Calendar of Events

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




2008-2009 Academic Year

Dordrecht Term (Summer) 2008

June 21-23 • Association of Classical Christian Schools (Atlanta, GA)
August 16 • Alumni Family Picnic
 TBA • Latin Jumpstart and Refresher courses

Jerusalem Term (Autumn) 2008

August 4-8 • M.St./Grad. Cert. Session
August 18-19, 2008 • Orientation and Convocation
August 20 • Jerusalem Term Begins
September 26-29 Prospective Student Weekend
October • 6-10, 2008 • Jerusalem Term Final Examination Week
October 13-17, 2008 • Fall Break

Nicea Term (Fall) 2008

October 20 • Nicea Term begins
October 31 • Fall Reformation Banquet
October 31-November 3 • Prospective Student Weekend
November 24-28 • Thanksgiving Break
November 30 • Saint Andrew's Feast Day
December 15-19 • Nicea Term Final Examination Week
Dec. 22-Jan. 16, 2009 • Christmas Holiday

Chalcedon Term (Winter) 2009

January 5-9, 2009...................... M.St./Grad. Cert. Session
January 19, 2007 • Chalcedon Term Begins
February 1 • Saint Brigid's Feast Day
February 15 • Last day to drop course without failing
March 9-13 • Chalcedon Term Final Examination Week
March 16-20 • Spring Break

Westminster Term (Spring) 2009

March 23 • Westminster Term Begins
April 10 • Good Friday (No classes)
May11-15 • Westminster Term Final Examination Week
May 14 • Commencement
June 15-19 • M.St./Grad Cert. Session

Dordrecht Term (Summer) 2009

TBA • Association of Classical Christian Schools (Atlanta, GA)
TBA • Latin Jumpstart and Refresher courses
TBA4 • Alumni Family Picnic
TBA • Trinity Festival (Moscow)

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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