Nursing Student Handbook 2012-2013

College of Nursing 135 Academic Calendar 2012–2013 Entry-Level B.S.N.; R.N.–B.S.N.; R.N.–M.S.N.; M.S.N.; M.S.N.—A.P.R.N., FNP; and D.N.P. Programs Fall Semester 2012 May 7, 2012..........................................Registration opens for fall 2012 semester (closes August 7, 2012) August 20, 2012 ............................................................................. Begin fall 2012 semester, all programs August 24, 2012 ...............................................................................................Nursing graduation dinner August 25, 2012 ..................................................................................................Nursing commencement September 3, 2012 .....................................................................................Labor Day— university closed October 5, 2012 ......................... End first seven weeks, entry-level, R.N.–B.S.N., R.N.–M.S.N., M.S.N. October 12, 2012 .......................................................... Deadline for posted grades (seven-week courses) October 15, 2012........................................................................... Begin second seven weeks, entry-level, R.N.–B.S.N., R.N.–M.S.N., M.S.N., FNP, D.N.P. November 22–23, 2012...........................................................Thanksgiving holiday— university closed November 30, 2012.......................................................................... End second seven weeks, entry-level, R.N.–B.S.N., R.N.–M.S.N., M.S.N., FNP, D.N.P. December 3–6, 2012.............................................................................................Final exams, entry-level December 9, 2012 .................................................................... End fall semester (NSU official end date) December 10–12, 2012 ....................................................................................... Remediation, entry-level December 14, 2012 .......................................................................Deadline for posted grades, entry-level, R.N.–B.S.N., R.N.–M.S.N., M.S.N., FNP, D.N.P. December 24, 2012–January 1, 2013 .........................................NSU winter closure— university closed Winter Semester 2013 October 15, 2012..................... Registration opens for winter 2013 semester (closes December 20, 2012) January 7, 2013 .........................................................................Begin winter 2013 semester, all programs January 21, 2013............................................................ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day— university closed February 22, 2013....................... End first seven weeks, entry-level, R.N.–B.S.N., R.N.–M.S.N., M.S.N. March 1, 2013 ............................................................ Deadline for posted grades for seven-week courses March 3–10, 2013 ....................................................................................HPD spring break, all programs March 11, 2013 .................. Begin second seven weeks, entry-level, R.N.–B.S.N., R.N.–M.S.N., M.S.N. April 26, 2013 ........................................................................................................ End classes, entry-level April 26, 2013 .................................................................................. End second seven weeks, entry-level, R.N.–B.S.N., R.N.–M.S.N., M.S.N., FNP, D.N.P. April 29—May 2, 2013.........................................................................................Final exams, entry-level May 5, 2013.........................................................................End winter semester (NSU official end date) May 6-8, 2013 ..................................................................................................... Remediation, entry-level May 10, 2013.................................................................................Deadline for posted grades, entry-level, R.N.–B.S.N., R.N.–M.S.N., M.S.N., FNP, D.N.P. May 2013................................................. Undergraduate graduation and commencement (dates: TBA)