Graduate School Academic Calendar

2022-2023 Academic Calendar

ACCELERATED ONLINE PROGRAM CALENDARS 2022-2023

 

Summer 2022
May 16Deadline for Reinstatement and Admission Deferment requests
May 23Classes begin (Sessions 1 + 3)
Jun. 6Master’s Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential December 2022 graduates.
Jun. 10Nominations for Aug. 2022 graduation due
Jun. 27Classes Begin, Session 2
Jul. 21Request 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. 3Final 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. 12Final 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. 172022 New Student Orientation
Aug. 312022 Teaching Assistant Training Workshop
Sep. 6Deadline for Reinstatement and Admission Deferment requests
Sep. 7Classes Begin
Sep. 7Deadline for Leave of Absence requests for Fall semester
Sep. 20Last day to register for classes
Sep. 20Deadline for ABD Status Requests for Fall semester
Oct. 10Columbus Day Classes do not meet, offices are closed
Oct. 11Doctoral Candidates Only– Final date for submission of approved dissertation proposals for potential May graduates.
Oct. 12Nominations for December graduation due
Nov. 11Veteran's Day - Classes do not meet, offices are closed
Nov. 18Request 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 - 27Thanksgiving Recess - Classes do not meet
Dec. 13Last Day of Classes
Dec. 13Programs of Study due for students admitted for the previous Fall.
Dec. 16Final 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. 28Final 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. 2J-Term classes begin; Degrees cannot be conferred during J-term
Jan. 9Master’s Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential May graduates.
Jan. 9Doctoral 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. 9Deadline for Admission Deferment requests
Jan. 23Classes Begin
Jan. 23Deadline for Leave of Absence requests for Spring
Jan. 27Nominations for PhD Students for May graduation due
Feb. 5 Last day to register for courses
Feb. 5Deadline for ABD Status Requests for Spring
Feb. 10Master's Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential August graduates.
Feb. 17Nominations for Master's and Graduate Certificates for May graduation due
Mar. 3Doctoral Candidates Only– Final date for submission of approved dissertation proposals for potential December graduates.
Mar. 13 - 19 Spring Break
Mar. 24Request 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. 14Final 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. 15CGS mandated date for Assistantship/Fellowship Offers
Apr. 21Final 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 1Last day of classes
May 1Programs of Study due for students admitted for Spring the prior year.
May 10Deadline for Summer Semester Reinstatement
May 16All grades due for May graduation
May 19Graduate School Commencement Ceremony

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