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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Calendar

This calendar provides a schedule for students and faculty to meet important deadlines specified in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Faculty Rules.

Fall 2020

Aug. 31 Last date to waive or accept Bryn Mawr Health Insurance 
Aug. 31 - Sept 16  Add/Drop period and registration through BIONIC for new GSAS students for Semester I
Sept. 1 New Student Orientation
Sept. 8 First Day of Classes
Sept. 16 Last date to drop or add a course in Semester I
Oct. 1 Deadline to change incomplete grades to S or U from the 2019-2020 academic year.
Oct. 2  Application for M.A. Candidacy for the Dec.15 degree is due
Oct. 9 Deadline to schedule Preliminary Examinations for Semester I
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 p.m.
Oct. 31 Deadline for graduate student applications for reimbursement of travel and research expenses for the current academic year
Nov. 2 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 p.m.
Nov. 2-13 Registration for Spring 2021
Nov. 20 Deadline for applications for GSAS financial support from all continuing students for the academic year 2021-2022
Nov. 21 Thanksgiving Break begins after last class and ends 11/29 at 8AM. In-person instruction ends on 11/21.
Dec. 4 Last date for Ph.D. final oral examinations (defense of dissertation) for the Dec. 15 degree
Dec. 4 Last date for Ph.D. preliminary examinations this semester
Dec. 11 Last Day of Classes
Dec. 11 Application for Ph.D. candidacy due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in Semester II
Dec. 11 Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for the Dec. 15 degree
Dec. 15 Deadline for deposit of final revised version of all dissertations for the Dec. 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
Dec. 15 M.A. and Ph.D. degrees conferred
Dec. 18 Deadline for submitting supplemental materials for competitive fellowships for the academic year 2021-2022
Dec. 18 Winter Break Begins
Dec. 23-Jan. 3 GSAS Office Closed

Spring 2021

*tentative schedule due to uncertainties around of impacts of COVID-19*

Jan. 18 Deadline for letter grades for work completed in Semester I
Jan. 22 Deadline for evaluations of student work completed in Semester I. Evaluations are due in the GSAS Office by 4 p.m.
Jan. 18 Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday. 
Feb. 12 First Day of Classes (All classes are remote: Jan 29 - Feb 14)
Feb. 26 Application for M.A. Candidacy for the May degree is due
Feb. 26 Deadline to schedule Preliminary Examinations in Semester II
Mar. 19 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 p.m.
Mar. 27-30 "Pause" in Spring semester.
Apr. 9 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 p.m.
Apr. 19-30 Registration for Fall 2021
Apr. 20 Last date for Ph.D. preliminary examinations
May 7 Late date for final Ph.D. oral examinations (defense of dissertation) for the May degree
May 13 Last Day of Classes
May 13-22  Reading Days and Finals
May 17 Application for Ph.D. candidacy due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in fall of next year
May 21 Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for the May degree
May 24 Last date for reporting grades of M.A. candidates for the May degree. Grades are due in the Registrar's office by noon
May 28 Rehearsal for M.A. and Ph.D. degree recipients. Convocation.
May 28 Commencement (for graduate students)
Jun. 4 Deadline for letter grades for work completed in Semester II
Jun. 7 Deadline for evaluations of student work completed in Semester II. Evaluations are due in the GSAS office by 4 p.m.

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