Dates to Remember
Dates to Remember 2021-2022
Aug || Sept || Oct || Nov || Dec || Jan || Feb || Mar || Apr || May || June || July
August
August 27
- August 2021 Degrees Conferred
August 31
- Incoming Graduate Student Orientation
- Returning graduate student meeting
- Add/Drop period begins
September
September 1
- First day of classes
September 3
- Language Exam
September 6
- Labor Day- Classes Meet/ Offices Closed
September 10
- Last Day for Add/Drop
October
October 16-19
- Fall Break
October TBD
- Written comprehensive exams
October 25
- Registration for Spring 2021 begins
November
November 2
- Election Day- Offices Closed/ Classes in session
November 5
- (Draft and Embargo deadline) Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for January 2022
- 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 19
- Thesis/Dissertation Defense Completion Deadline for JAN 2021 Graduation
- Last day of classes
November 24-28
- Thankgiving Break
December
December 3
- Final deadline for A&S graduate students to satisfy degree requirements for graduation in JAN 2022
- See also the Physical Standards for Theses & Dissertations
- See also the Process for Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation
December 10
- Last Day of Classes
December 13-21
- Final Exams
2020
January
January 3
- Final Grades Due
January 26
- First day of spring classes
- Deadline for 6th Year Fellowship Applications
- MA Committee appointment form due to Prof. Mapp, Graduate Director (Remember, the committee that you write down here has to be used for all forms going forward)
February
February
- Open House
February 4
- Last Day to Add/ Drop
February 5
- Withdrawal period begins - see Graduate Registrar for additional information/assistance
March
March 12-20
- Spring Break
March 28
- Last day to withdraw from a course
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 2022 this application must include tentative reading lists for your comprehensive examination fields
April 8
- (Draft and Embargo Deadline) Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for May 2022
- 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 23
April 30
- Final deadline for A&S graduate students to satisfy degree requirements for graduation in May 2022 (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 6
- End of Classes
May 9-17
- Final Examinations
May 21-22
- Commencement weekend
TBA
- Apprenticeship Programs End for the Year (Reves, Swem, and CW usually end earlier than the Institute)
June
July
July 8
- Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for August 2022
- 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 22
July 29
