Graduate School Key Dates and Deadlines
Spring 2008
| December 1 | Saturday | Last day to file an application to receive a degree for May or August 2008 degree conferral For commencement information see Loyola's 138th Annual Commencement web site |
| January 13 (midnight) |
Sunday | Open registration ends |
| January 14 | Monday | Spring Semester 2008 begins Begin late and change registration Late registration fee applies |
| January 21 | Monday | End late and change registration Last day to withdraw without a “W” grade Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – No classes |
| January 27 | Sunday | Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 100% |
| January 28 | Monday | Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice-versa Last day to request or cancel pass/fail option |
| February 10 | Sunday | Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 50% |
| February 17 | Sunday | Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 20% |
| March 3 | Monday | Last day to submit thesis or dissertation for a format check for May 2008 degree conferral |
| March 3-7 | Monday-Friday | Spring Break |
| March 10 | Monday | Classes resume after Spring Break |
| March 14 | Friday | Last day to apply to take the foreign language examination to fulfill the research tool requirement Download the reseach tool requirement application form here |
| March 20 | Thursday | Easter Holiday begins 4:30 p.m. |
| March 21 | Friday | Good Friday – No classes, offices closed |
| March 24 | Monday | Classes resume 4:30 p.m. Last day to withdraw without receiving a penalty grade of "WF" – deadline 5:00 p.m. |
| April 1 | Tuesday | Last day to submit final approved copies of dissertation for May 2008 degree conferral |
| April 7 | Monday | Foreign language examination, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Graduate School Office, 4th floor, Granada Center, Lake Shore Campus |
| April 14 | Monday | Registration begins – check LOCUS for information |
| May 8 | Thursday | Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, Gentile Center, Lake Shore Campus |
| May 21-July 27 | Summer Sessions | |
| June 2 | Monday | Last day to submit thesis or dissertation for a format check for August 2008 degree conferral |
| July 1 | Tuesday | Last day to submit final approved copies of dissertation for August 2008 degree conferral |
| August 1 | Friday | Last day to file an application to receive a degree for December 2008 degree conferral |