Fall 2018
August |
|
Wednesday, 22 | New Student Orientation |
Wednesday, 22 | Convocation for graduate and professional school students at 4 p.m. |
Monday, 27 | Fall 2018 classes begin; Drop/Add continues |
September |
|
Monday, 3 | Labor Day. Classes in session |
Friday, 7 | Drop/Add ends |
Friday, 28 | Founders' Day Convocation at 5:30 p.m. |
Sunday, 30 | Founders' Day |
October |
|
Friday, 5 | Fall break begins at 7 p.m. |
Wednesday, 10 | Classes resume |
Wednesday, 31 | Registration begins for Spring 2019 |
November |
|
Wednesday, 14 | Registration ends for Spring 2019 |
Thursday, 15 | Drop/Add begins for Spring 2019 |
Tuesday, 20 | Thanksgiving recess begins at 10:30 p.m. |
Monday, 26 | Classes resume |
Friday, 30 | Graduate classes end |
December |
|
Saturday, 1 - Tuesday, 11 | Graduate reading period |
Saturday, 8 | School of Nursing Hooding and Recognition Ceremony at 11 a.m. Duke University Chapel |
Wednesday, 12 | Final examinations begin |
Monday, 17 | Final examinations end (Faculty policy requires that grades for graduating students be submitted within 24 hours of a final exam. Grades for all other students must be submitted within 48 hours of the final exam) |
Spring 2019
January |
|
Monday, 7 | New Student Orientation |
Wednesday, 9 | Spring semester begins at 8 a.m. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day; Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, January 10; Classes meeting in a Wednesday/Friday meeting pattern begin January 11 Drop/Add continues |
Thursday, 10 | Regular class meeting schedule begins |
Monday, 21 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday Classes are rescheduled on Wednesday, January 9 |
Wednesday, 23 | Drop/Add ends |
February |
|
Monday, 18 | Registration begins for Summer 2019 |
March |
|
Friday, 8 | Spring recess begins at 7 p.m. |
Monday, 18 | Classes resume |
April |
|
Wednesday, 3 | Registration begins for Fall Semester 2019 Summer 2019 registration continues |
Friday, 12 | Registration ends for Fall Semester 2019 Summer 2019 Registration continues |
Saturday, 13 | Drop/Add begins for Fall 2019 |
Wednesday, 17 | Graduate classes end |
Thursday, 18 - Sunday, 27 | Graduate reading period |
Monday, 29 | Final examination begin |
May |
|
Saturday, 4 | Final examination end (Faculty policy requires that grades for graduating students be submitted within 24 hours of a final exam. Grades for all other students must be submitted within 48 hours of the final exam.) |
Friday, 10 | Commencement weekend begins |
Sunday, 12 | Duke Commencement Exercises at 5 p.m. School of Nursing Hooding and Recognition Ceremony Duke University Chapel |
Summer 2019
May |
|
Wednesday, 15 | Graduate summer classes begin The Monday class schedule is in effect on this day Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, May 16 Drop/Add continues |
Thursday, 16 | Regular class meeting schedule begins |
Monday, 27 | Memorial Day. No classes are held |
Wednesday, 29 | Drop/Add ends for Summer 2019 |
July |
|
Thursday, 4 | Independence Day Holiday. No classes are held |
August |
|
Thursday, 8 | Summer classes end |
Friday, 9 | Reading period until 7 p.m. |
Friday, 9 | Final examinations begin |
Sunday, 11 | Final examinations end (Faculty policy requires that grades for graduating students be submitted within 24 hours of a final exam. Grades for all other students must be submitted within 48 hours of the final exam) |