Graduate School Key Dates and Deadlines
Fall 2008
| August 1 | Friday | Last day to file an application to receive a degree (PDF) for December 2008 degree conferral |
| August 24 (midnight) | Sunday | Open registration ends |
| August 25 | Monday | Fall Semester 2008 begins Late and change registration begins Late registration fee applies |
| August 29 | Friday | Labor Day Weekend begins Classes beginning at 3:15 p.m. or later are canceled |
| August 31 | Sunday | Late and change registration ends Last day to withdraw without a “W” grade |
| September 2 | Tuesday | Classes resume after Labor Day Weekend |
| September 7 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from classes with a Bursar credit of 100% |
| September 8 | Monday | Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option |
| September 21 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from classes with a Brusar credit of 50% |
| September 28 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from classes with a Bursar credit of 20% |
| October 1 | Wednesday | Last day to submit thesis or dissertation for required format check for December 2008 degree conferral |
| October 6-7 | Monday & Tuesday | Mid-Semester Break: No classes |
| October 8 | Wednesday | Classes resume after Mid-Semester Break |
| October 10 | Friday | Last day to apply to take the foreign language examination to fulfill the research tool requirement (PDF) |
| October 31 | Friday | Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" After this date the penalty grade of "WF" will be assigned |
| November 3 | Monday | Last day to submit final approved copies of dissertation for December 2008 degree conferral |
| November 10 | Monday | Foreign language examination, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Graduate School Office, Granada Center, 4th floor, LSC |
| November 26–28 | Wednesday-Friday | Thanksgiving Break: No Classes |
| December 1 | Monday | Classes resume after Thanksgiving Break |
| December 1 | Monday | Last day to file an application to receive a degree (PDF) for May 2009 graduation and August 2009 degree conferral |
| December 5 | Friday | Fall Semester 2008 classes end |
| December 10 | Wednesday | Study Day: No classes Final examinations begin at 4:15 p.m. |
| December 8-13, December 15 & 16 | Monday-Saturday, Monday & Tuesday | Final examinations No Sunday exams |
| December 12 | Friday | Pre-doctoral teaching scholarship applications to department chairs |
| January 8 | Thursday | Pre-doctoral teaching scholarship applications due at the Graduate School Office, Granada Center, 4th floor, LSC, by 5:00 p.m. |
| January 9 | Friday | Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship applications due to department chairs |
| January 12 | Monday | Spring Semester 2009 begins |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday: No classes |
