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Graduate Program application deadlines
July 4, 2012
- Independence Day Holiday (University is closed)
July 5, 2012
- Last day to submit Thesis/Dissertation Preliminary Approval, Notice of Defense, and format copy for August graduation
July 13, 2012
- Last day to drop a full term course
July 19, 2012
- Last day to defend Thesis or Dissertation for August graduation
July 26, 2012
- Last day to submit Final Report on Candidate form for August graduation
- Last day to submit electronic Thesis/Dissertation for publishing for August graduation
August 1, 2012
- Graduate Assistantship appointment paperwork deadline for Fall
- Application deadline for all programs without stated deadlines for Fall
August 3, 2012
August 7, 2012
- Grades due at noon in the Registrar's office
August 15, 2012
- New Graduate Student orientation
- Call for Graduate Committee nominations
- Call for Graduate Faculty nominations
August 16, 2012
- Orientations for Graduate Teaching Assistants and Graduate Research Assistants
August 20, 2012
- Beginning of Fall semester. Classes begin at 4pm
- Last day to advance to candidacy for students planning to graduate in December
August 23, 2012
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Last day to accept offers of graduate assistantships
August 29, 2012
- Last day to add a full term class for Fall Semester
- Deadline for Graduate Committee ballots
August 31, 2012
- Last day to use a Fall Tuition Waiver
- Last day to be added to Graduate Health Insurance
September 1, 2012
- Call for nominations for DDTCE Awards
- Deadline for Doctoral Travel Support applications
September 3, 2012
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Labor Day (University is closed)
September 4, 2012
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Deadline for Graduate Faculty nominations
September 18, 2012
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Last day to apply to graduate for December 2012
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Deadline for 2nd round ballots for Graduate Committee
September 24, 2012
- Graduate Committee Elections Finalized
September 25, 2012
- Graduate Faculty nomination slate posted on the School of Graduate Studies website for review (2 weeks)
October 9, 2012
- Letters of notification of membership to Graduate Faculty posted to nominees
October 26, 2012
- Call for applications for 2013 Summer Research Professorships
November 6, 2012
- Call for submissions for 2013 Scholarly Forum
November 9, 2012
- Last day to drop a full term course
November 12, 2012
- Veterans Day Holiday (University is closed)
November 15, 2012
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Last day to submit Thesis/Dissertation Preliminary Approval, Notice of Defense, and format copy for December graduation
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Call for 2013 Summer Doctoral Fellowships
November 22, 2012
- Thanksgiving Holiday (University is closed)
November 29, 2012
- Last day to defend thesis or dissertation for December graduation
December 1, 2012
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Application deadline for Fall admission for all programs without otherwise stated deadlines
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Spring graduate assistant appointment paperwork deadline (Job Data Hire, Position Funding, Tuition Waiver)
December 3, 2012
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Call for Graduate Faculty nominations
December 6, 2012
- Last day to submit Final Report on Candidate form for December graduation
- Last day to submit electronic Thesis/Dissertation for publishing for December graduation
December 14, 2012
December 18, 2012
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Grades due in Registrar's office by noon
December 21, 2012
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2013 Summer Research Professorship applications due
December 24, 2012
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University closes at noon
December 25, 2012
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Christmas Day (University is closed)
January 1, 2013
- New Year's Holiday (University is closed)
January 7, 2013
- Beginning of Instruction for Spring Semester (4 p.m.)
- Last Day to Advance to Candidacy for Student Planning to Graduate in May
- General Graduate Student Spring Orientation
January 12, 2013
- Last Day to accept offers of Graduate Assistantships
January 15, 2013
- 2013 Summer Doctoral Fellowship Applications Due in the School of Graduate Studies
- Deadline for Graduate Faculty Nominations
January 17, 2013
- Last day to add a full-term course
- Last Day to Use a Fall Tuition Waiver
- Last Day to be added to Graduate Health Insurance
January 21, 2013
- Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (University is closed)
January 25, 2013
- Deadline for Scholarly Forum Abstracts
February 1, 2013
- Deadline for Doctoral Travel Support
February 4, 2013
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Finalize Slate of Graduate Faculty Nominees for presentation to Graduate Faculty
February 5, 2013
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Graduate Faculty Nomination Slate is posted on the School of Graduate Studies website for review (2 week process)
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Last day to Apply to Graduate for May 2013 Commencement
February 18, 2013
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President's Day (University is closed)
February 19, 2013
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Letters of notification of membership on Graduate Faculty mailed to nominees
March 1, 2013
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Summer Professorship Recipients letters sent out
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Summer Doctoral Fellowship Recipients announced
March 5 & 6, 2013
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The School of Graduate Studies' 2013 Scholarly Forum
March 11-15, 2013
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Spring Break
March 29, 2013
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Good Friday (University is closed)
April 5, 2013
- Last day to drop a full term course
April 11, 2013
- Last day to submit Thesis/Dissertation Preliminary Approval, Notice of Defense, and format copy for May graduation
- Deadline for Cultural Diversity Tuition Waivers (Waivers for Fall, Spring & Summer 2013/14)
April 22, 2013
- General Graduate Faculty Meeting, 3pm - 4:30pm, Memorial Union Lecture Bowl
April 25, 2013
- Last day to defend thesis or dissertation for May graduation
May 1, 2013
- Application deadline for Summer admission to the School of Graduate Studies for all graduate programs without stated deadlines
- Summer Graduate Assistant Appointment Forms Deadline (Job Data Hire Form, Position Funding Form, Tuition Waiver Form)
May 2, 2013
- Last day to submit Final Report on Candidate form for May graduation
- Last day to submit electronic Thesis/Dissertation for publishing for May graduation
May 3, 2013
- DDTCE Award Presentations
- Reading and Review Day
May 11, 2013
May 13, 2013
- Beginning of instruction for Summer semester
- Last day for student recipient to accept offers of graduate assistantships for Summer session
- Last day to advance to candidacy for students planning to graduate in August
May14, 2013
- Spring Semester Grades due at noon in Registrar's Office
May 15, 2013
- Deadline for Doctoral Travel Support
May 20, 2013
- Last day to add a full term class for summer
- Last day to use a Summer Tuition waiver
- Last day to be added to Graduate Health Insurance
June 4, 2013
- Last day to apply to graduate for August graduation
July 3, 2013
- Last day to submit Thesis/Dissertation Preliminary Approval, Notice of Defense, and format copy for August graduation
July 4, 2013
- Independence Day holiday (University is closed)
July 12, 2013
- Last day to Drop a full term course
July 18, 2013
- Last day to defend Thesis or Dissertation for August Graduation
July 25, 2013
- Last day to submit Final Report on Candidate form for August graduation
- Last day to submit electronic Thesis/Dissertation for publishing for August graduation
August 2, 2013
August 6, 2013
- Grades due in Registrar's Office at noon
