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Academic Calendar

Items in bold require on-campus attendance for students in those programs.

 

SUMMER 2023
Semester Begins for ALL Students April 24, 2023
DNP Intensive (On-Campus) Second Year DNP Students May 15, 16, & 17, 2023
Commencement May 18, 2023
Seminar Weekend #1 – FNP 1st Year Core Courses May 19 & 20, 2023
Seminar Weekend #1 – MSN Courses May 20, 2023
PMHNP Clinical Simulation June 24 & 25, 2022
ENP Procedural Intensive (Spring entry) July 2, 2023
Seminar Weekend #2 – “FNP Review” (Mandatory ALL FNP Students) July 5, 6, & 7, 2023
Seminar Weekend #2 – FNP 1st Year Core Courses July 7, 8, & 9, 2023
Seminar Weekend #2 – MSN Courses July 8, 2023
Semester Ends for MSN, FNP, PMHNP, MSN/PMHNP and DNP Students July 28, 2023
Semester Ends for MSN-E Students August 5, 2023
  • Fall 2023
    FALL 2023
    Orientation/Welcome Week for ALL New Incoming Students August 9, 10, 2023
    DNP Intensives (On-Campus) for First Year DNP Students August 13, 14, 15, 2023
    Convocation/White Coat Ceremony for Incoming Students (Mandatory for MSN-E students and Optional for all other students) August 19, 2023
    Semester Begins for MSN-E First Year Students August 21, 2023
    Semester Begins for MSN/FNP, Post-Masters FNP, ENP, MSN, DNP, Post-Masters PMHNP, MSN/PMHNP and Second Year MSN-E Students August 28, 2023
    Seminar Weekend #1 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *Sept. 15, 16, 17, 2023
    Post-Masters PMHNP Clinical Simulation Oct. 21, 22, 2023
    Seminar Weekend #2 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *Oct. 27, 28, 29, 2023
    ENP Procedural Intensive (Fall entry) Nov. 12, 2023
    Thanksgiving Break Nov. 20-26, 2023
    Semester Ends for ENP, MSN/FNP, Post-Masters FNP, MSN,Post-Masters PMHNP, MSN/PMHNP and DNP Students Dec. 8, 2023
    Semester Ends for MSN-E Students Dec. 9, 2023

    *Depending on the courses you are enrolled in, you may or may not have to meet all 3 days of seminar weekend. Final schedules
    with dates required for attendance will be posted for student access 3 to 4 weeks before seminar weekend.

    The University will be closed for the following dates:

    Labor Day – Sept. 4, 2023
    Indigenous People’s Day – Oct. 9, 2023
    Veteran’s Day – Nov. 10, 2023
    Thanksgiving Recess – Nov. 23-26, 2023
    Winter Recess – Dec. 23, 2023-Jan. 7, 2024

  • Spring 2024
    SPRING 2024
    Semester Begins for ALL Students Jan. 10, 2024
    ENP Procedural Intensive (Fall entry) Feb. 4, 2024
    Seminar Weekend #1 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *Feb. 16, 17, 18, 2024
    Seminar Weekend #2 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *March 22, 23, 24, 2024
    ENP Procedural Intensive (Spring entry) April 7, 2024
    DNP Intensive (Virtual) First Year DNP Students April 7, 8, 2024
    Semester Ends for ENP, MSN/FNP, Post-Masters FNP, MSN,Post-Masters PMHNP, MSN/PMHNP and DNP Students April 12, 2024
    Semester Ends for MSN-E Students April 13, 2024

    *Depending on the courses you are enrolled in, you may or may not have to meet all 3 days of seminar weekend.
    Final schedules with dates required for attendance will be posted for student access 3 to 4 weeks before seminar
    weekend.

    The University will be closed for the following dates:

    Martin Luther King Day – January 15, 2024
    President’s Day – February 19, 2024

  • Summer 2024
    SUMMER 2024
    Semester Begins for ALL Students April 29, 2024
    DNP Intensive (On-Campus) Second Year DNP Students May 13, 14, 15, 2024
    Commencement May 16, 2024
    Seminar Weekend #1 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *May 17, 18, 2024
    PMHNP Clinical Simulation June 22, 23, 2024
    ENP Procedural Intensive (Spring entry) July 7, 2024
    Seminar Weekend #2 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *July 12, 13, 14, 2024
    Semester Ends for ENP, MSN/FNP, Post-Masters FNP, MSN,Post-Masters PMHNP, MSN/PMHNP and DNP Students August 2, 2024
    Semester Ends for MSN-E Students August 10, 2024

    *Depending on the courses you are enrolled in, you may or may not have to meet all 3 days of seminar weekend.
    Final schedules with dates required for attendance will be posted for student access 3 to 4 weeks before seminar
    weekend.

    The University will be closed for the following dates:

    Memorial Day – May 27, 2024
    Juneteenth – June 19, 2024
    Independence Day – July 4, 2024

  • Fall 2024
    FALL 2024
    Orientation/Welcome Week for ALL New Incoming Students August 7, 8, 9, 10, 2024
    Orientation/Welcome Week for First Year DNP August 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 2024
    Semester Begins for MSN-E First Year Students August 19, 2024
    Semester Begins for MSN/FNP, Post-Masters FNP, ENP, MSN, DNP, Post-Masters PMHNP, MSN/PMHNP and Second Year MSN-E Students August 26, 2024
    Seminar Weekend #1 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *Sept. 13, 14, 15, 2024
    Seminar Weekend #2 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *Oct. 25, 26, 27, 2024
    PMHNP Clinical Simulation Nov. 2, 3, 2024
    ENP Procedural Intensive (Fall entry) Nov. 10, 2024
    Semester Ends for ENP, MSN/FNP, Post-Masters FNP, MSN, Post-Masters PMHNP, MSN/PMHNP and DNP Students Dec. 6, 2024
    Semester Ends for MSN-E Students Dec. 7, 2024

    *Depending on the courses you are enrolled in, you may or may not have to meet all 3 days of seminar weekend.
    Final schedules with dates required for attendance will be posted for student access 3 to 4 weeks before seminar
    weekend.

    The University will be closed for the following dates:

    Labor Day – Sept. 2, 2024
    Indigenous People’s Day – Oct. 14, 2024
    Veteran’s Day – Nov. 11, 2024
    Thanksgiving Recess – Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2024
    Winter Recess – Dec. 21, 2024-Jan. 5, 2025

     

  • Spring 2025
    SPRING 2025
    Semester Begins for ALL Students Jan. 8, 2025
    ENP Procedural Intensive (Fall entry) Feb. 9, 2025
    Seminar Weekend #1 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *Feb. 21, 22, 23, 2025
    Seminar Weekend #2 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *March 21, 22, 23, 2025
    ENP Procedural Intensive (Spring entry) April 6, 2025
    DNP Intensive (Virtual) First Year DNP Students April 6, 7, 2025
    Semester Ends for ENP, MSN/FNP, Post-Masters FNP, MSN,Post-Masters PMHNP, MSN/PMHNP and DNP Students April 11, 2025
    Semester Ends for MSN-E Students April 12, 2025

    *Depending on the courses you are enrolled in, you may or may not have to meet all 3 days of seminar weekend.
    Final schedules with dates required for attendance will be posted for student access 3 to 4 weeks before seminar
    weekend.

    The University will be closed for the following dates:

    Martin Luther King Day – Jan. 20, 2025
    President’s Day – Feb. 17, 2025

  • Summer 2025
    SUMMER 2025
    Semester Begins for ALL Students April 28, 2025
    DNP Intensive (On-Campus) Second Year DNP Students May 12, 13, 14, 2025
    Commencement May 15, 2025
    Seminar Weekend #1 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *May 16, 17, 2025
    PMHNP Clinical Simulation June 28, 29, 2025
    Seminar Weekend #2 – “FNP Review” (Mandatory for ALL FNP Students) July 9, 10, 11, 2025
    Seminar Weekend #2 – MSN/FNP, MSN/PMHNP, Post Masters-FNP, and MSN (ANL, CNL, AC) *July 11, 12, 13, 2025
    ENP Procedural Intensive (Spring entry) July 13, 2025
    Semester Ends for ENP, MSN/FNP, Post-Masters FNP, MSN,Post-Masters PMHNP, MSN/PMHNP and DNP Students August 1, 2025
    Semester Ends for MSN-E Students August 9, 2025

    *Depending on the courses you are enrolled in, you may or may not have to meet all 3 days of seminar weekend.
    Final schedules with dates required for attendance will be posted for student access 3 to 4 weeks before seminar
    weekend.

    The University will be closed for the following dates:

    Memorial Day – May 26, 2025
    Juneteenth – June 19, 2025
    Independence Day – July 4, 2025