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.
2012-2013 Academic Calendar
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
FALL 2012 |
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Aug. 26-29 |
Orientation for international students (required) |
| Aug. 29 | President's reception for new graduate students and faculty, Carpenter Atrium, 5-6 pm |
| Aug. 30 |
Orientation for all new students and first-time TAs (required) |
| Aug. 31-Sept. 12 | Online Registration through Virtual Bryn Mawr for new GSAS students for Semester I |
| Sept. 4 | First day of classes |
| Sept. 4 | Last date to waive or accept Bryn Mawr Health Insurance |
Sept. 10 |
Application for M.A. candidacy for the Dec. 15 degree is due |
| Sept. 10 | Deadline for graduate student applications for reimbursement of travel and research expenses. (Sept. 10, Nov. 30, and April 19) |
| Sept. 14 | Last date to drop or add a course in Semester I |
Oct. 1 |
Deadline to change incomplete grades to S or U from the 2011-12 academic year |
Oct. 15 |
Deadline for submitting Ph.D. dissertationsf for the Dec. 15 degree from students in Arch, Classics, HArt, and Russian. Dissertations must be deposited in GSAS Office by 4 pm or Carpenter Library by closing time |
Oct. 15-19 |
Fall Break |
Oct. 22 |
Deadline for faculty to submit language examinations to the GSAS office for third party evaluation |
Nov. 5 |
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 inGSAS Office by 4 pm or Carpenter Library by closing time |
| Nov. 10 | Graduate Career Symposium |
| Nov. 11-16 |
Registration for Spring, 2013 - 8 am Nov. 11 - midnight Nov. 16
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| Nov. 16 | Deadline for applications for GSAS financial support from all continuing students for academic year 2013-14 |
Nov. 16 |
Last date for Ph.D. preliminary examinations this semester |
Nov. 21 |
Last date for Ph.D. final oral examinations (defense of dissertation) for the Dec. 15 degree |
| Nov. 22-25 |
Thanksgiving Break |
| Nov. 30 | Application for Ph.D. candidacy due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in Semester II |
Nov. 30 |
Deadline for applications for reimbursement of travel and research expenses. (Sept. 10, Nov. 30, and April 19) |
Dec. 7 |
Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for the Dec. 15 degree |
Dec. 10 |
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. 13 |
Last day of classes in Semester I |
| Dec. 15 |
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees conferred |
| Dec. 20 | Deadline for supplemental materials for GSAS financial support application for continuing students for academic year 2013-2014 |
| Dec. 21-Jan. 1 | GSAS Office Closed |
SPRING 2013 |
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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 pm |
| Jan. 21 | Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Visit these links for College- sponsored activities: Intercultural Affairs Office and Civic Engagement Office |
| Jan. 22 |
First day of classes |
| Jan. 28 | Application for M.A. candidacy for the May degree is due |
| Feb. 1 | Last date to drop or add a course in Semester II |
Mar. 11-15 |
Spring Break |
| Mar. 19 | Deadline for submitting Ph.D. dissertationsf for the May degree from students in Arch, Classics, HArt, and Russian. Dissertations must be deposited in GSAS Office by 4 pm or Carpenter Library by closing time |
| Mar. 22 | Deadline for faculty to submit language examinations to the GSAS office for third party evaluation |
Apr. 8 |
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 GSAS Office by 4 pm or Carpenter Library by closing time |
| April 8-11 | Graduate Student Appreciation Week |
| Apr. 14-19 | Registration for Fall 2013 - 8 am Apr. 14- midnight Apr. 19 |
Apr. 18 |
Last date for Ph.D. preliminary examinations in 2012-2013 |
| Apr. 19 | Deadline for applications for reimbursement of travel and research expenses. (Sept. 10, Nov. 30, and April 19) |
| TBA | Student Awards Ceremony |
| May 1 | Application for Ph.D. candidacy due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in Semester I |
| May 3 | Last day of classes in Semester II |
May 4 |
Last date for final Ph.D. oral examinations (defense of dissertation) for the May degree |
| May 6 | GSAS Picnic |
| May 10 | Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for the May degree |
| May 13 | Last date for reporting grades of M.A. candidates for the May degree. Grades are due in the Registrar's office by noon |
| May 14 |
Deadline for deposit of final revised version of all dissertations for the May degree and for completion of all GSAS graduation checklist items |
| May 17 | Rehearsal for M.A. and Ph.D. degree recipients |
| May 18 | Commencement |
| May 24 | Deadline for letter grades for work completed in Semester II |
| May 24 | Deadline for evaluations of student work completed in Semester II. Evaluations are due in the GSAS office by 4 pm |
| May 31-Jun 2 | Alumnae/-i Reunion |