2021-2022 Student Catalog
Academic Calendar
Northeastern Seminary Academic Calendar 2021-22
Fall and 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.
| 2021 Fall | |
| RWC/NES Joint Faculty Workshop/NES Faculty Meeting | August 25-26 |
| Master's New Student Kickoff Zoom Session | August 26 |
| Fall Master's semester begins | August 30 |
| Last day to add a class (Master's) | September 3 |
| Labor Day (offices remain open) | September 6 |
| Last day to drop a course without a grade (Master's) | September 10 |
| All Seminary Retreat (Virtual) | September 11 |
| Courses dropped now receive a grade of W (Master's) | September 13 |
| D.Min. fall semester begins | October 4 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's (Columbus Day holiday) | October 11-16 |
| Online registration dates for spring '22 and summer '22 (Master's) | November 1-22 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's and D.Min. (Thanksgiving holiday) | November 22-27 |
| Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W (Master's) | December 3 |
| BREAK WEEKS-D.Min. | Dec 19-Jan 1 |
| Last day of the Master's semester | December 23 |
| Christmas break-offices closed (reopen January 4) | Dec 18-Jan 3 |
| BREAK WEEKS-D.Min. | Dec 24-Jan 3 |
| Fall Master's grades are due | January 7 |
| 2022 Spring | |
| D.Min. fall 2021 semester residency weeks | January 10-21 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday (offices remain open) | January 17 |
| Master's New Student Kickoff Zoom Session | January 20 |
| Spring Master's semester begins | January 24 |
| Last day to add a class (Master's) | January 28 |
| Last day to drop a course without a grade (Master's) | February 4 |
| All Seminary Retreat (Virtual) | February 5 |
| Courses dropped now receive a grade of W (Master's) | February 7 |
| D.Min. fall 2021 semester ends | February 18 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's (President's holiday) | February 21-26 |
| D.Min. fall grades are due | March 4 |
| D.Min. spring 2022 semester begins | March 21 |
| Online registration dates for summer '22 and fall '22 (Master's) | April 4-25 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's and D.Min. (Holy Week) | April 11-17 |
| Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of W (Master's) | April 29 |
| Last day of the Master's semester | May 19 |
| Northeastern Seminary Commencement | May 21 |
| Spring Master's grades are due | June 2 |
| 2022 Summer (Dates pertain to Master's programs unless otherwise noted) | |
| Summer semester begins | May 30 |
| Last day to add a summer class | June 2 |
| Last day to drop a summer course without a grade | June 3 |
| Summer courses dropped now receive a grade of W | June 6 |
| D.Min. spring 2022 semester residency weeks | June 13-24 |
| BREAK WEEK-Master's and D.Min. (Independence Day holiday) | July 4-9 |
| Last day to drop a summer course and receive a grade of W | July 9 |
| Last day of summer semester | July 28 |
| Last day of D.Min. spring 2022 semester | July 29 |
| Grades are due for summer semester | August 11 |
| D.Min. spring grades are due | August 12 |