This calendar provides a schedule for students and faculty to meet important deadlines specified in the Faculty Rules.
Fall 2017
| Aug. 30 | Orientation for all new GSAS students and first-time TAs (required) |
| Aug. 30 | President's reception for new graduate students and faculty, 5pm |
| Aug. 30 | Last date to waive or accept Bryn Mawr Health Insurance |
| Aug. 30- Sept. 15 | Online Registration through BIONIC for new GSAS students for Semester I |
| Sept. 5 | FIRST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Sept. 7 | GSAS Welcome Back Picnic |
| Sept. 15 | Last date to drop or add a course in Semester I |
| Sept. 22 | Deadline for graduate student applications for reimbursements of travel and research expenses from summer 2017 |
| Sept. 29 | Application for M.A. Candidacy for the Dec.15 degree is due |
| Oct. 2 | Deadline to change incomplete grades to S or U from the 2016-17 academic year |
| Oct. 12 | Deadline for submitting Ph.D. dissertations for the Dec. 15 degree from students in ARCH, Classics, and HART. Dissertations must be deposited in GSAS Office by 4 pm |
| Oct. 13 | Deadline to schedule Preliminary Examinations for Semester I |
| Oct. 13-22 | Fall Break |
| Oct. 31 | Deadline for graduate student applications for reimbursement of travel and research expenses for academic year 2017-18 |
| Nov. 3 | 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 GSAS Office by 4 pm |
| Nov. 6-17 | Registration for Spring 2018: 9AM Nov.6 – 5PM Nov.17 |
| Nov. 17 | Deadline for applications for GSAS financial support from all continuing students for academic year 2018-19 |
| Nov. 22-26 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Dec. 1 | Last date for Ph.D. final oral examinations (defense of dissertation) for the Dec. 15 degree |
| Dec. 8 | Last date for Ph.D. preliminary examinations this semester |
| Dec. 8 | Application for Ph.D. candidacy due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in Semester II |
| Dec. 14 | Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for the Dec. 15 degree |
| Dec. 14 | LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Dec. 15 | Deadline for deposit of final revised version of all dissertations for the December 15 degree and for all GSAS Ph.D. completion checklist items |
| Dec. 15 | 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. 19 | Deadline for submitting supplemental materials for competitive fellowships for the academic year 2018-19 |
| Dec. 22-Jan. 2 | GSAS Office Closed |
Spring 2018
| Jan. 3 | Deadline for letter grades for work completed in Semester I |
| Jan. 12 | Deadline for evaluations of student work completed in Semester I. Evaluations are due in the GSAS Office by 4pm |
| Jan. 15 | 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 |
| Feb. 2 | Last date to drop or add a course in Semester II |
| Feb. 2 | Application for M.A. Candidacy for the May degree is due |
| Feb. 9 | Deadline to schedule Preliminary Examinations in Semester II |
| Mar. 2 | Deadline for submitting Ph.D. dissertations for the May degree for students in ARCH, Classics, and HART. Dissertations must be deposited in GSAS Office by 4 pm |
| Mar. 9-18 | Spring Break (Begins after last class) |
| Mar. 30 | 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 4pm |
| Apr. 2-13 | Registration for Fall 2018: 9AM April 2- 5PM April 13 |
| Apr. 13 | Deadline for advance summer stipend request |
| Apr. 13 | Last date for Ph.D. preliminary examinations |
| Apr 27. | Last date for final Ph.D. oral examinations (defense of dissertation) for the May degree |
| Apr. 27 | Application for Ph.D. candidacy due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in fall of next year |
| May 4 | LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
| May 4 | Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for the May degree |
| May 11 | Deadline for deposit of final revised version of all dissertations for the May degree and for completion of all GSAS graduation checklist items |
| May 11 | Last date for reporting grades of M.A. candidates for the May degree. Grades are due in the Registrar's office by noon |
| May 11 | Deadline for summer stipend request |
| TBD | GSAS Picnic, 5-7pm, College Hall Cloisters |
| May 18 | Rehearsal for M.A. and Ph.D. degree recipients. Convocation |
| May 19 | Commencement |
| May 22 | Deadline for letter grades for work completed in Semester II |
| May 25 | Deadline for evaluations of student work completed in Semester II. Evaluations are due in the GSAS office by 4 pm |