Graduate Calendar
Spring 2025
| Date | Activity or Event |
|---|---|
| January 6-10 | Winter Intersession (considered part of fall semester for admission, registration, grading, and graduation purposes) |
| January 7 |
New Teaching Assistant Training (mandatory for new graduate teaching assistants) |
| January 13 | Spring 2025 Classes Begin |
| January 17 |
Deadline to apply for graduation (students planning to complete their degree in May 2025) |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (no classes and offices closed) |
| February 1 | Deadline for graduate student applications for spring 2025 Thesis/Non-Thesis Funding |
| February 3 | Deadline for spring 2025 Faculty Research Grant applications |
| February 17 | President's Day (no classes and offices closed) |
| February 18 |
Deadline to submit applications for summer 2025 graduate teaching assistants to the Graduate College Deadline for Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award nominations and Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award nominations |
| March 14 | Deadline for Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award application packet submission and Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award application packet submission (must be nominated by February 18 deadline) |
| March 15-23 | Spring Break (no classes) |
| March 31 |
Deadline to have name listed in the spring commencement program Abstract submission deadline for 2025 Einhellig Interdisciplinary Research Forum (EIDF) |
| April 17 |
1st Annual Graduate Education Awards Reception (GEAR) |
| April 18 | Spring holiday (no classes. offices closed) |
| April 18 |
Spring 2025 thesis/dissertation deadline: Last day to submit approved thesis/dissertation to the Graduate College (all assignments must be completed in Brightspace) Deadline for submission of seminar report form for approved research project to the Graduate College (does not apply to all programs; check with program advisor to determine if form is needed) |
| April 25 | 2025 Einhellig Interdisciplinary Research Forum (EIDF) |
| April 30 | Deadline to submit GA BearPAF's for summer 2025 appointments and fall and academic year (AY) reappointments (GA, TA, and RA) |
| May 1 |
Last day of classes Deadline for submission of comprehensive examination results form to the Graduate College (does not apply to all programs; check with program advisor to determine if form is needed) |
| May 2 | Study Day (no classes) |
| May 3-8 | Final exams |
| May 9 | Commencement |
| June 6 | Final submission of all requirements for SP25 thesis/dissertation |
Summer 2025
| Date | Activity or Event |
|---|---|
| May 12 – 30 | Summer Intersession (Considered part of the summer session for admission, registration, grading, and graduation purposes.) |
| May 26 | Memorial Day holiday (no intersession classes) |
| June 2 | Classes begin |
| June 6 | Deadline to apply for graduation (Students planning to complete their degree in August 2025) |
| June 19 | Juneteenth National Independence Day (no classes, offices closed) |
| July 1 | Deadline for graduate student applications for summer 2025 Thesis/Non-Thesis Funding |
| July 4 | Independence Day holiday (no classes, offices closed) |
| July 14 |
Summer 2025 thesis/dissertation deadline: Last day to submit approved thesis/dissertation to the Graduate College (all assignments must be completed in Brightspace) Deadline for submission of seminar report form for approved research project to the Graduate College (does not apply to all programs; check with program advisor to determine if form is needed) |
| July 15 |
Deadline to submit GA BearPAF's for fall and acadeimic year (AY) new appointments (GA, TA, and RA) |
| July 23 |
Last day of classes Deadline for submission of comprehensive examination results form to the Graduate College (does not apply to all programs; check with program advisor to determine if form is needed) |
| July 24-25 | Final exams |
| July 31 | Date for summer graduation conferral |
| August 22 | Final submission of all requirements for SU25 thesis/dissertation |