2020-2021 Student Catalog
Academic Calendar
Northeastern Seminary Academic Calendar 2020-21
Fall & Spring master's semesters have 15 weeks of classes plus two break weeks each semester
Master's summer semester has eight weeks of classes plus one break week
D. Min. semesters have 17 weeks including two residency weeks; D.Min. break weeks vary
| 2020 Fall | |
| RWC/NES Joint Faculty Workshop/NES Faculty Meeting | August 19-20 |
| Master's New Student Kickoff Zoom Session | August 20 |
| Fall Master's semester begins | August 24 |
| Last day to add a class (Master's) | August 28 |
| Last day to drop a course without a grade (Master's) | September 4 |
| Courses dropped now receive a grade of W (Master's) | September 7 |
| Labor Day (offices remain open) | September 7 |
| D.Min. fall semester begins | October 5 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's (Columbus Day holiday) | October 12-17 |
| Online registration dates for spring '21 and summer '21 (Master's) | November 2-23 |
| All Seminary Retreat | November 7 |
| Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W (Master's) | November 27 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's and D.Min. (Thanksgiving holiday) | November 23-28 |
| Last day of the Master's semester | December 17 |
| Christmas break-offices closed (reopen January 4) | Dec 18-Jan 3 |
| BREAK WEEKS-D.Min. | Dec 20-Jan 2 |
| Fall Master's grades are due | December 31 |
| 2021 Spring | |
| D.Min. fall 2020 semester residency weeks | January 4-15 |
| Master's New Student Kickoff Zoom Session | January 14 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday (offices remain open) | January 18 |
| Spring Master's semester begins | January 18 |
| Last day to add a class (Master's) | January 22 |
| Last day to drop a course without a grade (Master's) | January 29 |
| Courses dropped now receive a grade of W (Master's) | February 1 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's (President's holiday) | February 15-20 |
| D.Min. fall 2020 semester ends | February 19 |
| D.Min. fall grades are due | March 5 |
| D.Min. spring 2021 semester begins | March 22 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's and D.Min. (Holy Week) | Mar 29-Apr 4 |
| Online registration dates for summer '21 and fall '21 (Master's) | April 5-26 |
| Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W (Master's) | April 23 |
| Last day of the Master's semester | May 13 |
| Northeastern Seminary Commencement | May 14 |
| Spring Master's grades are due | May 27 |
| 2021 Summer (Dates pertain to Master's programs unless otherwise noted) | |
| Summer semester begins | May 24 |
| Last day to add a summer class | May 27 |
| Last day to drop a summer course without a grade | May 28 |
| Summer courses dropped now receive a grade of W | May 31 |
| D.Min. spring 2021 semester residency weeks | June 7-18 |
| Last day to drop a summer course and receive a grade of W | July 9 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's and D.Min. (Independence Day holiday) | July 4-10 |
| Last day of summer semester | July 22 |
| Last day of D.Min. spring 2021 semester | July 30 |
| Grades are due for summer semester | August 5 |
| D.Min. spring grades are due | August 13 |