Graduate School Academic Calendar

2024-2025 Academic Calendar

ACCELERATED ONLINE PROGRAM CALENDARS 2024-2025

 

Summer 2024
May 8Deadline for Admission Deferment requests
May 10Deadline for Summer Semester Reinstatement
May 20Classes begin (Sessions 1 + 3)
Jun. 3Master’s Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential December graduates.
Jun. 7Nominations for August graduation due
Jun. 24Classes Begin, Session 2
Jul. 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.
Jul. 31Final 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 graduation. NO EXTENSIONS OF TIME CAN BE GRANTED.
Aug. 2All grades due for August graduation
Aug. 9Final date for potential August 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.
Aug. 15Deadline for Fall Semester Reinstatement

Fall 2024
Aug. 14New Student Orientation - Live Q & A Session
Aug. 19Deadline for Admission Deferment requests
Aug. 28Teaching Assistant Training Workshop
Sep. 3New Graduate Student Welcome Day (in-person)
Sep. 4Classes Begin
Sep. 4Deadline for Leave of Absence requests for Fall semester
Sep. 17Last day to register for classes
Sep. 17Deadline for Special Status Requests: ABD (All But Dissertation), LSS (Last Semester Status), RCL (Reduced Course Load)
Oct. 14Columbus Day Classes do not meet, offices are closed
Oct. 15Doctoral Candidates Only– Final date for submission of approved dissertation proposals for potential May graduates.
Oct. 16Nominations for December graduation due
Nov. 11Veteran's Day - Classes do not meet, offices are closed
Nov. 22Request 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. 28 - Dec. 1Thanksgiving Recess - Classes do not meet
Dec. 10Last Day of Classes
Dec. 10Programs of Study due for students admitted for the previous Fall.
Dec. 13Final 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. 27Final 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.
Dec. 31Deadline for Spring Semester Reinstatement

Winter J Term 2025
Jan. 2J-Term classes begin; Degrees cannot be conferred during J-term
Jan. 6Master’s Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential May graduates.
Jan. 6Doctoral Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved dissertation proposals for potential August graduates.
Jan. 17 J-term last day of classes

Spring 2025
Jan. 6Deadline for Admission Deferment requests
Jan. 22Classes Begin
Jan. 22Deadline for Leave of Absence requests for Spring
Jan. 24Nominations for PhD Students for May graduation due
Feb. 4 Last day to register for courses
Feb. 4Deadline for Special Status Requests: ABD (All But Dissertation), LSS (Last Semester Status), RCL (Reduced Course Load)
Feb. 7Master's Candidates Only- Final date for submission of approved thesis proposals for potential August graduates.
Feb. 14Nominations for Master's and Graduate Certificates for May graduation due
Feb. 28Doctoral Candidates Only– Final date for submission of approved dissertation proposals for potential December graduates.
Mar. 9 - 15 Spring Break
May 10Deadline for Summer Semester Reinstatement
Mar. 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.
Apr. 15Final 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. 18CGS mandated date for Assistantship/Fellowship Offers
Apr. 25Final 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.
Apr. 30Last day of classes
Apr. 30Programs of Study due for students admitted for Spring the prior year.
May 15All grades due for May graduation
May 16-18Commencement (August 2024, December 2024, May 2025 graduates eligible)

 

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