Academic Calendar

The College's Academic Year & Calendar of Events at a Glance






2007-2008 Academic Year

Jerusalem Term (Autumn) 2007

August 13-14, 2007 • Orientation and Convocation
August 15 • Jerusalem Term Begins
August 24 • Last day to drop without a "W"
September 10 • Faculty report struggling students to Dean
September 14 • Last day to drop course without failing
October 1-6 • Jerusalem Term Final Examination Week
October 7-14 • Fall Break

Nicea Term (Fall) 2007

October 15 • Nicea Term begins
October 17-19 • Christ Church Ministerial Conference
October 19 • Fall Reformation Banquet
October 19-22 • Prospective Student Weekend
October 26 • Last day to drop without a "W"
November 2 • Reformation Banquet
November6-8 TRACS Annual Convention, Atlanta
November 12• • Faculty report struggling students to Dean
November 16 • Last day to drop course without failing
November 19-24 • Thanksgiving Break
November 30 • Saint Andrew's Feast Day
December 10-15 • Nicea Term Final Examination Week
Dec. 16-Jan. 13, 2007 • Christmas Holiday

Chalcedon Term (Winter) 2008

January 14, 2008 • Chalcedon Term Begins
January 25 • Last day to drop without a "W"
February 1 • Saint Brigid's Feast Day: Windy!
February 1-4 • Prospective Student weekend
February 15 • Last day to drop course without failing
March 3-8 • Chalcedon Term Final Examination Week
March 9-16 • Spring Break

Westminster Term (Spring) 2008

March 17 • Westminster Term Begins
March 21 • Good Friday (No classes)
March 27 • Last day to drop without a "W"
TBA • Spring Prospective Student Weekend
April 18 • Last day to drop course without failing
May 5-10 • Westminster Term Final Examination Week
May 8 • Eleventh Commencement
May 10 • Summer vacation begins

Dordrecht Term (Summer) 2008

June • Association of Classical Christian Schools (Atlanta, GA)
TBA • Latin Jumpstart and Refresher courses
August 4-8 • M.St. in Program in Classical Christian Studies Courses

Important Exam Schedule Information

Students and parents should not schedule air travel in advance for exam week without consulting the official exam schedule. See exam schedule requirements below. For more information about the New Saint AndrewsCollege academic calendar, please contact the College at info@nsa.edu or call 208-882-1566.

Terms in the Academic Year

The regular academic year of New Saint Andrews College is divided into four eight-week terms, with summer constituting a fifth and discrete term, each named after a great council of the Christian church.

The first is Jerusalem Term, named for the great council recorded in Acts 15 that confronted the heresy of the Judaizers. The second session is called Nicea Term, deriving its name from the council held in A.D. 325 that definitively addressed disputes regarding the Trinity. The third is Chalcedon Term, named after the council, which convened in A.D. 451 to address Christological controversies. The fourth is Westminster Term, named for the assembly of divines that met in London from 1643 to 1652 and gave us one of the great systematic expressions of the Reformed faith.

Summer courses are taught during the Dordrecht Term, named after the last great ecumenical Protestant council, the Synod of Dort, held in the city of Dordrecht, Holland, 1618-1619, which condemned the five main doctrinal errors of Arminianism and the Remonstrants. Special fees are assessed for January or Dordrecht Term coursework. Such fees are not part of the student's regular academic year tuition agreement. Consult the Registrar for the current Dordrecht Term and January tuition and fees.

Because of our short 8-week terms and our demanding weekly schedule, the College takes no three-day weekends or Monday holidays. All breaks are a full week in duration. Thus, classes remain in session during Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Presidents' Day.

Important Information About Exam Schedules

Oral examinations are normally administered Monday though Friday (and sometimes Saturday). Exam schedules are a challenge to plan given the large number of individual exams that need to be administered and the complex schedules of the faculty. Therefore, student exam schedules are not flexible and may be altered only by the Registrar with the approval of the Academic Dean. Furthermore, students (and parents of students) should not make any travel plans to leave early for break unless they have the prior approval of the Academic Dean. The exam schedule is posted by the end of the fourth week of each term. Seminars, Recitations, Declamation, and Disputatio are not held during examination week.

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