Course Information
Students meet with their advisor each semester to ensure that they are on track for program completion, register for courses, and to discuss their general academic progress.
2026-2027 Course Schedule
Each class session is scheduled as follows:
Lecture hours for all courses except Courses 2, 5, 6, and 12
Monday and Wednesday: 4 pm – 6 pm
Friday: 2 pm – 4 pm
Lecture hours for Courses 2, 5, 6, and 12
Monday and Wednesday: 4 pm – 6 pm
Friday: 4 pm – 6 pm
Fellowship hours:
Monday and Wednesday: 9 am -3 pm
Friday: 9 am -1 pm
| Summer 2026 | Jun 29 – Oct 16, 2026 | Instructor |
| Course 1: NLSP510 -Strategic Analysis for an Interconnected World | Jun 29 – Jul 24, 2026 | Dr. Kamran Bokhari |
| Course 2: NLSP520 – Foundations of Strategy and Policy I: Worldviews and Models of Thinking | Jul 27 – Aug 21, 2026 | Dr. Agnes Nagy-Rado |
| Course 3: NLSP530 – Analytical Development | Aug 24 – Sept 18, 2026 | Dr. Kamran Bokhari |
| Course 4: NLSP540 – Decision-Making in U.S. Foreign and National Security Policy | Sept 21 – Oct 16, 2026 | Professor Cait Dallaire |
| Fall 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 – Feb 26, 2027 | Instructor |
| Course 5: NLSP610 – Foundations of Strategy and Policy II: Learning and Being | Oct 19 – Nov 13, 2026 | Dr. Agnes Nagy-Rado |
| Course 6: NLSP620 – Global Citizenship and Social Impact | Nov 16 – Dec 18, 2026 | Dr. Agnes Nagy-Rado |
| Course 7: NLSP630 – The Global Architecture | Jan 4 – Jan 29, 2027 | Dr. Kamran Bokhari |
| Course 8: NLSP640 – The Middle East as Challenge and Opportunity | Feb 1 – Feb 26, 2027 | Professor Faysal Itani |
| Spring 2027 | Mar 1 – Jun 25, 2027 | Instructor |
| Course 9: NLSP710 – Connectivity and the Global Commons | Mar 1 – Mar 26, 2027 | Professor Eugene Chausovsky |
| Course 10: NLSP 720 – Impact-Driven Project Management | Apr 5 – Apr 30, 2027 | Professor Kareem Makhlouf |
| Course 11: NLSP 730 – Capstone Project Presentation: Operationalizing the Connectivity Framework | May 3 – May 28, 2027 | Professor Nicholas A. Heras |
| Course 12: NLSP 740 – Designing Your Career and Life | May 31 – Jun 25, 2027 | Dr. Agnes Nagy-Rado and Dr. Kamran Bokhari |
All Course Schedules:
2026-2027 Calendar
| Events Prior to Program Start | |
| Registration opens | Jun 1, 2026 |
| New Student Orientation | Jun 24, 2026 |
| First day of classes | Jun 29, 2026 |
Summer Semester (Jun 29 – Oct 16, 2026)
| NLSP 510 – Strategic Analysis for an Interconnected World | Jun 29 – Jul 24, 2026 |
| Independence Day (school closed) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Make-up day for Independence Day | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Aug 7, 2026 |
| NLSP 520 – Foundations of Strategy and Policy I: Worldviews and Models of Thinking | Jul 27- Aug 21, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Sep 4, 2026 |
| NLSP 530 – Analytical Development | Aug 24 – Sept 18, 2026 |
| Labor Day (school closed) | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Make-up day for Labor Day | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Oct 2, 2026 |
| NLSP 540 – Decision-Making in U.S. Foreign and National Security Policy | Sep 21 – Oct 16, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day (school closed) | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Make-up day for Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Oct 30, 2026 |
Fall Semester (Oct 19, 2026 – Feb 26, 2027)
| NLSP 610 – Foundations of Strategy and Policy II: Learning and Being | Oct 19 – Nov 13, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Veterans’ Day (school closed) | Nov 11, 2026 |
| Make-up day for Veterans’ Day |
Nov 12, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | Nov 16, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Nov 27, 2026 |
| NLSP 620 – Global Citizenship and Social Impact | Nov 16 – Dec 18, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving (school closed) | Nov 23 – Nov 27, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Dec 7, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | Dec 21, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Winter Break (school closed) | Dec 21, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| NLSP 630 – The Global Architecture | Jan 4 – Jan 29, 2027 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (school closed) | Jan 18, 2027 |
| Make-up day for MLK Day | Jan 19, 2027 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Jan 19, 2027 |
| Grades due by faculty | Feb 2, 2027 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Feb 12, 2027 |
| NLSP 640 – The Middle East as Challenge and Opportunity | Feb 1 – Feb 26, 2027 |
| Presidents’ Day (school closed) | Feb 15, 2027 |
| Make-up day for Presidents’ Day | Feb 16, 2027 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Feb 16, 2027 |
| Grades due by faculty | Mar 2, 2027 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Mar 12, 2027 |
Spring Semester (Mar 1 – Jun 25, 2027)
| NLSP 710 – Connectivity and the Global Commons | Mar 1 – Mar 26, 2027 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Mar 15, 2027 |
| Grades due by faculty | Mar 30, 2027 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Apr 9, 2027 |
| Spring Break (school closed) | Mar 29 – Apr 2, 2027 |
| NLSP 720 – Impact-Driven Project Management | Apr 5 – Apr 30, 2027 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Apr 19, 2027 |
| Grades due by faculty | May 4, 2027 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | May 14, 2027 |
| NLSP 730 – Capstone Project Presentation: Operationalizing the Connectivity Framework | May 3 – May 28, 2027 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | May 17, 2027 |
| Grades due by faculty | Jun 1, 2027 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Jun 11, 2027 |
| NLSP 740 – Designing Your Career and Life | May 31 – Jun 25, 2027 |
| Memorial Day (school closed) |
May 31, 2027 |
| Make-up Day for Memorial Day | Jun 1, 2027 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Jun 14, 2027 |
| Jubilee Day observed | Jun 18, 2027 |
| Make-up day for Jubilee Day | Jun 17, 2027 |
| Commencement | Jun 26, 2027 |
| Grades due by faculty | Jun 29, 2027 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Jul 9, 2027 |
All Academic Calendars: