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2024-2025 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar

 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2024-2025

FALL SEMESTER 2024   September 3 - December 13
Mon-Fri Aug. 19 - 30 Family Nurse Practitioner On Campus Intensives
Monday September 2 Labor Day - No classes
Tuesday September 3 Academic Convocation
Tuesday September 3 Term 1 (7-week classes) and 14-week classes Professional Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctoral classes begin
Wednesday September 4 Classes begin for 14-Week Day      
Monday September 9 End of Add/Drop period for Term 1 (7-week classes) and 14-week Professional Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctoral classes at 5 p.m.      
Tuesday September 10 End of Add/Drop period for 14-week Day classes at 5 p.m.
Monday Sept. 30 Final date to withdraw “W” from Term 1 (7-week classes)
Monday Sept. 30 Final day to complete “I” from Summer ‘24 
Monday October 14 Columbus Day - No meeting for 14 week Day classes. Term I (7-week classes) and 14-week Professional Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctoral classes meet
Tues-Mon October 15-21 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 1 (7-week classes)
Friday   October 18 MIDTERM GRADES DUE for all 14-week undergraduate classes
Wednesday October 23  Term 2 (7-week classes) begin
Friday October 25 Final Grades for Term 1 (7-week classes) due by 12 p.m.
Tuesday October 29  Add/Drop period for Term 2 (7-week classes) ends at 5 p.m.
Tuesday November 12 Final date to withdraw “W” from 14 week classes
Tuesday November 19 Final date to complete “I” from Term 1 (7-week classes)
Tuesday November 19 Final date to withdraw “W” from Term 2 (7- week classes)
Wednesday November 27 Thanksgiving Vacation Begins-Wed. noon; vacation for all classes
Friday November 29 Intent to Graduate for January commencement due
Monday December 2 Classes Resume
Monday December 9 14-week classes end
Mon-Fri  December 9-13 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 2 (7-week classes)
Tues-Fri    December 10-13 Final Exams for 14-week Day/Professional Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctorate 
Saturday December 14 Make up day for final exams
Tuesday December 17   Final grades for all classes due by 12 p.m.
SPRING SEMESTER 2025     JANUARY 13 - MAY 2
Mon-Fri Dec. 16 - Jan. 10     Family Nurse Practitioner On Campus Intensives
Monday  January 13 All 14-week classes begin
Friday January 17 Add/Drop period for all classes ends at 5 p.m.
Monday January 20 Martin Luther King Day - all 7-week classes will meet.  No meeting for 14-week classes.
Friday January 31  Intent to Graduate for May commencement due
Monday February 10 Final date to withdraw “W” from Term 1 (7-week classes)
Monday February 10 Final day to complete “I” from Fall ‘24
Mon-Thurs.  Feb. 24 - 27    Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 1 (7-week classes)
Saturday March 1 Make up day for Term 1 (7-week classes)
Mon-Fri     March 3 - 7    Spring Vacation for 14-week classes only
Tuesday March 4 MIDTERM GRADES DUE for 14-week undergraduate classes
Tuesday March 4 Final Grades due for Term 1 (7-week classes) by 12 p.m.
Friday  March 14 Term 2 (7-week classes) begin
Thursday   March 20 Add/Drop period for Term 2 (7-week classes) ends at 5 p.m.
Monday March 31 Final date to withdraw “W” from 14-week classes
Thursday April 10 Final date to withdraw “W” from Term 2 (7-week classes)
Thursday April 10 Final day to complete “I” from Term 1 (7-week classes)
Thursday   April 17 Easter recess begins: No meeting for 14-week Day/Professional Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctorate classes. Term 2 (7-week classes) will meet   
Friday April 18    Good Friday - no classes
Sunday  April 20 Easter Sunday
Monday April 21    Classes resume
Monday April 28 14-week Day classes end
Mon-Fri  April 28-May 2 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 2 (7-week classes) 
Tues-Fri   April 29-May 2    Final Exams for 14-week Day/Prof. Studies/Online/Graduate/Doctorate classes
Saturday  May 3     Make up day for final exams
Tuesday May 6 Final grades for all classes due by 12 p.m.
Sunday May 11 Commencement

 

SUMMER SEMESTER      May 12 - August 21
Term 1 (7-week format )     May 12- June 26
Monday May 12 Classes begin
Friday May 16 Add/Drop period for Term 1 (7-week classes) ends at 5 p.m.
Monday May 26 Memorial Day - no classes held
Friday   June 6  Make up day for Monday (5/26) classes
Friday   June 13   Final date to withdraw “W” from Term 1 (7-week classes)
Friday   June 13  Final date to complete “I” from Spring ‘25
Wednesday June 19  Juneteenth - offices closed, online and clinicals will meet
Mon-Thurs    June 23-26 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 1 (7-week classes)
Tuesday  July 1 Final grades due by 12 p.m.
     
Term 2 (7-week format)   June 27 - August 21
Monday June 27 Classes begin
Thursday July 3 Add/Drop period for Term 2 (7-week classes)  ends at 5 p.m.
Friday July 4 Independence Day - no classes held
Friday July 11 Make up day for Thursday (7/4) classes
Thursday July 31   Final date to complete “I” from Summer-Term 1
Thursday July 31  Final date to withdraw “W” from any Term 2 classes
Friday August 1  Intent to Graduate for September commencement due
Fri-Thurs August 15-21 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Term 2 (7-week classes) 
Tuesday   August 26   Final grades due by 12 p.m.
     
Summer Long format        May 12- August 2
Monday    May 12 Classes begin
Friday May 16 Add/Drop period for Summer Long classes ends at 5 p.m.
Monday May 26  Memorial Day - no classes held
Friday June 6 Make up day for Monday (5/26) classes
Friday June 13 Final date to complete “I” from Spring ‘25
Wednesday  June 19   Juneteenth - offices closed, online and clinicals will meet
Friday   July 4  Independence Day - no classes held
Friday July 11 Make up day for Friday (7/4) classes
Friday   July 18  Final date to withdraw “W” from any Summer Long classes
Friday August 1 Intent to Graduate for September commencement due
Mon- Thurs Aug 15-21 Final Class meeting/Final Exams for Summer Long classes
Tuesday August 26  Final grades due by 12 p.m.