College Calendar

Academic Calendar 2019-2020
[NOTE: The calendar below does not apply to Second Degree Prelicensure Accelerated BSN.  CLICK HERE for ABSN calendar.]

Georgia Baptist College of Nursing reserves the right to make changes to this calendar

Fall Semester 2019

August 16                                White Coat Ceremony - (9:00am Sheffield Gym, Mercer Atlanta Campus)
August 19                                Tuition and Fees Due for Fall Semester 2019
August 19                                First Day of Classes
August 19-26                          Late Registration and Drop/Add Period
September 2                           Labor Day Holiday - No Classes
October 25                              Last Day to Withdraw and Receive a "W"
November                               Spring 2020 Advisement and Registration Opens
November                               Last Day to Apply for Spring 2020 Graduation
November 25-27                    Fall Break – No Nursing Classes
November 28-29                    Thanksgiving Holiday – University closed
December 6                             Last Day for Classes
December 9-13                       Final Examinations
December 17                           Grades Due

Spring Semester 2020

January 6                                Tuition and Fees Due for Spring 2020
January 6                                First Day of Classes
January 6-13                          Late Registration and Drop/Add period
January 20                              Martin Luther King Holiday - No classes
March 2-6                                Spring Break - No Nursing Classes
March                                      Last Day to Apply for Summer Graduation
March  23                                Last Day to Withdraw and Receive a "W"
(NOTE: Change in Withdrawal from March 20 to March 23; students notified by email)
April                                         Fall 2020 Advisement and Registration Opens for Traditional Prelicensure BSN Track; Summer 2020 Advisement and Registration for RN-BSN, Graduate, and Doctoral Students
April 10                                     Good Friday Holiday – No Classes
April 24                                     Last Day of Classes
April 27-May 1                         Final Examinations
May 5                                        Grades Due to Registrar
May 8                                        Pinning & Hooding Ceremony for Graduating Students
                                                   (Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church) Directions - Click here
May 9                                        Commencement Ceremony - Atlanta Cecil B. Day Campus;  Directions - click here

Summer Semester 2020

May 18                                    Tuition and Fees Due for Summer 2020
May 18                                    First Day of Classes
May 18-26                              Late Registration and Drop/Add Period
May 25                                    Memorial Day – University closed
June                                        Advisement and Registration Opens for RN-BSN, Graduate, and
                                                 Doctoral Students for Fall 2020
June 22                                   Last Day to Withdraw and Receive a “W”
July 3-4                                   Independence Day Holiday – University closed
July                                         Last Day to Apply for Fall 2020 Graduation
July 24                                    Last Day of Semester
July 28                                    Grades are Due to Registrar

Updated August 1, 2019