LSU HEALTH NEW ORLEANS

SCHOOL OF NURSING

2017-2018

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

June 2017

Monday

19-26

CARE Registration

2 week period

21-1

Registration for Summer 2017 & Fall 2017

July 2017

Friday

21

Last day to Add/Drop

Friday

21

Last day for students with August 2017 graduation date to complete end of course evaluations

Friday

21

Last Day to Complete Financial Aid Exit Interview for Graduating Students Service Blocks: All obligations to institution must be cleared for graduation

Wednesday - Friday

27-28

Traditional BSN, CARE XVII New Student Orientation (8am-5pm)

Traditional BSN New Student Orientation (8am-5pm)

August 2017

Thursday

3

Last day for non-graduating students to complete end of course evaluations

Friday

4

Last Day of Summer 2017 Semester

Wednesday

9

Grades due

Monday

14

BSN candidates for December 2017 graduation special orientation

Monday

14

White Coat Ceremony for SOPH II students entering clinical courses

Monday

14

Fall 2017 Semester New Graduate Student Orientation

Tuesday

15

Fall Semester Undergraduate Level Orientation

Wednesday

16

Classes begin-Fall 2017

Wednesday

30

Last Day to Add Courses

Wednesday

30

Last Day for Course or Term Withdrawals without a “W” on Transcript

Wednesday

30

“I” Grades from Summer Semester Convert to “F”

September 2017

Monday

4

Labor Day Holiday

October 2017

Wednesday

11

Priority Deadline for Financial Aid for Spring

Thursday

26

Advisory Deadline for Late Financial Aid Application

November  2017

Thursday- Friday

2-3

General Exams for Doctoral Candidacy - DNS students

Friday

 10

Last Day for Defense of  Theses, Dissertations and Scholarly Inquiry Projects for December 2017 Graduation

Monday-Tuesday

20-21

SR II final exams

Thursday

23

Thanksgiving Holiday

Friday

24

Thanksgiving Holiday

Friday

24

Last day to Add/Drop

Friday

24

Last Day to Withdraw from a Course/Term Fall 2017 semester and receive a “W”

Friday

24

Last Day to Complete Financial Aid Exit Interview for Graduating Students Service Blocks: All obligations to institution must be cleared for graduation

Monday

27

Grades due for all graduating students by 4pm

Thursday

30

Last day for December 2017 graduating students to complete end of course evaluations

Thursday

30

Last day for non-graduating students to complete end of course evaluations

Friday

1

Non graduating Undergraduate Students Reading Day

December 2017

Monday (Dec. 4)- Thursday (Dec. 7)

12/04-12/07

Undergraduate Student Final Exams

Friday

8

Last Day of Fall 2017 Semester

Friday

8

Grades due for non-graduating students

Wednesday

13

Pre-Commencement Rehearsal December 2017 Graduates

Thursday

14

Awards Program,/Degree Conferral for December 2017 Graduates

Monday

18

Traditional BSN and RN-BSN New Student Orientation (8am-5pm)

Tuesday

19

Traditional BSN New Student Orientation (8am-5pm)

Wednesday

20

Traditional BSN New Student Orientation (8am-5pm)

2018

2018

2018

January 2018

Monday

08

Spring Semester New Graduate Student Orientation

Monday

08

Last day for Graduate Students to register for Spring 2018 Semester

Monday

08

BSN candidates for May 2018 graduation - special orientation/level orientation

Monday

08

White Coat Ceremony for CARE XVII and SOPH  II students entering clinical courses

Tuesday

09

Spring 2018 Semester Undergraduate Level Orientation

Wednesday

10

Spring 2018 Semester Classes Begin

Monday

15

Martin Luther King Holiday

Wednesday

24

Last Day for Course or Term Withdrawals without a “W” on Transcript

Wednesday

24

“I” Grades from Fall 2017 Semester Convert to “F”

February 2018

2 week period

7-21

Registration for Summer 2018 & Fall 2018

Tuesday

13

Mardi Gras Holiday

March 2018

Thursday

15

Priority Deadline for Financial Aid for Summer

Tuesday

27

Spring Break begins at 7pm

Friday

30

Easter Holiday

April 2018

Saturday

1

Last Day to Add

Tuesday

3

Spring Break ends and Classes resume at 7am

Thursday

5

Advisory Deadline for Late Financial Aid Application

Thursday - Friday

5-6

General Exams for Doctoral Candidacy - DNS students

Friday

6

Last Day for Defense of  Theses, Dissertations  and Scholarly Inquiry Projects  for May 2018 Commencement

Wednesday-Thursday

25-26

SR II and CARE XVI final exams

Friday

27

Last Day to Complete Financial Aid Exit Interview for Graduating Students Service Blocks: All obligations to institution must be cleared for graduation

Friday

27

Last Day to Withdraw from Course

Monday

30

Last day for May 2018 graduating students to complete end of course evaluations

May 2018

Thursday

3

Last day for non- graduating students to complete end of course evaluations

Friday

4

Non-graduating Undergraduate Student Reading Day

Friday

4

Grades due for all graduating students by 4pm

Monday - Thursday

7-10

Undergraduate Students Final Exams

Friday

11

Last Day of Spring 2018 Semester

Friday

11

Grades due for non-graduating students

Tuesday

15

Rehearsal for May 2018 Graduating Students

Wednesday

16

Pre-Commencement Awards Ceremony

Thursday

17

Commencement

Wednesday

23

Summer Semester begins

Wednesday - Thursday

23-24

DNP Seminar. Full day on 24^th ½ day on 25^th

June 2018

Wednesday

6

Last Day for Course or Term without a “W” on Transcript

Wednesday

6

“I” Grades from Spring Semester Convert to “F”

Friday

22

Last Date for Defense of  Theses, Dissertations  and Scholarly Inquiry Projects  for August 2018 Graduation

Thursday

28

Advisory Deadline for Late Financial Aid Application

July 2018

Wednesday

4

Independence Day Holiday

Friday

20

Last Day to Withdraw from Course or Term

Friday

20

Last Day to Complete Financial Aid Exit Interview for students with August 2018 graduation dates. Service Blocks: All obligations to institution must be cleared for graduation

Friday

20

Last day for students with August 2018 graduation date to complete end of course evaluations

Friday

20

Grades due for all graduating students by 4pm

Friday

27

Last Day to Add/Drop

August 2018

Thursday

2

Last day for non-graduating students to complete end of course evaluations

Friday

3

Last Day of Summer 2018 Semester

Wednesday

8

Grades due for non-graduating students