Graduate Calendar

Fall 2024

Date	Activity or Event
July 29-August 16	Fall Intersession (Considered part of the fall semester for admission, registration, grading, and graduation purposes.)
August 12	Graduate Student Orientation (optional for any new graduate student)
August 13	Teaching Assistant Orientation (mandatory for students hired as Graduate Teaching Assistants)
August 19	Classes Begin
August 23	Deadline to Apply for Graduation (Students planning to complete their degree in December 2024)
September 2	Labor Day Holiday (no classes and offices closed)
October 10-11	Fall Holiday (no classes)
October 31	Deadline to have name listed in the Fall Commencement program
November 8	3MT - Three Minute Thesis competition
November 18	Thesis deadline: Last day to submit approved thesis to the Graduate College. All assignments must be completed in Brightspace
November 18	Seminar deadline: Last day to submit acceptance sheet of approved research project to the Graduate College. (Does not apply to all programs. Check with program advisor to determine if form is needed.)
November 25-29	Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes and offices closed November 27-29)
December 5	Last day of classes
December 5	Deadline for submission of Comprehensive Examination results to the Graduate College
December 6	Study Day (no classes)
December 7-12	Final exams
December 13	Commencement
January 10	Final submission of all requirements for FA24 thesis

Date	Activity or Event
January 6-10	Winter Intersession (Considered part of the spring semester for admission, registration, grading, and graduation purposes.)
January 10	Graduate Student Orientation (optional for any new graduate student)
January 13	Classes Begin
January 17	Deadline to Apply for Graduation (Students planning to complete their degree in May 2024)
January 20	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes and offices closed)
February 17	President's Day (no classes and offices closed)
March 15-23	Spring Break (no classes)
March 31	Deadline to have name listed in the Spring Commencement program
April 18-20	Spring Holiday (no classes - offices closed)
April 14	Thesis deadline: Last day to submit approved thesis to the Graduate College. All assignments must be completed in Brightspace
April 14	Seminar Report Form deadline: Last day to submit to the Graduate College. (Does not apply to all programs. Check with program advisor to determine if form is needed.)
tba	EIDF –Einhellig Interdisciplinary Forum
May 1	Last day of classes
May 1	Deadline for submission of Comprehensive Examination results to the Graduate College
May 2	Study Day (no classes)
May 3-8	Final exams
May 9	Commencement
June 6	· Final submission of all requirements for SP25

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 4	Independence Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
July 14	Thesis deadline: Last day to submit approved thesis to the Graduate College. All assignments must be completed in Brightspace
July 14	Seminar Report Form deadline: Last day to submit to the Graduate College. (Does not apply to all programs. Check with program advisor to determine if form is needed.)
July 23	Last day of classes
July 23	Deadline for submission of Comprehensive Examination results to the Graduate College
July 24-25	Final exams
July 31	Date for summer graduation conferral
August 22	Final submission of all requirements for SU25 thesis