2023-2024 Academic Calendar

 

Accelerated BSN

MSN & DNP

Nurse Anesthesia

PhD

New Student Orientation

8/21/2023-8/25/2023

8/23/2023

8/15 or 8/16/2023

&

8/23/2023

8/25/2023

Welcome Reception

Graduate & Professional Students

8/23/2023

 

8/23/2023

 

8/23/2023

 

8/23/2023

 

First Day of Classes

8/28/2023

8/28/2023

8/28/2023

8/28/2023

MSN Clinical Begins

N/A

8/28/2023

N/A

N/A

Drop/Add Deadline

9/8/2023

9/8/2023

9/8/2023

9/8/2023

Labor Day Holiday – No Classes are held

9/4/2023

 

9/4/2023

9/4/2023

9/4/2023

Founders’ Day Weekend

Sept. 28 – Oct. 1

Sept. 28 – Oct. 1

Sept. 28 – Oct. 1

Sept. 28 – Oct. 1

Fall Break Begins

10/13/2023 8PM

10/13/2023 7PM

10/9/2023 7PM

10/13/2023 7PM

Classes Resume

10/20/2023 8PM

10/18/2023

10/10/2023

10/18/2023

Shopping Carts Open for Spring 2024

10/24/2023

10/24/2023

10/24/2023

10/24/2023

Registration Begins for Spring 2024

11/1/2023

11/1/2023

11/1/2023

11/1/2023

Registration Ends for Spring 2024

11/13/2023

11/13/2023

11/13/2023

11/13/2023

Drop/Add Begins for Spring 2024

11/14/2023

11/14/2023

11/14/2023

11/14/2023

Thanksgiving Recess Begins

11/21/2023 10:30p

11/21/2023

11/21/2023

11/21/2023

Classes Resume

11/27/2023

11/27/2023

11/27/2023

11/27/2023

Classes End

12/2/2023

12/1/1023

11/30/2023

(Clinical Practicum Courses

N944 & N947 end

12/1/2023

Reading Period

N/A

12/2/2023 - 12/12/2023

N/A

12/2/2023-12/12/2023

Final Exams Begin

12/4/2023

12/13/2023

12/4/2023

12/13/2023

Final Exams End

12/8/2023

12/18/2023

12/6/2023

12/18/2023

MSN Clinical Ends

N/A

12/8/2023

N/A

N/A

ATI Live Review

12/4/2023-12/5/2023

(mandatory for 4th semester students)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Spring 2023 Clinical Practicum Courses Begin

N/A

N/A

12/1/2023

N942, N945, N948

N/A

DUSON Fall Graduation Ceremony

12/9/2023

*Tentative*

12/9/2023

*Tentative*

12/9/2023

*Tentative*

N/A

Spring 2024

 

Accelerated BSN

MSN & DNP

Nurse Anesthesia

PhD

New Student Orientation

1/8/2024-1/9/2024

1/8/2024

N/A

N/A

MSN Clinical Begins

N/A

1/8/2024

N/A

N/A

First Day of Classes (The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day)

1/10/2024

1/10/2024

1/8/2024

Spring Didactic Courses Begin

1/10/2024

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. No Classes are held

1/15/2024

1/15/2024

1/15/2024

1/15/2024

Drop/Add Ends

1/24/2024

1/24/2024

1/24/2024

1/24/2024

Summer 2024 Registration Begins

2/19/2024

2/19/2024

2/19/2024

2/19/2024

Spring Break Begins

3/8/2024 7pm

3/8/2024 7pm

3/4/2024

3/8/2024 7pm

Classes Resume

3/18/2024

3/18/2024

3/5/2024

3/18/2024

Fall 2024 Shopping Carts Open

3/25/2024

3/25/2024

3/25/2024

3/25/2024

Fall 2024 Registration Begins

4/3/2024

4/3/2024

4/3/2024

4/3/2024

Fall 2024 Registration Ends

4/11/2024

4/11/2024

4/11/2024

4/11/2024

Fall 2024 Drop/Add Begins

4/12/2024

4/12/2024

4/12/2024

4/12/2024

Classes End

4/14/2024

4/17/2024

4/19/24

Didactic

4/17/2024

MSN Clinical Ends

N/A

4/19/2024

N/A

N/A

Reading Period

N/A

4/18/2024-4/28/2024

N/A

4/18/2024-4/28/2024

Final Exams Begin

4/15/2024

4/29/2024

4/22/2024

4/29/2024

Final Exams End

4/19/2024

5/4/2024

4/26/2024

5/4/2024

Clinical Practicum Ends

N/A

NA

4/30/24

N942, N945, N948

N/A

Clinical Practicum Begins

N/A

N/A

5/1/2024

Summer 2024: N943, N946, N949

N/A

ATI Live Review (4th semester only)

5/6/2024-5/7/2024

N/A

N/A

N/A

Commencement Weekend

5/10/2024-5/12/2024

5/10/2024-5/12/2024

5/10/2024-5/12/2024

5/10/2024-5/12/2024

DUSON Graduation Ceremony

5/12/2024

*Tentative*

5/12/2024

*Tentative*

5/12/2024

*Tentative*

5/12/2024

*Tentative*

 

Accelerated BSN

MSN & DNP

Nurse Anesthesia

PhD

First Day of Classes

5/13/2024

5/15/2024

5/13/2024

5/15/2024

MSN Clinical Begins

N/A

5/13/2024

N/A

N/A

Memorial Holiday – No Classes Held

5/27/2024

5/27/2024

5/27/2024

5/27/2024

Drop/Add Deadline

5/29/2024

5/29/2024

5/29/2024

5/29/2024

Juneteenth Holiday – No Classes Held

6/19/2024

6/19/2024

6/19/2024

6/19/2024

Independence Holiday – No Classes Held

7/4/2024

7/4/2024

7/4/2024

7/4/2024

Classes End

8/8/2024

8/8/2024

8/4/2023

8/8/2024

Clinical Practicum Ends

N/A

N/A

7/31/2024

N943, N946, N949

N/A

Clinical Practicum Begins

N/A

N/A

8/1/2024

Fall 2024:N944, N947

N/A

Reading Period

N/A

8/9/2024

N/A

8/9/2024

Final Exams Begin

8/9/2024

8/9/2024

8/9/2024

8/9/2024

MSN Clinical Ends

N/A

8/9/2024

N/A

N/A

Final Exams End

8/10/2024

8/11/2024

8/11/2024

8/11/2024

2022-2023 Academic Calendar

 

Accelerated BSN

MSN & DNP

Nurse Anesthesia

PhD

New Student Orientation

August 23-26

August 24August 18 & 24

August 23 - Graduate School

August 26 -
Nursing PhD

ConvocationAugust 24 at 4 p.m.
(For new Graduate and Professional School Students)
First Day of ClassesAugust 29
Drop/Add DeadlineSeptember 9
Labor Day Holiday
(Classes in session)
September 5
Founders' Day WeekendSeptember 29-October 2
Fall Break BeginsOctober 7 at 8 p.m.October 7 at 7 p.m.
Classes ResumeOctober 14 at 8 p.m.October 12October 10October 12
Shopping Carts Open for Spring 2023October 24
Registration Begins for Spring 2023November 2
Registration Ends for Spring 2023November 14
Drop/Add Begins for Spring 2023November 15
Thanksgiving Recess BeginsNovember 23
Classes ResumeNovember 28
Classes EndDecember 2December 2November 30
(Clinical Practicum Courses N944 & N947 end)
December 2
Reading PeriodN/ADecember 3-13December 3-4December 3-13
Final Exams BeginDecember 5December 14December 5December 14
Final Exams EndDecember 9December 19December 7December 19
ATI Live ReviewDecember 5-6
(mandatory for 4th semester students)
N/A
Spring 2023 Clinical Practicum Courses BeginN/AN/ADecember 1
(N942, N945, N948)
N/A
DUSON Fall Graduation CeremonyDecember 10 at 10 a.m.
Duke Chapel
Non applicable for PhD students
 

Accelerated BSN

MSN & DNP

Nurse Anesthesia

PhD

New Student Orientation

January 9-10January 9N/A

N/A

First Day of Classes
(The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day)
January 11January 11January 9
(Spring Didactic Courses Begin)
January 11
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
(No classes are held)
January 16
Drop/Add EndsJanuary 25
Summer 2023 Registration BeginsFebruary 20
Spring Break BeginsMarch 11March 11March 3March 11
Classes ResumeMarch 20March 20March 7March 20
Fall 2023 Shopping Carts OpenMarch 27
Fall 2023 Registration BeginsApril 5
Fall 2023 Registration EndsApril 13
Fall 2023 Drop/Add BeginsApril 14
Classes EndApril 16April 19April 21
(Didactic)
April 19
Reading PeriodN/AApril 20-30April 22-23April 20-30
Final Exams BeginApril 17May 1April 24May 1
Final Exams EndApril 21May 6April 28May 6
Clinical Practicum EndsN/AN/AApril 30
(N942, N945, N948)
N/A
Clinical Practicum BeginsN/AN/AMay 1
(Summer 2023: N943, N946, N949)
N/A
ATI Live Review
(4th semester only)
May 8-9N/AN/AN/A
Commencement WeekendMay 12-14
DUSON Graduation CeremonyMay 14 (tentative)
 

Accelerated BSN

MSN & DNP

Nurse Anesthesia

PhD

First Day of Classes

May 15May 17May 15May 17

Drop/Add Deadline

May 31

Memorial Day Holiday
(No classes held)

May 29
Juneteenth
(No classes held)
June 19

Independence Holiday
(No classes held)

July 4
Classes EndAugust 8August 10August 4August 10
Clinical Practicum EndsN/AN/AJuly 31
(N943, N946, N949)
N/A
Clinical Practicum BeginsN/AN/AAugust 1
(Fall 2023: N944, N947)
N/A
Reading PeriodAugust 11
(Not applicable for ABSN students)
Final Exams BeginAugust 9August 11
Final Exams EndAugust 12August 13
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