Graduate Nursing Calendar 2025-2026
Fall 2025 Semester (2026/10)
August 19
Fall Validation
August 20
Graduate Nursing Courses Begin (Fall Full and 1st Half)
August 20
Online Registration Closes for All Fall Terms
August 22
Final Day to Drop a 1st Half Course w/o owing tuition *Does not affect GPA
August 27
Final Day to Register for Full Term and 1st Half Courses
August 27
Final Day to Drop a Full Time Course w/o owing tuition *Does not affect GPA
September 1
Labor Day (No Classes)
September 15
Midterm Reports Due in Office of Registrar for 1st Half Courses
September 19
Deadline for Incomplete Grades from Spring/May/Summer
September 24
Final Day to Drop a 1st Half Course
October 10
1st Half Classes End
October 13
2nd Half Classes Begin (2026/12)
October 15
Midterm Reports Due in Office of Registrar for Full Term Classes
October 16-17
Fall Break (No Classes)
October 20
Final Day to Register for a 2nd Half Course
November 5
Final Day to Drop a Full Term Course
November 10
Midterm Reports Due in Office of Registrar for 2nd Half
November 18
Final Day to Drop a 2nd Half Course
November 18
Online Registration Opens for Spring
November 26
Thanksgiving Holiday Begins
December 1
Classes Resume
December 5
Last Day of Classes
December 8
Final Exams Begin
December 12
Fall Semester Ends (fall full & 2nd half term)
December 15
Final Grades Due in Office of Registrar
Spring 2026 Semester (2026/20)
January 6
Spring Validation
January 7
Graduate Nursing Courses begin (spring full & 1st half)
January 7
Online Registration Closes for All Spring Terms
January 9
Final Day to Drop 1st Half Course w/o owing tuition *Does not affect GPA
January 14
Final Day to Register for Full Term & 1st Half Courses
January 14
Final Day to Drop a Full Term Course w/o owing tuition *Does not affect GPA
January 30
Midterm Reports Due in Office of Registrar for 1st Half Courses
February 6
Deadline for Incomplete Grades from Fall
February 10
Final Day to Drop a 1st Half Course
February 25
1st Half Classes End
February 25
Midterm for Full Term Classes (7th Week of Classes)
February 26
2nd Half Classes Begin (2026/22)
February 28
Spring Break Begins (No Classes)
March 2
Final Day to Drop a 2nd Half Course w/o owing tuition *Does not affect GPA
March 9
Classes Resume
March 9
Midterm Reports Due in Office of Registrar for Full Semester Classes
March 12
Final Day to Register for a 2nd Half course
March 25
Online Registration Opens for Summer Terms
April 1
Final Day to Drop a Full Term Course
April 2-6
Easter Holiday Break (No Classes)
April 7
Classes Resume
April 7
Midterm Reports Due in Office of the Registrar for 2nd Half Courses
April 8
Final Day to Drop a 2nd Half Course
April 15
Palmer Research Symposium
April 28
Last Day of Classes
April 29
Final Exam Week Begins
May 5
Spring Semester Ends (spring full & 2nd half term)
May 7
Final Grades Due in Office of the Registrar
May 9
Commencement (Time and Place TBA)
May 11-31
May Term (2026/24)
Summer 2026 Semester
June 1 - July 24
Summer Full Term Begins – 8 weeks (2026/30)
June 2 - June 26
Summer Session I Begins – 4 weeks (2026/30)
June 1
Online Registration Closes for All Summer Terms
June 3
Last Day to Drop a Course w/o owing tuition (Summer Full & Session I) *Does not affect GPA
June 26
Summer Session I Ends
June 29 - July 24
Summer Session II Begins – 4 weeks (2025/32)
July 1
Last Day to Drop a Course w/o owing tuition *Does not affect GPA (Session II)
July 15
Online Registration Opens for Fall
July 24
Classes End (Summer Full & Session II)
July 31
Final Grades Due in Office of the Registrar