Dates and Deadlines for Graduate Students

October 2007

1: Straight-Through qualifying paper due to committee chair

1: Spring 2008 Registration Guide available

15: Registration for Spring 2008 begins

22: Last date to defend thesis or dissertation for Fall graduation (Thesis to readers 2 weeks prior; Dissertation to readers 30 days prior)

31: Thesis Forum cover sheet due

31: Straight-Through qualifying paper due

November 2007

5: Official Thesis/Dissertation manuscript approval deadline

7: Thesis Forum

12: Veteran's Day Holiday, no classes

13: Official Thesis/Dissertation copies due to clearance advisor (408 Westcott)

22-23: Thanksgiving Holiday, no classes

30: M.A. Final Thesis prospectus due

December 2007

7: New graduate applications due for those applying for University Fellowships

10-14: Final Exam week

14: Straight-Through qualifying paper approval deadline

14: Fall semester ends

January 2008

7: Spring semester begins

11: Departmental graduate admission deadline

19: Last day to file for Spring graduation

21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, no classes

February 2008

20-23: Faculty away for CAA conference

March 2008

3: Straight-Through students officially designated

10-14: Spring Break

17: Mason Grant applications due

24: Last date to defend thesis or dissertation for Spring graduation (Thesis to readers 2 weeks prior; Dissertation to readers 30 days prior)

31: M.A. Review cover sheet and paper due

31: Official Thesis/Dissertation manuscript approval deadline

April 2008

1: Yearly progress reminder to PhDs (ABD)

7: Official Thesis/Dissertation copies due to clearance advisor

16: M.A. Review

21-25: Final Exam week

25: End of Spring semester

28: M.A./Ph.D. interviews complete

May 2008

mid-May: Official M.A./Ph.D. Review letters mailed

16: Last day to file for Summer graduation

June 2008

16: Last date to defend thesis or dissertation for Summer graduation (Thesis to readers 2 weeks prior; Dissertation to readers 30 days prior)

30: Official Thesis/Dissertation manuscript approval deadline

July 2008