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.

2012-2013 Academic Calendar
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

FALL 2012

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

 

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

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