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Electives Catalog

Add/Drop Deadline: Students are expected to add and drop electives four weeks prior the start date, especially if the elective is at an affiliate site. At minimum, students must add or drop an elective two weeks prior to the start. Any scheduling requests that are less than two weeks prior to the start date will require approval from both the respective department and the Assistant Dean for Curriculum, Phases 2/3.

Final registration and schedule adjustments for a specific term must be made four weeks prior to the end date of that term:

2025-2026 AY Registration

Term Add-Drop Deadline 

  • Fall 2025 - 11/21/2025
  • Spring 2026 - 3/27/2026
  • Summer 2026 - 7/17/2026

2026-2027 AY Registration

Term Add- Drop Deadline

  • Fall 2026 - 11/20/2026
  • Spring 2027 - 3/26/2027
  • Summer 2027 - 7/16/2027

Phase 2 Elective Offerings

Phase 2 Elective Offerings were created as an opportunity for third year students to be exposed to specialties during a two week experience.  These electives may also be taken in the 4th year based on availability.

Electives by Department

Please refrain from contacting the sites until the specified dates:

  • March 1: Advocate Christ (non-peds), Advocate Illinois Masonic, Advocate Lutheran General, Cook County, and Mount Sinai.
  • March 16: UIH/JBVA
  • April 1: Advocate Christ Pediatric electives until April 1.

Electives marked NC, NPF and * denote:

  • NC: All electives with (NC) are non-clinical/do not have patient care;
  • NPF: All electives with (NPF) do not count as physician supervised patient-facing  and cannot be used to satisfy the Physician Supervised Patient-Facing Elective graduation requirement.
  • *Electives with * are not in the lottery.

More info about electives