This calendar provides a schedule for students and faculty to meet important deadlines specified in the Faculty Rules.
Fall 2016
| Aug.22-24 | Orientation for international students (required) |
| Aug. 24 | President's reception for new graduate students and faculty, 5pm |
| Aug. 25 | Orientation for all new students and first-time TAs (required) |
| Aug. 25-Sept. 9 | Online Registration through BIONIC for new GSAS students for Semester I |
| Aug. 29 | First day of classes |
| Aug. 31 | Last date to waive or accept Bryn Mawr Health Insurance |
| Sept. 1 | GSAS Welcome Back Picnic |
| Sept. 9 | Last date to drop or add a course in Semester I |
| Sept. 12 | Application for M.A. candidacy for the Dec. 15 degree is due |
| Sept. 16 | Deadline for graduate student applications for reimbursement of travel and research expenses from summer 2016 |
| Oct. 3 | Deadline to change incomplete grades to S or U from the 2015-16 academic year |
| Oct. 7 | Deadline for submitting Ph.D. dissertations for the Dec. 15 degree from students in ARCH, Classics, HART, and Russian. Dissertations must be deposited in GSAS Office by 4 pm |
| Oct. 7-16 | Fall Break |
| Oct. 30 | Deadline for graduate student applications for reimbursement of travel and research expenses for academic year 2016-17 |
| 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 GSAS Office by 4 pm |
| Nov. 1-11 | Registration for Spring 2017: 9AM Nov.1 – 5PM Nov.11 |
| Nov. 21 | Deadline for applications for GSAS financial support from all continuing students for academic year 2017-18 |
| Nov. 22 | Last date for Ph.D. preliminary examinations this semester |
| Nov. 22 | Last date for Ph.D. final oral examinations (defense of dissertation) for the Dec. 15 degree |
| Nov. 23-27 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Dec. 5 | Application for Ph.D. candidacy due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in Semester II |
| Dec. 5 | Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for the Dec. 15 degree |
| Dec. 8 | Deadline for deposit of final revised version of all dissertations for the December 15 degree and for all GSAS Phd completion checklist items |
| Dec. 8 | 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. 9 | Last day of classes in Semester I |
| Dec. 15 | M.A. and Ph.D. degrees conferred |
| Dec. 19 | Deadline for submitting supplemental materials for competitive fellowships for the academic year 2016-17 |
| Dec. 23-Jan. 2 | GSAS Office Closed |
Spring 2017
| Jan. 3 | Deadline for letter grades for work completed in Semester I |
| Jan. 13 | Deadline for evaluations of student work completed in Semester I. Evaluations are due in the GSAS Office by 4pm |
| Jan. 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Visit these links for College-sponsored activities: Intercultural Affairs Office and Civic Engagement Office |
| Jan. 17 | First day of classes |
| Jan. 20 | Application for M.A. candidacy for the May degree is due |
| Jan. 30 | Last date to drop or add a course in Semester II |
| Mar. 3-12 | Spring Break (Begins after last class) |
| Mar. 17 | Deadline for submitting Ph.D. dissertations for the May degree from students in Arch, Classics, HArt, and Russian. Dissertations must be deposited in GSAS Office by 4 pm |
| Apr. 3-14 | Registration for Fall 2017: 9AM April 3- 5PM April 14 |
| April 7 | 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 |
| April 14 | Deadline for advance summer stipend request |
| Apr. 21 | Last date for Ph.D. preliminary examinations |
| April 24 | Application for Ph.D. candidacy due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in Semester I |
| April 28 | 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 5 | Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for the May degree |
| May 8 | Last date for reporting grades of M.A. candidates for the May degree. Grades are due in the Registrar's office by noon |
| May 8 | Deadline for summer stipend request |
| May 10 | Deadline for deposit of final revised version of all dissertations for the May degree and for completion of all GSAS graduation checklist items |
| TBD | GSAS Picnic, 5-7pm, Thomas Cloisters |
| May 12 | Rehearsal for M.A. and Ph.D. degree recipients. Convocation |
| May 13 | Commencement |
| May 22 | Deadline for letter grades for work completed in Semester II |
| May 26 | Deadline for evaluations of student work completed in Semester II. Evaluations are due in the GSAS office by 4 pm |