Dates and Deadlines for Art History Students
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August 2009
18-20: Department advising appointments
21: Department orientation (10:30) & Welcome Luncheon for new graduate students (noon); Workshop for TAs, 2:00 pm
22: Fall Welcome Party at Jean Hudson's home, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
24: First day of classes
24: Straight-through students & Ph.D. students entering FSU for the first time must have completed second language requirement by this date
27: Last day to Drop/Add and have fees adjusted
27: New Grad Welcome Reception, 5:00 - 9:00 pm, and Museum Opening, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
September 2009
7: Labor Day, no classes
8: Symposium abstracts due
11: Last day to file for Fall 2009 graduation (online at https://campus.fsu.edu/, Secure Apps)
14: Last day to file Thesis/Dissertation Research Approval Form
15: Thesis Preliminary Prospectus due
28: Straight-through qualifying paper due to committee chair
28: Spring 2010 Registration Guide available
24: Straight-Through students & Ph.D. students entering FSU for the first time must have completed second language requirement by this date
October 2009
2: Thesis Forum
5: Deadline to give Dissertation to readers for Fall graduation
12: Registration for Spring 2010 begins
16: Mason Applications due
16: Thesis Prospectus due
19: Deadline to give Thesis to readers for Fall graduation
23-24: 27th Annual Art History Graduate Student Symposium
30: Straight-Through qualifying paper due
November 2009
2: Official Thesis/Dissertation manuscript approval deadline
2: Last possible Thesis/Dissertation defense date for Fall graduation
9: Thesis/Dissertaton copies due to clearance advisor
11: Veteran's Day Holiday, no classes
9: Official Thesis/Dissertation copies due to clearance advisor (408 Westcott)
26-27: Thanksgiving Holiday, no classes
December 2009
4: Last day of classes
4: Thesis Introduction and Chapter 1 due
4: Straight-Through qualifying paper approval deadline
7: New graduate applications due for those applying for University Fellowships
7-11: Final Exam week
12: Fall Commencement, 9 a.m.
January 2010
6: Spring semester begins
11: Departmental graduate admission deadline
22: Last day to file for Spring graduation (online at https://campus.fsu.edu/, Secure Apps)
18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, no classes
February 2010
10-13: Faculty away for CAA conference
March 2010
1: Straight-Through students officially designated
8-12: Spring Break
15: Deadline to give Dissertation to readers for Spring graduation
22: Mason Grant applications due
22: Deadline to give Thesis to readers for Spring graduation
22: M.A. Review cover sheet and paper due
31: Official Thesis/Dissertation manuscript approval deadline
April 2010
1: Yearly progress reminder to PhDs (ABD)
5: Last possible Thesis/Dissertation defense date for Spring graduation
5: Official Thesis/Dissertation manuscript approval deadline
12: Official Thesis/Dissertation copies due to clearance advisor
14: M.A. Review
23: Last day of classes
26: M.A./Ph.D. interviews complete
26: First-year M.A. language requirement complete
26-30: Final Exam week
May 2010
mid-May: Official M.A./Ph.D. Review letters mailed
(TBA): Last day to file for Summer 2010 graduation