Academic Calendar for October 2020 – September 2021
*Includes additional 2021 winter dates. All classes meet from 9:30am – 3:30pm unless otherwise stated.
October 2020
Thursday 1, 8, 15, 22
Module 1 – Foundations of Midwifery
Module 25 – Infant Feeding
Friday 2, 9, 16, 23
Module 13 – Diagnostic Testing 1
Module 36 – Midwifery in Global Context
November
Thanksgiving holiday: 26, 27
Thursday October 29, Nov 5, 12, 19
Module 2 – Practice Documentation
Module 26 – Pharmacology 2 Botanical
Friday October 30, Nov 6, 13, 20
Module 14 – Diagnostic Testing 2
Module 38 – Disaster Training
Graduation TBA
December
Winter holiday 24, 25, 31
Thursday 3, 10, 17
Module 3 – Intro to Skills (+ Nov 19)
Module 27 – Pharmacology 3 – IV Skills
Friday 4, 11, 18
Module 15 – Prenatal Care 1
January 2021
Winter Holiday Jan 1
Thursday 7, 14, 21, 28
Module 4 – Cultural Sensitivity
Module 28 – Pharmacology 4 Biomedical
Friday 8, 15, 22, 29
Module 16 – Prenatal Care 2
February
Thursday 4, 11, 18, 25
Module 5 – Complete Health Assessment
Module 29 – Pharm 5 Trad Chinese Medicine
Friday 5, 12, 19, 26
Module 17 – Normal Labor and Birth
March
Thursday 4, 11, 18, 25
Module 6 – Intrapartum Care
Module 30 – Pharmacology 6 Homeopathy
Friday 5, 12, 19, 26
Module 18 – Pharm 1 IV Didactic
April
Spring Break April 1, 2
Thursday 8, 15, 22, 29
Module 7 – Midwifery Research
Module 31 – Intrapartum Complications 1
Friday 9, 16, 23, 30
Module 19 – Complications of Pregnancy 1
May
Thursday 6, 13, 20, 27
Module 8 – Foundations of Repro Science
Module 32 – Intrapartum Complications 2
Friday 7, 14, 21, 28
Module 20 – Complications of Pregnancy 2
June
Thursday 3, 10, 17, 24
Module 9 – Well Woman/Well Person Care
Module 33 – IP Variations – Breech and Twins
Friday 4, 11, 18, 25
Module 21 – Assessment of Fetal Wellbeing
July
Summer Break: 1, 2
Thursday 8, 15, 22, 29
Module 10 – Midwifery and the Law
Module 34 – Neonatal Complications
Friday 9, 16, 23, 30
Module 22 – Perineal Integrity and Repair
August
Thursday 5, 12, 19, 26
Module 11 – The Placenta
Module 35 – Grief & Counseling/Trauma
Informed Care
Friday 6, 13, 20, 27
Module 23 – Care of the Normal Newborn
September
Fall Break: 30
Thursday 2, 9, 16, 23
Module 12 – Nutrition in Pregnancy
Module 36 – Midwifery Care in a Global
Context
Friday 3, 10, 17, 24
Module 24 – The Postpartum Period
October
Fall Break: 1
Thursday 7, 14, 21, 28
Module 37 – The Midwifery Practice
Friday 8, 15, 22, 29
Freshman Class Start
November
Thanksgiving holiday: 25, 26
Thursday 4, 11, 18
Module 38 – Disaster Training (dates TBA)
Friday 5, 12, 19
December
Winter holiday 23, 24, 30, 31
Thursday 2, 9, 16
Friday 3, 10, 17
Graduation Ceremony: Date to Be Announced
Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery observes all recognized U.S. federal holidays. Although classes are not held on these days, students in clinical rotations must remain on call if the preceptor’s clinical schedule requires them to be available on those dates.
January 1: New Year’s Day
Third Monday in January: Martin Luther King Day Third Monday in February: President’s Day Last Monday in May: Memorial Day
July 4: Independence Day
First Monday in September: Labor Day Second Monday in October: Columbus Day November 11: Veteran’s Day
Fourth Thursday in November: Thanksgiving Day December 25: Christmas Day