GRADUATE ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Post-Master's DNP, PhD & MSN Track Calendar

 

Session I:  June 1 – June 29

  • Wednesday, May 31: Classes Begin
  • Friday, June 2: Last Day – Late Registration & drop/add courses
  • Monday, June 19: Juneteenth Holiday Observance (no classes)
  • Tuesday, June 20: Last day for withdrawal from courses
  • Wednesday, June 28: Final exams will be held 6/28 or last scheduled class day
  • Wednesday July 5: Final grades due

Session III:  May 31 – July 31

  • Wednesday, May 31: Classes begin
  • Tuesday, June 6: Final day for late registration & dropping/adding courses
  • Tuesday, June 19: Juneteenth Holiday Observance (no classes)
  • Tuesday, July 4: July 4th Holiday Observance (no classes)
  • Tuesday, July 11: Last day for withdrawing from courses or changing from credit to audit
  • Monday, August 7: Final exams will be held 8/7 or last class day
  • Monday, September 4: Last day for “N” grade conversion to be accessed by Registrar 
  • Wednesday, August 23: Classes Begin
  • Tuesday, August 29: Last day for dropping and/or adding classes
  • Monday, September 4: Labor Day Holiday - No Classes
  • Monday, October 9: Semester Recess
  • Monday, October 16: Classes Resume
  • Monday, October 30: Registration Begins for Spring 2024
  • Wednesday, November 8: Last Day for Authorized Withdrawal without Academic Penalty (WX)
  • Tuesday, November 21: Thanksgiving Recess begins after last class
  • Monday, November 27: Classes Resume
  • Monday, December 11: Final Day of Classes
  • December 13- 19: Final Exams
  • Monday, January 15: Martin Luther King Day- No Classes
  • Tuesday, January 16: Classes Begin
  • Monday, January 22: Last Day for dropping and/or adding classes
  • Monday, March 4: Semester Recess
  • Monday, March 11: Classes Resume
  • Wednesday, March 27: Easter Recess begins after last class
  • Tuesday, April 2: Classes Resume
  • Wednesday, April 3: Registration begins for Fall 2023 Semester
  • Thursday, May 2: Final Day of Classes
  • Saturday – Friday (May 4 – 10): Final Exams
  • May 17 – May 18: Commencement Weekend

Nurse Anesthesia DNP Academic Calendar

Summer 2023
Semester Start  5/1/2023
Semester End  7/31/2023

Fall 2023
Semester Start  8/1/2023
Semester End  12/7/2023

Summer 2023  
Semester Start 5/1/2023
Semester End 7/31/2023
   
Fall 2023  
Semester Start 8/1/2023
Semester End 12/22/2023
   
Spring 2024  
Semester Start 1/2/2024
Semester End 5/2/2024

Summer 2023
Semester Start  5/31/2023
Semester End  7/31/2023

Fall 2023
Semester Start  8/28/2023
Semester End  12/22/2023

Spring 2024
Semester Start  1/2/2024
Semester End  5/2/2024

Spring 2024
Semester Start  1/2/2024
Semester End  5/14/2024

Mary Terhaar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Associate Dean, Graduate Program

mary.terhaar@villanova.edu 

Elizabeth Blunt, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, FAANP
Director, Nurse Practitioner Programs
elizabeth.blunt@villanova.edu

Jan Campbell 
Assistant Director, Graduate Programs
jan.campbell@villanova.edu

 

DOCTORAL TRACKS

MaryAnn Cantrell, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN
Director, PhD Program
mary.ann.cantrell@villanova.edu

Jodie Szlachta, PhD, CRNA
Program Director, Post-baccalaureate Nurse Anesthesia Doctor of Nursing Practice
jodie.szlachta@crozer.org

Debra Shearer, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Director, Post-master's Doctor of Nursing Practice

debra.shearer@villanova.edu

Sandi Schultz
Assistant Director, Doctoral Programs

sandra.schultz@villanova.edu

Villanova Graduate Nursing Program