Graduate School Academic Calendar
2022-2023 Academic Calendar
ACCELERATED ONLINE PROGRAM CALENDARS 2022-2023
Summer 2022 |
May 16 | Deadline for Reinstatement and Admission Deferment requests |
May 23 | Classes begin (Sessions 1 + 3) |
Jun. 6 | Master’s Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential December 2022 graduates. |
Jun. 10 | Nominations for Aug. 2022 graduation due |
Jun. 27 | Classes Begin, Session 2 |
Jul. 21 | Request to Schedule an Oral Defense form due to the Graduate School. Students are responsible to distribute defendable copies directly to faculty members. The Graduate School no longer requires submission of a hard defendable copy to our office. |
Aug. 3 | Final date for changes of grades, changes to Programs of Study, results of master’s examination(s), results of comprehensive examination(s), etc. to be received in the Graduate School for certification for August 2022 graduation. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
Aug. 12 | Final date for potential August 2022 graduates to submit, in final, correctly formatted form, theses/dissertations that have been successfully defended, and fully approved. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
Fall 2022 |
Aug. 17 | 2022 New Student Orientation |
Aug. 31 | 2022 Teaching Assistant Training Workshop |
Sep. 6 | Deadline for Reinstatement and Admission Deferment requests |
Sep. 7 | Classes Begin
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Sep. 7 | Deadline for Leave of Absence requests for Fall semester |
Sep. 20 | Last day to register for classes |
Sep. 20 | Deadline for ABD Status Requests for Fall semester |
Oct. 10 | Columbus Day Classes do not meet, offices are closed |
Oct. 11 | Doctoral Candidates Only– Final date for submission of approved dissertation proposals for potential May graduates. |
Oct. 12 | Nominations for December graduation due |
Nov. 11 | Veteran's Day - Classes do not meet, offices are closed |
Nov. 18 | Request to Schedule an Oral Defense form due to the Graduate School. Students are responsible to distribute defendable copies directly to faculty members. The Graduate School no longer requires submission of a hard defendable copy to our office. |
Nov. 24 - 27 | Thanksgiving Recess - Classes do not meet |
Dec. 13 | Last Day of Classes |
Dec. 13 | Programs of Study due for students admitted for the previous Fall. |
Dec. 16 | Final date for potential December graduates to submit, in final, correctly formatted form, theses/dissertations that have been successfully defended, and fully approved. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
Dec. 28 | Final date for changes of grades, changes to Programs of Study, results of master’s examination(s), results of comprehensive examination(s), etc. for potential December graduates to be received in the Graduate School for certification for December graduation. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
Winter J Term 2023 |
Jan. 2 | J-Term classes begin; Degrees cannot be conferred during J-term |
Jan. 9 | Master’s Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential May graduates. |
Jan. 9 | Doctoral Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved dissertation proposals for potential August graduates. |
Jan. 20 | J-term last day of classes |
Spring 2023 |
Jan. 9 | Deadline for Admission Deferment requests |
Jan. 23 | Classes Begin |
Jan. 23 | Deadline for Leave of Absence requests for Spring |
Jan. 27 | Nominations for PhD Students for May graduation due |
Feb. 5 | Last day to register for courses |
Feb. 5 | Deadline for ABD Status Requests for Spring |
Feb. 10 | Master's Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential August graduates. |
Feb. 17 | Nominations for Master's and Graduate Certificates for May graduation due |
Mar. 3 | Doctoral Candidates Only– Final date for submission of approved dissertation proposals for potential December graduates. |
Mar. 13 - 19 | Spring Break |
Mar. 24 | Request to Schedule an Oral Defense form due to the Graduate School. Students are responsible to distribute defendable copies directly to faculty members. The Graduate School no longer requires submission of a hard defendable copy to our office. |
Apr. 14 | Final date for changes of grades for courses taken in previous semesters, changes to Programs of Study, results of master’s examination(s), results of comprehensive examination(s), etc. for potential May graduates to be received in the Graduate School for certification for May graduation. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
Apr. 15 | CGS mandated date for Assistantship/Fellowship Offers |
Apr. 21 | Final date for potential May graduates to submit, in final, correctly formatted form, theses/dissertations that have been successfully defended, and fully approved. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED. |
May 1 | Last day of classes |
May 1 | Programs of Study due for students admitted for Spring the prior year. |
May 10 | Deadline for Summer Semester Reinstatement |
May 16 | All grades due for May graduation |
May 19 | Graduate School Commencement Ceremony |
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