Full Academic Calendar

Spring Term 2010

January 1 New Years Day, Offices Closed
January 2 Beginning of Term
January 4-15 Field Research
January 15 Deadline: Submission to GRC for Feb Defense
January 22 Deadline: Dissertation Defense for April Degree
January 17-26 Oxford UK Seminars
January 26-30 Field Research
February 1-12 Field Research
February 15-19 Proposal and Dissertation Defense Week
February 22-26 Field Research
March 1-5 Campus Reading and Research
March 8-12 POW/Core 1
March 24 Deadline: Error Free Dissertation for April Degree
March 15-19 Core 2 & 4
March 22-26 Core 3 & 5
April 2 Good Friday, Offices Closed
April 4 Easter (Resurrection Sunday)
April 5-9 Field Research
April 12-16 Campus Reading and Research
April 21-23 Graduate Colloquy/Core 7
April 23 Board of Regents Meeting
April 24 Degree Day
April 26 Deadline: Revised Proposal for Sept Degree
April 26-30 Core 6
April 30 End of Term

Summer Term 2010

May 1 Beginning of Term
May 3 Deadline: Submission to GRC for June Defense
May 3-28 Field Research
May 31 Memorial Day—Offices Closed
June 1-4 Field Research
June 1-4 Proposal and Dissertation Defense Week
June 7-11 Campus Reading and Research
June 14-18 POW/Core 1
June 18-20 Congregation Meeting
June 18 Board of Regents Meeting
June 19 Society of Scholars Forum
June 21-25 Core 2 & 4
June 25 Deadline: Dissertation Defense for Sept Degree
June 28 – July 2 Core 3 & 5
July 4 Independence Day – Offices Closed
July 19-23 Core 6
July 26-30 POW/Core 1
July 26-30 Library of Congress Research
August 2 -13 Field Research
August 13 End of Term

Fall Term 2010

August 16 Beginning of Term
August 25 Deadline: Error Free Dissertation for Sept Degree
August 16-31 Field Research
September 1-3 Field Research
September 3 Deadline: Submission to GRC for Oct Defense
September 6 Labor Day, Offices Closed
September 7-10 Campus Reading and Research
September 13-17 POW/Core 1
September 20-24 Core 2 & 4
September 22-24 Graduate Colloquy/Core 7
September 24 Board of Regents Meeting
September 25 Degree Day
September 27-October 1 Core 3 & 5
October 1-8 Reading and Research
October 4-8 Proposal and Dissertation Defense Week
October 11-15 Reading and Research
October 22 Deadline: Proposal Defense for April Degree
October 18-22 Core 6
October 25-29 Library of Congress Seminar
October 25-29 Field Research
November 1-5 Field Research
November 5 Deadline: Proposal or Dissertation for Dec Defense
November 8-12 Field Research
November 23 Deadline: Revised Proposal for April Degree
November 15-19 Field Research
November 25-26 Thanksgiving, Offices Closed
November 29-30 Field Research
December 1-6 Reading and Research
December 6-10 Proposal and Dissertation Defense Week
December 13-17 Field Research
December 17 Term Ends
December 24-January 1 Christmas Break—Offices Closed

Deadlines

Proposal Defense Deadline 6 months prior of Degree Day
Submission of Revised Proposal due to GRC 5 months prior to Degree Day
Dissertation Defense Deadline 90 days prior to Degree Day
Submission of Error-proof Dissertation 30 days prior to Degree Day
Submission of Dissertation or Proposal to GRC 30 days prior to Defense