2019-2020 Student Catalog
Academic Calendar
Northeastern Seminary Academic Calendar 2019-20
Fall & Spring master's semesters have 15 weeks of classes plus two break weeks each semester
Master's summer semester has two five-week sessions
D. Min. semesters have 17 weeks including two residency weeks; D.Min. break weeks vary
| 2019 Fall | |
| RWC/NES Joint Faculty Workshop/NES Faculty Meeting | August 21-22 |
| New Master's Student Kickoff Zoom Session | August 22 |
| D.Min. spring 2019 semester ends | August 23 |
| Fall Master's semester begins | August 26 |
| Last day to add a class (Master's) | August 30 |
| Labor Day (offices remain open) | September 2 |
| All Seminary Dinner and Chapel Service | September 6 |
| Last day to drop a course without a grade (Master's) | September 6 |
| Courses dropped now receive a grade of W (Master's) | September 9 |
| D.Min. fall semester begins | October 7 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's (Columbus Day holiday) | October 14-19 |
| All Seminary Retreat | November 2 |
| Online registration dates for spring '20 and summer '20 (Master's) | Nov 4-25 |
| Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W (Master's) | November 22 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's and D.Min. (Thanksgiving holiday) | Nov 25-30 |
| Last day of the Master's semester | December 19 |
| Christmas break-offices closed (reopen January 2) | Dec 20-Jan 1 |
| BREAK WEEKS-D.Min. | Dec 23-Jan 4 |
| Fall Master's grades are due | January 2 |
| 2020 Spring | |
| D.Min. fall 2019 semester residency weeks | January 6-17 |
| New Master's Student Kickoff Zoom Session | January 16 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday (offices remain open) | January 20 |
| Spring Master's semester begins | January 20 |
| All Seminary Dinner and Chapel Service | January 24 |
| Last day to add a class (Master's) | January 24 |
| Last day to drop a course without a grade (Master's) | January 31 |
| Courses dropped now receive a grade of W (Master's) | February 3 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's (President's holiday) | Feb 17-22 |
| D.Min. fall 2019 semester ends | February 21 |
| D.Min. spring 2020 semester begins | March 23 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's and D.Min. (Holy Week) | April 6-12 |
| Online registration dates for summer '20 and fall '20 (Master's) | April 6-27 |
| Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W (Master's) | April 24 |
| Last day of the Master's semester | May 14 |
| Northeastern Seminary Commencement | May 15 |
| Spring Master's grades are due | May 28 |
| 2020 Summer (Dates pertain to Master's programs unless otherwise noted) | |
| Summer session I begins | May 25 |
| Last day to add a summer class | May 26 |
| Last day to drop a summer session I or a combined session I/II course without a grade | May 26 |
| Summer session I or combined session I/II courses dropped now receive a grade of W | May 27 |
| D.Min. spring 2020 semester residency weeks | June 8-19 |
| Last day to drop a summer session I course and receive a grade of W | June 22 |
| Last day of summer session I | June 25 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's and D.Min. (Independence Day holiday) | June 29-July 4 |
| Summer session II begins | July 6 |
| Last day to drop a summer session II course without a grade | July 7 |
| Summer session II courses dropped now receive a grade of W | July 8 |
| Grades are due for summer session I | July 9 |
| Last day of D.Min. spring 2020 semester | July 31 |
| Last day to drop a summer session II/combined session I/II course & get a grade of W | August 5 |
| Last day of summer session II | August 8 |
| Grades are due for summer session II and combined session I/II | August 22 |