FLEX Class of 2026 Calendar

Flex 26 Fall Semester 1 (2022)	Date	Day
COM Orientation Activities	August 10-12, 2022	Wed-Fri
COM White Coat Ceremony	August 13, 2022	Sat
Classes start - Block 1	August 15, 2022	Mon
Labor Day Holiday (no classes)	September 5, 2022	Mon
Practice Exam (ungraded)	September 7, 2022	Wed
Block 1 Exam	September 23, 2022	Fri
Classes start - Block 2	September 26, 2022	Mon
Block 2 Exam	November 3, 2022	Thurs
MUSC Research Day	November 4, 2022	Fri
Classes start - Block 3	November 7, 2022	Mon
Election Day (No morning lectures)	November 8, 2022	Tue
Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)	November 24-25, 2022	Thurs-Fri
Block 3 Anatomy Practical Exam	December 12, 2022	Mon
Block 3 Exam	December 16, 2022	Fri
Semester Break (no classes)	December 17, 2022 - January 2, 2023	Sat-Mon
Fall ACE (if needed)	December 29-30,2022	Thurs-Fri
Flex 26 Spring Semester 1 (2023)	Date	Day
Classes start - Block 4	January 3, 2023	Tues
Interprofessional Day (Required of all students)	January 13, 2023	Fri
MLK Day Holiday (no classes)	January 16, 2023	Mon
Block 4 Written Exam	February 3, 2023	Fri
Classes start - Block 5	February 6, 2023	Mon
Block 5 Anatomy Practical Exam	March 20, 2023	Mon
Block 5 Written Exam	March 24, 2023	Fri
Classes start - Block 6	March 27, 2023	Mon
Block 6 Anatomy Practical Exam	April 24, 2023	Mon
Block 6 Written Exam	April 28, 2023	Fri
Spring ACE (if needed)	May 12, 2023	Fri
Flex 26 Summer Semester (2023)	Date	Day
Classes start - Block 7	May 15, 2023	Mon
Block 7 Written Exam	June 15, 2023	Thurs
Classes start - Block 8	June 16, 2023	Fri
Block 8 Exam	June 30, 2023	Fri
4th of July Holiday (no classes)	July 3-7, 2023	Mon-Fri
Classes start - Block 9	July 10, 2023	Mon
Block 9 Written Exam	August 4, 2023	Fri
Summer ACE (if needed)	August 14, 2023	Mon
Flex 26 Fall Semester 2 (2023)	Date	Day
Classes start - Block 10	August 14, 2023	Mon
Labor Day Holiday (no classes)	September 4, 2023	Mon
Block 10 Anatomy Practical Exam A	September 11, 2023	Mon
Block 10 Anatomy Practical Exam B	October 9, 2023	Mon
Block 10 Written Exam	October 13, 2023	Fri
Classes start - Block 11	October 16, 2023	Mon
Research Day (no classes)	November 3, 2023	Fri
Election Day	November 7, 2023	Tues
Block 11 Anatomy Practical Exam	November 16, 2023	Thurs
Block 11 Written Exam	November 22, 2023	Wed
Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)	November 23-24, 2023	Thurs-Fri
Classes start - Block 12	November 27, 2023	Mon
Block 12 Written Exam	December 13, 2023	Wed
NBME Comprehensive Basic Science Exam	November 27, 2023 - December 1, 2023	Mon-Fri PM
Fall ACE (if needed)	December 29-30, 2023	Fri-Sat
Semester Break (no classes)	December 20, 2023 - January 2, 2024	Wed-Tues
Flex 26 Spring Semester 2 (2024)	Date	Day
Step 1 Independent Study/MDCOR 750: USMLE Step 1 Board Review	December 18, 2023 - February 18, 2024	Mon-Sun
Deadline to take Step 1	February 18, 2024	Sun
FLEX Pathways Start - Orientation Day	February 19, 2024	Mon
FLEX Phase 1 (4 weeks)	February 19, 2024 - March 15, 2024	Mon-Fri
Careers in Medicine Workshop (Mandatory)	February 28, 2024	Wed
FLEX Phase 2 (4 weeks)	March 18, 2024 - April 12, 2024	Mon-Fri
FLEX Fair Day (Mandatory)	April 12, 2024	Fri
Spring Break (no classes)	April 13-28, 2024	Sat-Sun
Transition to Clinical Years/COM YR3 Orientation (Mandatory)	April 29, 2024 - May 10, 2024	Mon-Fri
Clerkship Block 1 Start	May 13, 2024	Mon