Calendar of Events
Month Date Event
July 5-16 Summer term seminars (1st 2 full weeks after the 4th)
31 Registration deadline for fall term
31 Registration deadline for fall Comprehensive Examinations
August 15 Last due date for précis for May [current year] graduation
25 Language proficiency examinations (9:00-11:00am)
October 1 PhD/ThM Orientation for fall term
1 Fall term seminars (last week in September, first week in October)
1 PhD Comprehensive Examinations (Oct. 1, 3, 5; makeup October 7)
1 Application deadline for spring term
31 Last due date for prospectus in Office of Doctoral Studies faculty consideration for May [current year] graduation
31 Registration deadline for winter term
November 12 Field essays and applicant interviews (for spring term)
December 12 PhD front matter and chapter due in the Office of Doctoral Studies
12 ThM front matter and chapter due in the Office of Doctoral Studies
January 2-16 Winter term seminars (1st 2 full weeks after New Years)
16 PhD draft of dissertation due in the Office of Doctoral Studies (2 copies: supervisor and style reader)
16 ThM defense draft of thesis due in the Office of Doctoral Studies (2 copies: supervisor and style reader)
16 Deadline for declaring intention to graduate to registrar's office
30 Registration deadline for spring term
30 Registration deadline for spring Comprehensive Examinations
March 6 PhD defense draft of dissertation due in the Office of Doctoral Studies (3 copies)
20 ThM defense draft of thesis due to committee member in the Office of Doctoral Studies (2 copies)
April 1 Application deadline for fall term
2-16 Spring term seminars (1st 2 full weeks)
10 Last day to defend PhD dissertation
17 Last day to defend ThM thesis
30 PhD Comprehensive Examinations (April 30, May 1, 4; makeup May 6)
May 1 Final copy of dissertations/theses due
9 Graduation
15-27 Field essays and applicant interviews for fall