Calendar

The following dates are subject to change as the University makes decisions regarding the 2023–2024 academic year. Changes will be posted online on the School of Nursing’s website; see https://nursing.yale.edu/academics/academic-calendar/2023-2024-academic-calendar. Students enrolled in the Ph.D. program in Nursing should consult the Graduate School academic calendar for additional dates specific to Graduate School programs.

Fall 2023

Aug. 1 T Registration opens for GEPN and D.N.P. programs for fall courses
Aug. 14 M Registration opens for M.S.N. and PMC programs for fall courses
Aug. 21–25 M–F GEPN, Incoming R.N., and PMC new-student orientation
Aug. 25 F First-year M.S.N. specialty and PMC orientation
Aug. 28 M Fall term begins for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC, and D.N.P. students
Sept. 4 M Labor Day. Classes do not meet
Sept. 5 T Fall-term classes begin for Online M.S.N.
Add/drop period begins
Sept. 7–8 TH–F D.N.P. classes in session
Sept. 11 M Last day to add classes for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P.
Sept. 18 M Last day to add classes for Online M.S.N.
Sept. 22 F Last day for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P. students to drop a fall-term course without it appearing on their transcript
Last day to change auditor status in a class
Oct. 1 S Incomplete grades from the summer term due
Oct. 2 M Last day for Online M.S.N. students to drop a fall-term course without it appearing on their transcript
Oct. 12–13 TH–F D.N.P. classes in session
Oct. 20 F Midterm
Nov. 16–17 TH–F D.N.P. classes in session
Nov. 17 F Classes end; November recess begins, 7 p.m.
Nov. 27 M Classes resume
Last day to withdraw from a fall-term course for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P.
Dec. 4 M Last day to withdraw from a fall-term course for Online M.S.N.
Dec. 15 F Classes end for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P., 7 p.m.
Dec. 22 F Classes end for Online M.S.N. Program

Spring 2024

Jan. 4 Th Fall-term final grades due
Jan. 8 M Spring-term classes begin for Online M.S.N. program
Add/drop period begins
Jan. 15 M Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes do not meet
Jan. 16 T Spring term classes begin for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P.
Add/drop period begins
Jan. 22 M Last day to add classes for Online M.S.N.
Jan. 25–26 TH–F D.N.P. classes in session
Jan. 29 M Last day to add classes for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P.
Feb. 1 TH Incomplete grades from the fall term due
Feb. 5 M Last day for Online M.S.N. students to drop a spring-term course without it appearing on their transcript
Feb. 12 M Last day for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P. students to drop a spring-term course without it appearing on their transcript
Last day to change auditor status in class
Mar. 7–8 TH–F D.N.P. classes in session
Mar. 8 F Midterm; spring recess begins for all programs, 7 p.m.
Mar. 18 M Classes resume for Online M.S.N.
Mar. 25 M Classes resume for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P.
Apr. 8 M Last day to withdraw from a spring-term course for Online M.S.N.
Apr. 17–8 TH–F D.N.P. classes in session
Apr. 22 M Last day to withdraw from a spring-term course for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P.
Apr. 26 F Classes end for Online M.S.N. Program
May 10 F Classes end for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P., 7 p.m.
May 15 W Final grades due for graduating students
May 20 M Commencement
May 31 F Final grades due for continuing students

Summer 2024

May 6 M Summer-term classes begin for Online M.S.N. Program
May 13 M Summer-term classes begin for all GEPN, M.S.N., and D.N.P. programs Add/drop period begins
May 27 M Memorial Day. Classes do not meet
May 28 T Last day to add classes; registration closes for all programs
June 1 S Incomplete spring-term grades due for students taking summer-term courses
June 10 M Last day to drop a summer-term course without the course appearing on the transcript
June 19 W Juneteenth. Classes do not meet
July 4 TH Independence Day. Classes do not meet
July 12 F Last day for GEPN students to withdraw from a summer-term course
July 15 S Incomplete spring-term grades due for students not taking summer-term courses
July 22 M Last day for M.S.N., PMC, and D.N.P. students to withdraw from a summer-term course
July 26 F GEPN program ends; final grades are due
Aug. 5 M Summer term ends for M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P.
Aug. 16 F Summer term ends for Online M.S.N. program

Faculty Grading Calendar

Jan. 4 TH Final fall-term grades due
May 15 W Final spring-term grades due for graduating students
May 31 W Final spring-erm grades due for continuing students
July 26 F Final GEPN summer-term grades due