July 1*..................Graduate admission applications due
August 1.................Freshman and transfer students should apply for
admission by this date
August 3-9...............International Teaching Assistant Workshop
August 10-11.............Domestic Teaching Assistant Workshop
August 14................New Graduate Student Orientation
August 15, 16............Final registration and payment of tuition and fees
August 17................Classes begin
August 23................Last day for registering or adding a course
August 30................Last day for dropping a course without a grade
September 4..............Holiday
September 28.............Last day to drop a class with a "W" grade
October 2-3..............Fall Break
October 6................Progress grades due in Registrar's Office
October 13...............Last day to apply for a degree
October 13...............Last day to apply for Advanced Standing Examination
October 24-November 1....Faculty advising for pre-registration
November 1...............Last day for completing admission process for spring semester
for graduate admissions
November 2-November 10...Primary preregistration period for spring semester
November 3...............Last day for thesis/dissertation defense
and non-thesis comprehensive examinations
November 10..............Last day for submission of thesis/dissertation to the Library
November 10..............Last day for submitting signed examination results
to Graduate Studies
November 14..............Last day to withdraw from University
November 22..............Thanksgiving holiday and fall break begins at end of class
November 27..............Classes resume
December 1...............Classes end
December 2...............Last day for final submission of thesis/dissertation
to the library
December 4-8.............Final examinations
December 8...............Commencement (Friday 7:00 p.m.)
December 9...............Commencement (Saturday 10 a.m.)
