Academic Calendar and Deadlines
This calendar provides a schedule for students and faculty to meet important deadlines specified in the Faculty Rules governing the MA and Ph.D. degrees.
2011-2012 Academic Calendar
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
FALL 2011 |
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Aug. 21-24 |
Orientation for international students (required) |
| Aug. 24 | President's reception for new Graduate Students at Wyndham |
| Aug. 25 | Registration for new GSAS students for Semester I begins |
| Aug. 25 |
Orientation for all new students and TAs (required) |
| Aug. 29 | Last date to waive or accept Bryn Mawr Health Insurance |
| Aug. 29 | First day of classes |
Sept. 6 |
Application for M.A. candidacy for the Dec. 15 degree is due |
| Sept. 6 | Deadline for graduate student applications for reimbursement of travel and research expenses. (Sept. 6, Dec. 1, and April 20) |
| Sept. 16 | Last date to change registration (drop/add courses) in Semester I |
Oct. 1 |
Deadline to change Incompletes from the 2010-11 academic year |
Oct. 10-14 |
Fall Break |
Oct. 14 |
Deadline for submitting Ph.D. dissertationsf for the Dec. 15 degree from students in the Graduate Group in Arch, Classics, and HArt and Russian. Dissertations must be deposited in Carpenter Library by 8 p.m. |
Oct. 17 |
Deadline for submitting language examinations to the GSAS office for third party evaluation |
Nov. 4 |
Deadline for submitting Ph.D. dissertations for the Dec. 15 degree for students in Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Clinical Developmental Psychology. Dissertations must be deposited in Carpenter Library by 8 p.m. |
| Nov. 7-11 |
Registration for Semester II, 2012 |
| Nov. 11 | Deadline for applications for financial support from all continuing students |
Nov. 15 |
Last date for Ph.D. preliminary examinations this semester |
Nov. 23 |
Last date for Ph.D. final oral examinations (defense of dissertation) for the Dec. 15 degree |
| Nov. 24-25 |
Thanksgiving Break |
| Dec. 1 | Application for Ph.D. candidacy due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in Semester II |
Dec. 1 |
Deadline for applications for reimbursement of travel and research expenses. (Sept. 6, Dec. 1, and April 20) |
Dec. 1 |
Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for the Dec. 15 degree |
| Dec. 8 |
Last day of classes of Semester I |
Dec. 9 |
Deadline for deposit of final revised version of all dissertations for the December 15 degree and for completion of all GSAS graduation checklist items |
| Dec. 10 |
Last date for reporting grades of M.A. candidates for the Dec. 15 degree. Grades are due in the Registrar's office by 12 noon.. |
| Dec. 15 |
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees conferred |
| Dec. 16 |
Winter Break |
| Dec. 21 | Deadline for supplemental materials for financial support application for continuing students for academic year 2012-2013 |
| Dec. 22-Jan. 2 | GSAS Office Closed |
SPRING 2012 |
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| Jan. 2 | Deadline for applications for admission |
| Jan. 2 |
Deadline for letter grades for work completed in Semester I. |
| Jan. 2 | Deadline for evaluations of student work completed in Semester I. Evaluations are due in the GSAS office by 4 p.m. |
| Jan. 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Visit these links for College- sponsored activities: Intercultural Affairs Office and Civic Engagement Office |
| Jan. 17 |
Classes begin |
| Jan. 24 | Application for M.A. candidacy for the May degree is due |
| Feb. 3 |
Last date to change registration (drop/add courses) for Semester II |
Mar. 5-9 |
Spring Break |
| Mar. 13 | Deadline for submitting language examinations to the GSAS office for third party evaluation |
| Mar. 13 | Deadline for submitting Ph.D. dissertationsf for the May degree from students in the Graduate Group in Arch, Classics, and HArt and Russian. Dissertations must be deposited in Carpenter Library by 8 p.m. |
Apr. 2 |
Deadline for submitting Ph.D. dissertations for the May degree for students in Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Clinical Developmental Psychology. Dissertations must be deposited in Carpenter Library by 8 p.m. |
| Apr. 9-13 | Registration for Semester 1, 2012 |
Apr. 12 |
Last date for Ph.D. preliminary examinations in 2011-2012 |
| Apr. 20 | Deadline for applications for reimbursement of travel and research expenses. (Sept. 6, Dec. 1, and April 20) |
| TBA | Student Awards Ceremony |
Apr. 27 |
Last date for final Ph.D. oral examinations (defense of dissertation) for the May degree |
| Apr. 27 | Last day of classes of Semester II |
| May 1 | Application for Ph.D. candidacy due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in Semester I |
| May 1 | Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for the May degree |
| May 7 | GSAS Picnic |
| May 8 |
Deadline for deposit of final revised version of all dissertations for the May degree and for completion of all GSAS graduation checklist items |
| May 8 | Last date for reporting grades of M.A. candidates for the May degree. Grades are due in the Registrar's office by 12 noon.. |
| May 11 | Rehearsal for M.A. and Ph.D. degree recipients |
| May 12 | Commencement |
| May 18 | Deadline for letter grades for work completed in Semester II. |
| May 18 | Deadline for evaluations of student work completed in Semester II. Evaluations are due in the GSAS office by 4 p.m. |
| May 25-May 27 | Alumnae/-i Reunion |
