- September 2nd Labor Day
- October 18th
- November 28-29th Thanksgiving
- COSE meeting to review Fall 2024
- January 13, 2025
Updated 5/10/24
Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date OST 534 Cardiovascular System 8 8/26/24 8/29/24 9/8/24 9/22/24 10/18/24 OST 535 Respiratory System 7 10/21/24 10/24/24 11/3/24 11/17/24 12/13/24 OST 554 Osteopathic Patient Care IV 3 8/26/24 9/2/24 9/22/24 10/20/24 12/13/24 OMM 514 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine IV 1 8/26/24 9/2/24 9/20/24 10/16/24 12/6/24 FCM 650 Principles of Family Medicine (Preceptor) 0/1 -- -- -- -- FCM 660 Preceptor International Experience 0/1 12/14/24 -- -- -- 12/21/24 -
- Start of term: January 6th
- End of term: May 9th
- Check and clear any HOLDs on your account at the beginning of October 2024
- Enrollment will be processed by the COM Registrar at the end of October 2024
- Tuition Statements Available mid December and please see your billing statement for due date.
- Financial Aid disbursement process begins10 days before the start of the semester OR 10 days before the student’s first course start date, whichever is later.
- Holiday/Breaks during the semester
- January 20th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- No classes and remediation week March 3-7
- COSE meeting to review Spring 2025
- May 2025
Updated 1/25/24
Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date OST 561 Ambulatory Care Capstone 3 1/6/25 1/11/25 1/26/25 2/16/25 3/28/25 OST 562 Hospital Care Capstone 3 1/6/25 1/11/25 1/26/25 2/16/25 3/28/25 OST 563 Health Care System Capstone 2 1/6/25 1/11/25 1/26/25 2/16/25 3/28/25 OST 555 Osteopathic Patient Care V 3 1/6/25 1/11/25 1/26/25 2/16/25 3/28/25 OMM 515 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine V 1 1/6/25 1/11/25 1/26/25 2/16/25 3/28/25 FCM 650/660 Principles of Family Medicine 0/1 -- -- -- -- -- -
Course # Course Title Credits Start Date Last Day to Add Last Day to Drop w/ Refund Last Day to Drop w/ No Grade Reported End Date Grades Due OST 601 Transitions to Clerkship II 5 6/9/2025 6/12/2025 6/21/2025 7/3/2025 7/27/2025 OST 603 C3 – Module A 1 Assigned by the Clerkship TBD 1st Clerkship Rotation 6 8/4/25 8/31/25
Clerkship Academic Calendar for 2025 and 2026
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Enrollment Information
- Beginning Fall 2023, Clerkship students will be enrolled in their rotations based on the semester that holds most of the days of that rotation. If equal number of days are held by both semesters, the enrollment will be processed in the later of the two semesters.
- All students must review their student account and clear any negative service indicators before we can process enrollment. Please login at: student.msu.edu.
- Please remember you must communicate your rotation plans at least 30 days in advance of the start of the rotation to your clerkship resource specialist at com.clerkship@msu.edu. Requests under 30 days will be denied, including any change requests.
- If you should choose to take a personal leave or placed on academic extension, after your enrollment, bills, and financial aid are processed, your bills and financial aid will be impacted.
- Financial aid will begin to be disbursed roughly 10 days before the start of the term and refunds should be issued just before the first day of the term. Questions regarding your financial aid can be directed to: ofamed@msu.edu
Graduation Information
- MSU offers three separate conferral dates each year at the end of each spring, summer, and fall semester.
- All graduation requirements must be completed prior to the college determined deadline to remain eligible for that conferral date, this includes clearing all ET grades, COMLEX requirements, RECR requirements, and all other Clerkship Program requirements.
- The conferral date is the date that will appear on your transcript and diploma. The commencement ceremony is the day you walk across the stage.
- HOLDs on your account at the time of conferral will delay and/or prevent your diploma from being issued.
Hooding and Commencement Ceremony
Thursday, May 1, 5:00 pm
MSU Breslin Student Events CenterOfficial conferral date for Spring 2025: May 2, 2025
Updated: 10/16/2024
Semester Begin Date End Date COSE Date Conferral Date Graduation Requirements Deadline Fall 2024 8/26/2024 12/27/2024 1/13/2025 12/13/2024 1/3/2025 Spring 2025 1/6/2025 5/9/2025 5/19/2025 5/2/2025 5/9/2025 Summer 2025 5/12/2025 8/22/2025 9/15/2025 8/15/2025 8/22/2025 Fall 2025 8/25/2025 12/26/2025 -- 12/12/2025 1/2/2026 Spring 2026 1/5/2026 5/8/2026 -- 5/1/2026 5/8/2026 Summer 2026 5/11/2026 8/28/2026 -- 8/14/2026 8/28/2026