Academic Year 2024-2025
Note: These dates are subject to change. Students should check their program calendars for the most up-to-date information.
The 2024-2025 Academic Year will begin on Monday, 5 August 2024 with U.S. Student Arrival & In-Processing for our Ft. McNair campus. Convocation and orientation will take place the remainder of that week.
The 2024-2025 Academic Year will begin on Monday, 5 August 2024 with U.S. Student Arrival & In-Processing for our Ft. Bragg campus.
Completion of the research portfolio and the end-of-year exercise will take place for the remainder of April. Travel & leave is not suggested during this time.
The McNair Research Symposium is scheduled for 19-21 May 2025. The CISA Ft. Bragg IW Forum/Symposium is scheduled from 21-23 May 2025.
JSOMA Graduation is scheduled for 5 June 2025.
The Ft. McNair Student Recognition Ceremony is scheduled for Monday, 9 June 2025 and the NDU Graduation is scheduled for Thursday, 12 June 2025.
Program Calendars
Each program has an online calendar that will be used to coordinate the teaching schedule and important dates/events. For students who would like to view the schedule for specific classes, please log-in to NDU's Blackboard portal which is available here.
In case of weather delays, CISA follows the guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on government closing. For information on CISA class schedules for two-hour weather delays, click here for OPM weather delay information.