Dates to Remember
Dates to Remember 2024-2025
Aug || Sept || Oct || Nov || Dec || Jan || Feb || Mar || Apr || May || June || July
August
August 23
- August 2024 Degrees Conferred
August 27
- Incoming Graduate Student Orientation
- Returning graduate student meeting
- Add/Drop period begins
August 28
- First day of classes
August 30
- Language Exam
September
September 2
- Labor Day- No Classes/ Offices Closed
September 9
- Last Day for Add/Drop
October
October 10-13
- Fall Break
October 15
October 28-November 1
- Written comprehensive exams
November
November 1
- Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for January 2025 graduation
- The Committee Member Appointment Form must be submitted to the OGSR
- You must notify the Office of Graduate Studies & Research of your scheduled defense date
- The License and Embargo Form must be submitted to the OGSR
- A draft of your thesis or dissertation that includes the required pages--particularly the Approval Page--must be uploaded to the W&M ETD Administrator website.
- See also the Physical Standards for Theses & Dissertations
- See also the Process for Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation
November 5
November 6
- Registration for Spring 2025 begins
November 17
November 27-December 1
- Thanksgiving Break
November 29
- Final Thesis or Dissertation Submission Deadline January 2025 graduation
- See also the Physical Standards for Theses & Dissertations
- See also the Process for Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation
December
December 6
- Last Day of Classes
December 9-17
- Final Exams
2020
January
January 2
- Final Grades Due
January 17
- Winter Degree Conferral
January TBD
- First day of spring classes
- MA Committees due to Prof. Levitan, Graduate Director (Remember, the committee that you write down here has to be used for all forms going forward)
February
February
- Open House
February 15
March
March TBD
- Spring Break
April
April 1
- Deadline for establishing comprehensive qualifying committee for doctoral students taking these exams next fall (2022)
April 7
- Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for May 2025 graduation
- The Committee Member Appointment Form must be submitted to the OGSR
- You must notify the Office of Graduate Studies & Research of your scheduled defense date
- The License and Embargo Form must be submitted to the OGSR
- A draft of your thesis or dissertation that includes the required pages--particularly the Approval Page--must be uploaded to the W&M ETD Administrator website.
- See also the Physical Standards for Theses & Dissertations
- See also the Process for Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation
- Last day for doctoral students in 4th year of graduate study to submit names of dissertation advisers and tentative dissertation topics (with MA year as "first year", then 2nd year is course work, 3rd year, 1st term is course work, 3rd year, 2nd term is comprehensive examination)
- If the time to complete your dissertation expires between December and May, the deadline to request an extension is on or before April 11th
April 15
- Master's Portfolio Approval Pages must be submitted to the OGSR for review by this date
April 18
April 26
- Final Thesis or Dissertation Submission Deadline for May 2025 graduation (See the Physical Standards for Theses & Dissertations)
- ABDs students who taught as instructors of record in the fall for the first time must have held a dissertation prospectus colloquium by this date
May
May TBA
- Research portfolio defense
May 3
- End of Classes
May 6-14
- Final Examinations
May 16-18
- Commencement weekend
TBA
- Apprenticeship Programs End for the Year (Reves, Swem, and CW usually end earlier than the Institute)
June
July
July 4
- Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for August 2025 graduation
- The Committee Member Appointment Form must be submitted to the OGSR
- You must notify the Office of Graduate Studies & Research of your scheduled defense date
- The License and Embargo Form must be submitted to the OGSR
- A draft of your thesis or dissertation that includes the required pages--particularly the Approval Page--must be uploaded to the W&M ETD Administrator website.
- See also the Physical Standards for Theses & Dissertations
- See also the Process for Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation
July 18
July 25
