On-Campus Date Requirements

Spring 2024

The semester begins on Tuesday, January 16, 2024
DNP on campus: January 22-26, 2024
DEEP day: Thursday, January 25, 2024
Any students that will be taking NURS 5229 Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics will have three in-person class sessions during the semester. Dates and times will be in the course registration system for spring 2024.

Summer 2024

The semester begins on Tuesday, May 28, 2024


**Additional on-campus requirements will vary by specialty.

Mutual Responsibilities in Graduate Education

A major purpose of graduate education at the University of Minnesota is to instill in each student an understanding of and capacity for scholarship, independent judgment, academic rigor, and intellectual honesty. Graduate education is an opportunity for the student to develop into a professional scholar. Graduate research and teaching assistantships offer an "apprenticeship" experience in the academic profession as well as financial support.

Student Compliance Policy

All enrolled students in the PhD in Nursing program must comply with the requirements below. Failure to remain in compliance with these requirements may result in a hold being placed on the student’s account preventing them from registering for classes and/or not allowing the student to be in a practicum setting for their experiential learning.

  • Immunizations and Annual Flu Vaccination