Academic Calendar for Full-Time 5 Semester Curriculum

Fall 1 Semester

15 weeks

• Classes begin Tuesday after Labor Day
• Thanksgiving & Friday after Thanksgiving off
• Finals week 16
• 3-4 weeks off between Fall and Spring semesters to work, do extra clinical, etc.
• Attendance at ACNM Annual Meeting is expected, date varies

Spring 1 Semester

15 weeks

• Classes begin Monday before Martin Luther King Day
• One week vacation in March
• Finals week 15
• 2-3 weeks off between Spring and Summer semesters

Summer Semester

12 weeks

• Classes begin the day after Memorial Day
• 1st week maybe ACNM meeting
• Finals week 12
• 2-3 weeks off between Summer and Fall semesters

Fall 2 Semester

15 weeks

• Classes begin Tuesday after Labor Day
• Thanksgiving & Friday after Thanksgiving off
• Finals week 15
• 3-4 weeks off between Fall and Spring semesters

Spring 2 Semester

15 weeks

• Integration
• Graduation 1st or 2nd week of May

The part-time course of study will have an additional three semesters: Summer 2, Fall 3, and Spring 3, with graduation the first or second week of May.

Note: the academic calendars of the Thomas Jefferson and University of Massachusetts Amherst to not precisely align with the Midwifery Education Program calendar.