2020-2021 Academic Calendar
Fall 2020
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Aug 3 |
(Fall-term online course registration begins for GEPN and DNP programs, 9 a.m.) |
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Aug 24-28 |
Orientation week for all new students; PhD program new student orientation check-in is at HGS, 9 am. |
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Aug 26-28 Aug 27-28 |
DNP 1st year students meet at YSN DNP 2nd year students meet at YSN |
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Aug 26 |
Fall-term online course registration begins for MSN and post-master’s programs, 9 a.m. |
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Aug 28 |
Orientation day for all first-specialty-year students in the MSN program (including returning students) |
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Aug 31 |
Fall term begins for GEPN, MSN and post-master’s programs, 8 a.m. |
| Sept 2 | Fall term begins for PhD program, 8:20 a.m.* |
| Sept 4 | Friday classes do not meet. Monday classes meet instead (all programs except GEPN) |
| Sept 7 | Labor Day. Classes do not meet |
| Sept 16 | Fall-term online course registration ends, 5 p.m. |
| Oct 1-2 | 1st year DNP students meet at YSN |
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Oct 1 tentative |
Due date for PhD dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committees for award of the degree in December |
| Oct 20-26 |
Fall recess begins for PhD Program only at 5:20pm on Oct 15 (PhD program only); classes resume Oct 21 (PhD program only). |
| Oct 26 | Last day to withdraw from a fall full-term course without the course appearing on the transcript with a “W” |
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Nov 18-20 Nov 19-20 |
1styear and 2ndyear DNP students meet at YSN 3rdyear DNP students meet at YSN |
| Nov 20 |
November recess begins, 5:20pm (MSN, post-master’s, DNP and PhD programs) |
| 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 D.N.P. programs, 9 a.m. |
| Dec 17 | Ph.D. program fall-term classes end, 5:20 p.m. |
| Dec 18 | 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 22 | PhD program examinations end, and winter recess begins |
*Dates are subject to change
Spring 2021
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Jan 8 |
Spring-term online course registration begins for MSN and post-master’s programs, 9 a.m. |
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Jan 11 |
Spring term begins for GEPN and D.N.P. programs, 8 a.m. |
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Jan 11-15 Jan 14-15 |
DNP 2nd year students meet at YSN DNP 1st year students meet at YSN |
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Jan 13 |
Spring-term online course registration begins for Ph.D. program* |
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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 MSN, post-master’s and PhD programs, 8 a.m. |
| Jan 29 |
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 |
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Feb 14 tentative |
Deadline for graduating PhD students to notify their department of intent to submit Ph.D. dissertation for May graduation |
| Mar 11-12 | 1st year DNP students meet at YSN |
| Mar 12 |
Spring recess begins, end of day (all programs) Last day to withdraw from a Spring full-term course without the course appearing on the transcript with a “W” |
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Mar 16 tentative |
Due date for PhD dissertations to be considered by the Degree Committees for award of the degree in May |
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Mar 29 |
Classes resume (all programs) |
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April 15-16 April 22-23 |
1stand 2ndyear DNP students meet at YSN 3rdyear DNP students meet at YSN |
| May 6 | PhD program spring-term classes end, 5:20 p.m. |
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May 7 |
PhD program final examinations begin |
| May 12 |
PhD program examinations end, 5:20 p.m. |
| May 14 |
GEPN, MSN, post-master’s, and D.N.P. program spring-term classes end, 5 p.m. |
| May 24 |
University Commencement |
*Ph.D. program follows GSAS Calendar
*Dates are subject to change
Summer 2021
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May 17 |
Summer term begins, 8:00 a.m. (GEPN and MSN) |
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May 31 |
No classes, Memorial Day |
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June 2-4 |
All DNP students meet at YSN |
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Jul 5 |
No classes |
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Jul 31 |
GEPN Summer term ends, 5:00 p.m. |
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Aug 16 |
MSN Summer term ends, 5:00 p.m. |
*Dates are subject to change