Calendar
The following dates are subject to change as the university makes decisions regarding the 2025–2026 academic year. Changes will be posted online on the School of Nursing’s website; see https://nursing.yale.edu/academics/academic-calendar/2025-2026-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 2025
| Aug. 1 | F | Registration opens for all students for fall courses |
| Aug. 20–22 | W–F | Orientation for GEPN and Incoming RNs |
| Aug. 25 | M | Fall term begins for all students Add/drop period begins |
| Sept. 1 | M | Labor Day. Classes do not meet |
| Sept. 3 | W | D.N.P. orientation |
| Sept. 4–5 | TH–F | D.N.P. classes in session |
| Sept. 8 | M | Last day for all students to add classes |
| Sept. 22 | M | Last day for all students to drop a fall-term course without it appearing on their transcript |
| Oct. 1 | W | Incomplete grades from the summer term due |
| Oct. 9–10 | TH–F | D.N.P. classes in session |
| Oct. 17 | F | Midterm |
| Nov. 20–21 | TH–F | D.N.P. classes in session |
| Nov. 21 | F | Classes end November recess begins, 7 p.m. |
| Dec. 1 | M | Classes resume Last day for all students to withdraw from a fall-term course |
| Dec. 4 | TH | Registration opens for all students for spring courses |
| Dec. 12 | F | Classes end for all programs, 7 p.m. |
Spring 2026
| Jan. 5 | M | Spring-term classes begin for Online M.S.N. program Add/drop period begins Fall-term final grades due |
| Jan. 12 | M | Spring term classes begin for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P. Add/drop period begins |
| Jan. 19 | M | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes do not meet |
| Jan. 20 | T | Last day to add classes for Online M.S.N. |
| Jan. 22–23 | TH–F | D.N.P. classes in session |
| Jan. 26 | M | Last day to add classes for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P. |
| Feb. 1 | SU | Incomplete grades from the fall term due |
| Feb. 2 | M | Last day for Online M.S.N. students to drop a spring-term course without it appearing on their transcript |
| Feb. 9 | 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. 5-6 | TH–F | D.N.P. classes in session |
| Mar. 6 | F | Midterm Spring recess begins for all programs, 7 p.m. |
| Mar. 16 | M | Classes resume for Online M.S.N. |
| Mar. 23 | M | Classes resume for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P. |
| Apr. 3 | F | No Classes/ Good Friday |
| Apr. 10 | F | Last day to withdraw from a spring-term course for Online M.S.N. |
| Apr. 15–17 | W–F | D.N.P. classes in session |
| Apr. 24 | F | Last day to withdraw from a spring-term course for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P. Classes end for Online M.S.N. Program |
| May 8 | F | Classes end for GEPN, M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P., 7 p.m. |
| May 13 | W | Final grades due for graduating students |
| May 18 | M | Commencement |
| May 31 | SU | Final grades due for continuing students |
Summer 2026
| Apr. 20 | M | Registration opens for Online M.S.N. |
| May 4 | M | Summer-term classes begin for Online M.S.N. Program Add/drop period begins |
| May 11 | M | Summer-term classes begin for all GEPN, M.S.N., and D.N.P. programs Add/drop period begins |
| May 18 | M | Last day for Online M.S.N. students to add classes |
| May 25 | M | Memorial Day. Classes do not meet |
| June 1 | M | Incomplete spring-term grades due for students taking summer-term courses Last day for Online M.S.N. students to drop a summer-term course without the course appearing on the transcript |
| June 8 | M | Last day for GEPN, D.N.P., PMC, and M.S.N. students to drop a summer-term course without the course appearing on the transcript |
| June 19 | F | Juneteenth. Classes do not meet |
| July 15 | W | Incomplete spring-term grades due for students not taking summer-term courses |
| July 17 | F | Last day for GEPN, D.N.P., PMC and M.S.N. students to withdraw from a summer-term course |
| July 28 | T | GEPN program ends Final grades due |
| July 31 | F | Last day for Online M.S.N. students to withdraw from a summer term course |
| Aug. 3 | M | Summer term ends for M.S.N., PMC and D.N.P. |
| Aug. 14 | F | Summer term ends for Online M.S.N. program |
Faculty Grading Calendar
| Jan. 5 | M | Final fall-term grades due |
| May 13 | W | Final spring-term grades due for graduating students |
| May 31 | SU | Final spring-term grades due for continuing students |
| July 28 | T | Final GEPN summer-term grades due |