2020-2021 Academic Calendar
Fall 2020
*Dates are subject to change
| August | Online orientation month for all incoming GEPN, MSN, post-master’s & DNP students |
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Aug 3 |
Fall-term online course registration begins for GEPN & DNP students |
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Aug 19 |
Fall-term online course registration begins for MSN & post-master’s students |
| Aug 26-27 | First-year DNP orientation online |
| Aug 27-28 | 1st year and 2nd year DNP classes in session |
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Aug 31 |
Fall term begins for GEPN, MSN, and post-master’s students, 8 a.m. |
| Sept 7 | Labor Day., GEPN, MSN and post master’s program classes meet |
| Sept 11 | Fall-term online course registration ends, 5 p.m. |
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Oct 1 |
Due date for PhD dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committees for award of the degree in December |
| Oct 1-2 | 1st year DNP classes in session |
| Nov 19-20 | 1st year , 2nd year and 3rdyear DNP classes in session |
| Nov 20 |
Last day of any in-person classes (classes continue online only) November recess begins, 5:20 p.m. (all programs except GEPN) |
| Nov 25 |
November recess begins, 8 a.m. (GEPN program) |
| Nov 30 |
November recess ends, 8 a.m. (all programs) Spring-term online course registration begins for GEPN and DNP programs |
| Dec 14-18 | Final week of classes and examinations (all programs except Ph.D) |
| Dec 18 | End of Fall term for GEPN, MSN, post master’s and DNP programs |
| Dec 21 | Ph.D program examinations end, and winter recess begins |
Spring 2021
*Dates are subject to change
Ph.D. program follows GSAS Calendar
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Jan 8 |
Spring-term online course registration begins for MSN and post-master’s programs, 9 a.m. |
| Jan 11 | Spring term begins for DNP programs, 8 a.m. |
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Jan 11-15 Jan 14-15 |
2nd year DNP classes in session 1st year DNP classes in session |
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Jan 18 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes do not meet |
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Jan 19 |
Spring term begins for GEPN, MSN, and post-master’s programs, 8 a.m. |
| Jan 29 |
Spring-term online course registration ends for GEPN, MSN, post-master’s, and DNP programs, 5 p.m. |
| Mar 10 | No classes will be held (MSN’s only) |
| Mar 11 | No classes will be held (GEPN’s only) |
| Mar 11-12 | 1st year DNP classes in session |
| Mar 12 |
Last day to withdraw from a Spring full-term course without the course appearing on the transcript with a “W” |
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March 16 |
No classes will be held |
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March 25-26 |
No classes will be held |
| April 12 | No classes will be held (MSN students only) |
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April 15-16 April 22-23 |
1stand 2nd year DNP classes in session 3rdyear DNP classes in session |
| May 14 |
GEPN, MSN, post-master’s, and D.N.P. program spring-term classes end, 5 p.m. |
| May 24 |
University Commencement |
Summer 2021
*Dates are subject to change
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May 17 |
Summer term begins, 8:00 a.m. (GEPN, MSN and DNP) |
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May 31 |
No classes, Memorial Day |
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June 7-11 |
1st Year DNP classes in session |
| June 14-16 | 2nd Year DNP classes in session |
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Jul 5 |
No classes |
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Jul 30 |
GEPN Summer term ends, 5:00 p.m. |
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Aug 16 |
MSN and DNP Summer term ends, 5:00 p.m. |