Semester Schedules
Make Nauvoo Your Campus!
Semesters, Housing, Cost, FAQ, Employment
Winter 2025
14 weeks​
Jan 6 - Apr 11
Winter- Nauvoo is at her quietest in Winter. This is the best time to see the city as she truly is, free from mosquitoes and large crowds. This semester is for pioneers, adventurers, and the most resilient. Your time here will be filled with historic tours, day trips, and overnight field trips to other jewels of church history! This semester is for those wishing to experience the exodus commemoration, the Relief Society anniversary, and Nauvoo at her best. From temple work, to exploring natural wonders, and walking where prophets walked, this city has something for every YSA to deepen their conversion to Jesus Christ through the spirit of Nauvoo.
Fall 2025
14 weeks​
Sep 8 - Dec 8​
Discover the “City of Joseph” as you’ve never seen it before! In the fall semester, you can enjoy this sacred place from the beautiful late summer to majestic autumn colors to the snow-white blanket of Christmas time. Your semester will be packed with historic tours, day trips to surrounding cities, and overnight field trips to other jewels of church history! Enjoy a semester in autumn in Nauvoo.
Rooms include beds, desks, chests of drawers, a small refrigerator, a microwave, and a TV. Communal areas have a stove and refrigerator as well as pots, pans, and dishes.
We offer a variety of amenities including Wi-Fi, a pool, indoor and outdoor communal areas, and a cafeteria.
Participants are welcome to bring their vehicles. Program vehicles can be checked out, just replace the fuel after use.
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Cost
Winter 2025 $2000
Fall 2025 TBD
Cost includes housing and food.
Scholarships are available.
Contact us for more details.
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Returning Participant Cost is $1,500
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Employment
If you are looking for employment in Nauvoo you can check on the site Beautiful Nauvoo for employment opportunities on pages Nauvoo Local Shops and Hotels in particular. Nauvoo Facilities Management may also be a place to look. Try looking in the surrounding areas of Hamilton and Carthage Illinois, as well as Keokuk, Iowa. If you can find remote computer or phone work that may be to your advantage.