2019-2020 Academic Calendar
Fall 2019
(Aug 1) Aug 19-23 Aug 21-23 |
(Fall-term online course registration begins for GEPN and DNP programs, 9 a.m.) Orientation week for all new students; PhD program new student orientation check-in is at HGS, 9 am. DNP 1st year students meet at YSN DNP 2nd year students meet at YSN |
Aug 21 |
Fall-term online course registration begins for MSN and post-master’s programs, 9 a.m. |
Aug 23 |
Orientation day for all first-specialty-year students in the MSN program (including returning students) |
Aug 26 |
Fall term begins for GEPN, MSN and post-master’s programs, 8 a.m. |
Aug 28 |
Fall term begins for PhD program, 8:20 a.m.* |
Aug 30 |
Friday classes do not meet. Monday classes meet instead (all programs except GEPN) |
Sept 2 |
Labor Day. Classes do not meet |
Sept 11 |
Fall-term online course registration ends, 5 p.m. |
Sept 26-27 |
1st year DNP students meet at YSN |
Oct 1 |
Due date for PhD dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committees for award of the degree in December |
Oct 15-21 |
Fall recess begins for PhD Program only at 5:20pm on Oct 15 (PhD program only); classes resume Oct 21 (PhD program only). |
Nov 13-15 |
All DNP students meet at YSN |
Nov 22 Nov 27 Dec 2 |
November recess begins, 5:20pm (MSN, post-master’s, DNP and PhD programs) November recess begins, 8 a.m. (GEPN program) November recess ends, 8 a.m. (all programs) |
Dec 2 |
Spring-term online course registration begins for GEPN and D.N.P. programs, 9 a.m. |
Dec 12 |
Ph.D. program fall-term classes end, 5:20 p.m. |
Dec 13 |
GEPN, MSN, post-master’s, and DNP program fall-term classes end, 5 p.m., and winter recess begins Ph.D. program final examinations begin |
Dec 18 |
PhD program examinations end, and winter recess begins |
Spring 2020
Jan 3 |
Spring-term online course registration begins for MSN and post-master’s programs, 9 a.m. |
Jan 6 |
Spring term begins for GEPN and D.N.P. programs, 8 a.m. |
Jan 6-10 Jan 9-10 |
2nd year DNP students meet at YSN 1st year DNP students meet at YSN |
Jan 8 |
Spring-term online course registration begins for Ph.D. program* |
Jan 13 |
Spring term begins for MSN, post-master’s and PhD programs, 8 a.m. |
Jan 17 |
Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead (all programs) |
Jan 20 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes do not meet |
Jan 24 |
Spring-term online course registration ends for GEPN, MSN, post-master’s, and DNP programs, 5 p.m. Spring-term online course registration ends for Ph.D. program |
Feb 14 |
Deadline for graduating PhD students to notify their department of intent to submit Ph.D. dissertation for May graduation |
Mar 5-6 |
1st year DNP students meet at YSN |
Mar 6 |
Spring recess begins, end of day (all programs) |
Mar 16 |
Due date for PhD dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committees for award of the degree in May |
Mar 23 |
Classes resume (all programs) |
Apr 22-24 |
All DNP students meet at YSN |
April 30 |
PhD program spring-term classes end, 5:20 p.m. |
May 1 |
PhD program final examinations begin |
May 6 |
PhD program examinations end, 5:20 p.m. |
May 8 |
GEPN, MSN, post-master’s, and D.N.P. program spring-term classes end, 5 p.m. |
May 18 |
University Commencement |
*Ph.D. program follows GSAS Calendar
*Dates are subject to change
Summer 2020
May 11 |
Summer term begins, 8:00 a.m. (GEPN and MSN) |
May 25 |
No classes, Memorial Day |
June 1-5 June 3-5 |
1st year DNP students meet at YSN 2nd year DNP students meet at YSN |
Jul 3 |
No classes |
Jul 31 |
GEPN Summer term ends, 5:00 p.m. |
Aug 10 |
MSN Summer term ends, 5:00 p.m. |
*Dates are subject to change