Dates to Remember
Dates to Remember 2023-224
Aug || Sept || Oct || Nov || Dec || Jan || Feb || Mar || Apr || May || June || July
August
August 25
- August 2025 Degrees Conferred
August 29
- Incoming Graduate Student Orientation
- Returning graduate student meeting
- Add/Drop period begins
August 30
- First day of classes
September
September 1
- Deadline: Apply to Graduate in January 2023
- Language Exam
September 4
- Labor Day- No Classes/ Offices Closed
September 11
- Last Day for Add/Drop
October
October 12-15
- Fall Break
October TBD
- Written comprehensive exams
October 23
- Registration for Spring 2021 begins
November
November 3
- Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for January 2024 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 7
November 17
November 23-27
- Thankgiving Break
December
December 1
- Final Thesis or Dissertation Submission Deadline January 2024 graduation
- See also the Physical Standards for Theses & Dissertations
- See also the Process for Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation
- Deadline: GSAB Research Grants, Spring Cycle
December 8
- Last Day of Classes
December 11-19
- Final Exams
2020
January
January 2
- Final Grades Due
January 19
- Winter Degree Conferral
January 24
- First day of spring classes
- Deadline for 6th Year Fellowship Applications
- MA Comitteess 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 1
March
March 9-17
- Spring Break
April
April 1
- Deadline for establishing comprehensive qualifying committee for doctoral students taking these exams next fall (2022)
- Last day to submit application for summer stipend, due by the first Monday in April. Note: For students taking the doctoral comprehensive examinations in the Fall 2023 this application must include tentative reading lists for your comprehensive examination fields
April 7
- Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for May 2024 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 19
April 26
- Final Thesis or Dissertation Submission Deadline for May 2024 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 5
- Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for August 2024 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 19
July 29
