Dates to Remember 2017-2018

Aug || Sept || Oct || Nov || Dec || Jan || Feb || Mar || Apr || May || June || July

August

August 27

• 10am – Noon   A&S Office of Research and Graduate Studies: New Graduate Student Orientation (Mandatory) 

August 28

• 11:00 a.m. History Department Orientation all new graduate students Dept. Library, Blair 206
• 1:00 p.m. History Department Orientation all continuing graduate students, Dept. Library Blair 206

August 29

• First day of classes - Add/Drop begins
• PhD students, after their comps, must submit dissertation prospectus to their dissertation advisor

 August 31

• Foreign Language Examination

September

September 3

• Student Activities Conference Funding Deadline for travel between Oct 1 - Dec 31

September 3

• Labor Day - Classes Meet/Offices Closed

September 7

• OGSR/GSA SUPPLEMENTAL CONFERENCE TRAVEL FUNDING for travel between September 1 and December 31. 
• RESEARCH FUNDING A&S GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS for expenses incurred between September 1 and December 31.
• Last day to add or drop courses for fall semester

September 24

• Deadline to apply to graduate for January 2019, May 2019 and August 2019

October

 October 13-16

• Fall Break

TBD

• Written and Oral comprehensive exams
• Advance spring registration for continuing students

October 26

• Last day to withdraw from a course

November

Novermber  2

• (Draft and Embargo deadline) Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for January 2019
  • 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 16

• Thesis/Dissertation Defense Completion Deadline for JAN 2019 Graduation

November 21-25

• Thanksgiving Break

November 30

• Final deadline for A&S graduate students to satisfy degree requirements for graduation in JAN 2019
  • See also the Physical Standards for Theses & Dissertations
  • See also the Process for Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation

December

December 3

• Student Activities Conference Funding Deadline for travel between Jan 1 - Mar 3

December 7

• Last day of Fall classes
• Deadline to apply for May/August 2019 Graduation using the paper application form
• OGSR/GSA SUPPLEMENTAL CONFERENCE TRAVEL FUNDING deadline (for travel between January 1 and April 15.)
• RESEARCH FUNDING A&S GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS deadline (For expenses incurred between January 1 and April 15)
• ABDs teaching in the spring must have held their dissertation colloquia by the completion of the Fall 2018 term

December 10-19

• Final Examinations

2019

January

January 16

• First day of spring classes

January 21

• Deadline for 6th Year Fellowship Applications

January 28

• MA Committee appointment form due to Prof. Mapp, Graduate Director
• Last day to add/drop courses for spring

January 28

• Withdrawal period begins - see Graduate Registrar for additional information/assistance

February

February 

• Open House

March

March 1

• Student Activities Conference Funding Deadline for travel between Apr 1 - Jun 30

March 2-10

• Spring Break

March 15

• Last day to withdraw from a course

March TBA

• Fall priority registration for continuing students

March 15-16

• 18th Annual Graduate Research Symposium

March 15

• Christy Coleman (CEO, American Civil War Museum) Speaks at the Lyon G. Tyler Lectures Series

March 29

• (Draft and Embargo Deadline) Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for May 2019
  • 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

March 

• OGSR/GSA SUPPLEMENTAL CONFERENCE TRAVEL FUNDING deadline (for travel taken between April 16 and August 31)
• RESEARCH FUNDING A&S GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS deadline (For expenses incurrec between April 16 and August 31)

March 30 - June 30

• Schedule adjustment/registration for continuing students

April

April 1

• Deadline for applications for Provost's Summer Grants for Graduate Research
• Deadline for establishing comprehensive qualifying committee for doctoral students taking these exams next fall (2018)
•  Last day to submit application for summer stipend [doc], due by the first Monday in April.  Note: For students taking the doctoral comprehensive examinations in the Fall 2019 this application must include tentative reading lists for your comprehensive examination fields

April 5

• 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 12

• Thesis/Dissertation Defense Completion Deadline for May 2019 Graduation

April 15

• Master's Portfolio Approval Pages must be submitted to the OGSR for review by this date

April 19

• Final deadline for A&S graduate students to satisfy degree requirements for graduation in May 2019 (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

April 26

• End of Classes

May

May TBA

• Research portfolio defense

April 29-May 8

• Final Examinations 

May 11

• Commencement (Saturday)

May 12

• History Department Commencement

TBA

• Apprenticeship Programs End for the Year (Reves, Swem, and CW usually end earlier than the Institute)

June

June 1

• Student Activities Conference Funding Deadline for travel between July 1 - Sept 30

July

July 5

• Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for August 2019
  • 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

• Thesis/Dissertation Defense Completion Deadline for August 2019 Graduation 

July 26

• Final deadline for A&S Grad students to satisfy degree requirements for graduation in August 2019 (See the Physical Standards for Theses & Dissertations.)

July 30 - August 25

• New Student Registration