Key Dates and Deadlines
SPRING 2012 SUMMER 2012
| January 9 | Monday | Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship Applications due to Department Chairs |
| January 16 | Monday | Martin Luther King Holiday; offices closed |
SPRING 2012
| January 17 | Tuesday | Spring Semester 2012 begins Begin late and change registration. Late registration fee applies |
| January 20 | Friday | Graduate School new student orientationSchmitt Dissertation Fellowship Applications due at the Graduate School. Announcement of Advanced Doctoral Competition |
| January 23 | Monday | End late and change registration. Last day to withdraw without a "W" grade |
| January 27 | Friday | Incomplete grades from Summer 2011 due at the Graduate School |
| January 29 | Sunday | Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 100% |
| January 30 | Monday | Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa Last day to request or cancel pass/fail option |
| February 1 | Wednesday | Last day to apply for August graduation |
| February 3 | Friday | Announcement of Spring competition for the Community and Global Stewards Fellowship |
| February 12 | Sunday | Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 50% |
| February 13 | Monday | Summer Registration begins - Check LOCUS for details Nominations for the Crown Fellowship due at the Graduate School Advanced Doctoral Fellowship applications due to department chairs |
| February 19 | Sunday | Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 20% (zero credit thereafter) |
| February 22 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday: Classes meet, but special worship services available |
| February 24 | Friday | Advanced Doctoral Fellowship Applications due at the Graduate School |
| March 1 | Thursday | Last day to submit thesis or dissertation for a format check for May 2012 degree conferral Spring Community Stewards applications due at the Graduate School |
| March 5 | Monday | Applications for the Child and Family Research Assistantships due at the Graduate School |
| March 5-10 | Spring Break | |
| March 12 | Monday | Classes resume after Spring Break |
| March 13 | Tuesday | Last day to apply to take the foreign language examination to fulfill the research tool requirement. Download the form from the Graduate School website |
| March 26 | Monday | Last day to withdraw without a penalty grade of WF (5:00 p.m.) |
| April 1 | Sunday | Last day to submit final approved copies of dissertation or thesis for May 2012 degree conferral. For students in programs requiring a dissertation or thesis, all degree requirements MUST be met by this date, unless a master's student is completing classes while working on thesis |
| April 5-9 | Easter Holiday: No classes Thursday evening (classes that start 4:15 p.m. or later are cancelled) through Monday afternoon (classes beginning on or after 4:15 p.m. will be held) Offices closed on Good Friday | |
| April 2 | Monday | Foreign language examination, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m., Graduate School Office, Granada Center, 4th floor, LSC |
| April 16 | Monday | Fall Registration begins. Check LOCUS for details |
| April 27 (Noon) | Friday | Dissertation defense ballots due to the Graduate School by noon to walk in May 2012 Commencement Ceremony |
| April 27 | Friday | Spring Semester ends |
| April 30-May 8 | Final exams No exams on Sunday | |
| May 2 | Wednesday | Study day: No examinations |
| May 10 | Thursday | Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, Gentile Center, LSC |
| May 23-August 12 | Tuesday | Summer Sessions |
Summer 2012
For Summer Sessions Academic Calendar please visit, http://www.luc.edu/academics/schedules/summer/academic_calendar.shtml
| May 28 | Monday | Memorial Day Observed, Offices Closed |
| June 1 | Friday | Last day to submit thesis or dissertations for a format check for August degree conferral |
| June 4 | Monday | Incomplete grades from Fall 2011 due at the Graduate School |
| July 2 | Monday | Last day to submit final approved copies of dissertation for August degree conferral |
| July 4 | Wednesday | Independence Day Observed, Office Closed |
| August 1 | Wednesday | Last day to file an Application to Receive a Degree for December 2012 degree conferral |
| August 27 | Monday | Fall Semester 2012 begins |
