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.
Each class session is scheduled as follows:
Lecture hours for all courses except Courses 1, 3, 5, and 12
Monday and Wednesday: 4 pm – 6 pm
Friday: 2 pm – 4 pm
Lecture hours for Courses 1, 3, 5, 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 2025 | Jun 30 – Oct 17, 2025 |
| Course 1: NLSP510 -Foundations of Strategy and Policy I: Worldviews and Models of Thinking | Jun 30 – Jul 25, 2025 |
| Course 2: NLSP520 -Strategic Analysis for an Interconnected World | Jul 28 – Aug 22, 2025 |
| Course 3: NLSP530 – Foundations of Strategy and Policy II: Learning and Being | Aug 25 – Sept 19, 2025 |
| Course 4: NLSP540 -Decision-Making in U.S. Foreign and National Security Policy | Sept 22 – Oct 17, 2025 |
| Fall 2025 | Oct 27, 2025 – Feb 27, 2026 |
| Course 5: NLSP610 -Global Citizenship and Social Impact | Oct 27 – Nov 21, 2025 |
| Course 6: NLSP620 – The Global Architecture | Nov 24 – Dec 19, 2025 |
| Course 7: NLSP630Connectivity and the Global Commons | Jan 5 – Jan 30, 2026 |
| Course 8: NLSP640- The Middle East as Challenge and Opportunity | Feb 2 – Feb 27, 2026 |
| Spring 2026 | Mar 2 – Jun 26, 2026 |
| Course 9: NLSP710 – Analytical Development | Mar 2 – Mar 27, 2026 |
| Course 10: NLSP 720 – Impact-Driven Project Management | Apr 6 – May 1, 2026 |
| Course 11: NLSP 730 – Capstone Project Presentation: Operationalizing the Connectivity Framework | May 4 – May 29, 2026 |
| Course 12: NLSP 740 Designing Your Career and Life | Jun 1 – Jun 26, 2026 |
All Course Schedules:
2025-2026 Calendar
| Events Prior to Program Start | |
| Registration opens | Jun 1, 2025 |
| New Student Orientation | Jun 27, 2025 |
| First day of classes | Jun 30, 2025 |
Summer Semester (Jun 30 – Oct 17 2025)
| NLSP 510 – Foundations of Strategy and Policy: Worldviews and Models of Thinking | Jun 30 – Jul 25 2025 |
| Independence Day (school closed) | Jul 4, 2025 |
| Make-up day for Independence Day | Jul 3, 2025 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Grades due by faculty | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Aug 8, 2025 |
| NLSP 520 – Strategic Analysis for an Interconnected World | Jul 28 – Aug 22, 2025 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Grades due by faculty | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Sep 5, 2025 |
| NLSP 530 – Foundations of Strategy and Policy: Learning and Being | Aug 25 – Sept 19, 2025 |
| Labor Day (school closed) | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Make-up day for Labor Day | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Grades due by faculty | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Oct 3, 2025 |
| NLSP 540 – Decision-Making in U.S. Foreign and National Security Policy | Sep 22 – Oct 17, 2025 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day (school closed) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Make-up day for Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Grades due by faculty | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Fall Break (school closed) | Oct 20 – Oct 24, 2025 |
Fall Semester (Oct 27, 2025 – Feb 27, 2026)
| NLSP 610 – Global Citizenship and Social Impact | Oct 27 – Nov 21, 2025 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Veterans’ Day (school closed) | Nov 11, 2025 |
| No make-up day for Veterans’ Day as there is no class scheduled on Nov 11, 2025 | |
| Grades due by faculty | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Dec 5, 2025 |
| NLSP 620 -The Global Architecture | Nov 24 – Dec 19, 2025 |
| Thanksgiving (school closed) | Nov 27 – Nov 28, 2025 |
| Make-up day for Thanksgiving Friday | Nov 25, 2025 |
| No make-up day for Thanksgiving Thursday as there is no class scheduled on Nov 27, 2025 | |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Grades due by faculty | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Winter Break (school closed) | Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026 |
| NLSP 630 – Connectivity and the Global Commons | Jan 5 – Jan 30, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (school closed) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Make-up day for MLK Day | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Feb 13, 2026 |
| NLSP 640 – Disruptions of Order | Feb 2 – Feb 27, 2026 |
| Presidents’ Day (school closed) | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Make-up day for Presidents’ Day | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Mar 13, 2026 |
Spring Semester (Mar 2 – Jun 26, 2026)
| NLSP 710 – Analytical Development | Mar 2 – Mar 27, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Apr 10, 2026 |
| NLSP 720 – Impact-Driven Project Management | Apr 6 – May 1, 2026 |
| Spring Break (school closed) | Mar 30 – Apr 3, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | May 5, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | May 15, 2026 |
| NLSP 730 – Capstone Project Presentation: Operationalizing the Connectivity Framework | May 4 – May 29, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | May 18, 2026 |
| Memorial Day (school closed) | May 25, 2026 |
| Make-up Day for Memorial Day | May 26, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Jun 12, 2026 |
| NLSP 740 – Designing Your Career and Life | Jun 1 – Jun 26, 2026 |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Jubilee Day | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Make-up day for Jubilee Day | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Commencement | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Grades due by faculty | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Changes to Incomplete grades due to Registrar | Jul 10, 2026 |