Graduate School Dates and Deadlines Calendar: 2009-10
November 12, 2009
NOTE: This calendar continues to be filled, with dates added as they are determined.
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Fall Semester |
Timetable: |
Program/Event: |
Participants/Action by: |
Office/Sponsor: |
July 1 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for July degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
July 15 |
Admission application deadline, UMD |
UMD prospective students |
UMD graduate office |
August 3 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for August degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
August 15 |
Request for advanced master's (8333) tracking flag for fall term |
directors of graduate studies (DGSs) |
Student Services |
August 20 |
Orientation for new directors of graduate studies (DGSs) |
new DGSs |
Dean's Office |
August 24 |
New Graduate Student Orientation (Welcome Day) |
arriving graduate students |
Orient&FirstYr Progs |
August 25 |
New Graduate Student Orientation (Welcome Day) |
arriving graduate students |
Orient&FirstYr Progs |
August 26 |
New Graduate Student Orientation (writing workshops) |
arriving graduate students |
Orient&FirstYr Progs |
August 26 |
Workshop for new directors of graduate studies (DGSs) |
new DGSs |
Dean's Office |
August 27 |
New Graduate Student Orientation (writing workshops) |
new graduate students |
Orient&FirstYr Progs |
August 28 |
New Graduate Student Orientation (libraries workshop) |
new graduate students |
Orient&FirstYr Progs |
September 1 |
Final drafts of academic program proposals for fall semester review |
faculty/DGSs |
Dean's Office |
September 1 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for September degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
September 9 |
Fulbright Scholarship applications |
graduate students |
Grad Fellowship Office |
September 9 |
Minnesota/Trondheim (Norway) exchange Fulbright applications |
graduate students |
Grad Fellowship Office |
September 9 |
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) applications |
graduate students |
Grad Fellowship Office |
September 19 |
New Graduate Student Orientation (writing workshop) |
new graduate students |
Orient&FirstYr Progs |
September 21 |
Workshop for directors of graduate studies (DGSs) and DGS assistants (to be repeated October 1) |
DGSs/DGS assistants |
Dean's Office |
September 28 |
Network of Interdisciplinary Initiatives (NII) fall Steering Committee meeting |
NII steering committee members |
Office of Interdisciplinary Initiatives |
September 30 |
Postdoctoral welcome reception |
postdoctoral appointees |
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (now part of the Office of the VP for Research) |
October 1 |
Workshop for directors of graduate studies (DGSs) and DGS assistants |
DGSs/DGS assistants |
Dean's Office |
October 1 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for October degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
October 1 |
Fall commencement attendance eligibility form due |
graduating students |
Student Services |
October 1 |
Thesis Research Grant applications |
graduate students |
Grad Fellowship Office |
October 1 |
Luce Scholar (Asian apprenticeships) applications |
students, alumni, junior faculty |
Grad Fellowship Office |
October 5 |
8xxx-level course submission in ECAS for fall review |
directors of graduate studies (DGSs) |
Dean's Office |
October 7 |
Welcome luncheon for graduate students of color |
graduate students and faculty |
Diversity Office (now part of the Office of Equity and Diversity) |
October 14 |
Policy & Review Council Assembly |
P&R Council reps |
Dean's Office |
October 15 |
Admission applications for spring session, Twin Cities campus (individual graduate program deadlines vary) |
Twin Cities campus prospective students |
Admissions |
October 19 |
Network of Interdisciplinary Initiatives fall assembly |
NII members |
Office of Interdisciplinary Initiatives |
October 26 |
Admissions process and updates information session |
DGS assistants, program staff, and interested faculty |
Admissions |
October 28 |
Workshop: Developing Successful Interdisciplinary Teams and Proposals |
faculty |
Office of Interdisciplinary Initiatives |
October 29 |
Admissions process and updates information session |
DGS assistants, program staff, and interested faculty |
Admissions |
November 1 |
Admission application deadline, UMD |
UMD prospective students |
UMD graduate office |
November 2 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for November degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
November 3 |
Language, Literature & Arts P&R Council |
P&R Council reps |
Dean's Office |
November 4 |
Admissions process and updates information session |
DGS assistants, program staff, and interested faculty |
Admissions |
November 4 |
Education & Psychology P&R Council |
P&R Council reps |
Dean's Office |
November 5 |
Admissions process and updates information session |
DGS assistants, program staff, and interested faculty |
Admissions |
November 11 |
Biological Sciences P&R Council |
P&R Council reps |
Dean's Office |
November 16 |
Health Sciences P&R Council |
P&R Council reps |
Dean's Office |
November 16 |
Workshop: Doctoral Degree Completion |
doctoral students |
Graduate Student Services and Progress |
November 17 |
Social Sciences P&R Council |
P&R Council reps |
Dean's Office |
November 18 |
Engineering, Physical & Mathematical Sciences P&R Council |
P&R Council reps |
Dean's Office |
December 1 |
Endowed fellowship applications/nominations |
grad students; directors of graduate studies nominate some |
Grad Fellowship Office |
December 1 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for December degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
December 1 |
First drafts of academic program proposals for spring review |
faculty/directors of graduate studies |
Dean's Office |
December 2 |
Graduate School Executive Committee meeting |
GSEC members |
Dean's Office |
December 11 |
Graduate School fall commencement |
graduating students and faculty |
Student Services |
December 15 |
Request for advanced master's (8333) tracking flag for spring term |
directors of graduate studies |
Student Services |
December 15 |
Application fee grant for McNair Scholars |
prospective students |
GS Diversity Office (now part of the Office of Equity and Diversity) |
December 18 |
Annual program management Web survey deadline |
directors of graduate studies |
Data Management |
Spring Semester
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Timetable: |
Program/Event: |
Participants/Action by: |
Office: |
January |
National Science Foundation (NSF) - National Institutes of Health (NIH) Survey of Grad Students & Postdocs in Science and Engineering |
directors of graduate studies |
Data Management |
January 4 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for January degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
TBD |
I-20 & admissions processes workshops |
directors of graduate studies (DGSs) and DGS assistants |
Admissions |
TBD |
Graduate School Fellowship nominations |
directors of graduate studies |
Grad Fellowship Office |
February 1 |
Final drafts of academic program proposals for spring review |
faculty/DGS |
Dean's Office |
February 1 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for February degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
February 15 |
8-level course submission in ECAS for spring review |
directors of graduate studies |
Dean's Office |
TBD |
Multicultural Summer Research Opportunities Program (MSROP) application deadline |
undergrad students |
GS Diversity Office (now part of the Office of Equity and Diversity) |
March 1 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for March degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
March 1 |
Thesis Research Grant applications |
graduate students |
Grad Fellowship Office |
March 1 |
Torske Klubben Fellowship applications |
graduate students |
Grad Fellowship Office |
March 1 |
Spring commencement attendance eligibility form due |
graduating students |
Student Services |
March 8 |
Network of Interdisciplinary Initiatives (NII) Steering Committee meeting |
NII Steering Committee members |
Office of Interdisciplinary Initiatives |
TBD |
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship nominations |
directors of graduate studies |
Grad Fellowship Office |
TBD |
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship nominations |
directors of graduate studies |
Office of Interdisciplinary Initiatives |
March 15 |
Admission applications for summer session, Twin Cities campus (individual graduate program deadlines vary) |
Twin Cities campus prospective students |
Admissions |
March 29 |
Network of Interdisciplinary Initiatives spring assembly |
NII members |
Office of Interdisciplinary Initiatives |
Early April to mid-May, or TBD |
Programs nominate directors of graduate studies for summer, May term, and AY 2009-10 |
directors of graduate studies |
Dean's Office |
April |
Spring Policy & Review Council meetings |
P&R Council reps |
Dean's Office |
April 1 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for April degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
April 15 |
U of M Best Dissertation Award nominations |
directors of graduate studies |
Grad Fellowship Office |
Late April/early May |
Graduate School Executive Committee meeting |
GSEC members |
Dean's Office |
May 1 |
Admission application deadline, UMD |
UMD prospective students |
UMD graduate office |
May 3 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for May degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
May 3 |
First drafts of academic program proposals for fall review |
faculty/directors of graduate studies |
Dean's Office |
May 3 |
8xxx-level course submission in ECAS for summer review |
directors of graduate studies |
Dean's Office |
May 7 |
Graduate School spring commencement |
graduate students and faculty |
Student Services |
May 15 |
Request for advanced Master's (8333) tracking flag for summer |
directors of graduate studies |
Student Services |
May & June |
Info meetings on 2010-11 Fulbright Scholar application materials |
grad students and graduating seniors |
Grad Fellowship Office |
June 1 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for June degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Servcs |
Early June |
Multicultural Summer Research Opportunities Program (MSROP) kickoff and retreat |
undergrad students |
GS Diversity Office (now part of the Office of Equity and Diversity) |
June 15 |
Admission applications for fall semester, Twin Cities campus (individual graduate program deadlines vary) |
Twin Cities campus prospective students |
Admissions |
Late June |
New directors of graduate studies (DGS) orientation |
new DGSs |
Dean's Office |
Late June |
National Name Exchange for U of M students of color |
prospective students |
GS Diversity Office (now in the Office of Equity and Diversity) |
Summer Term |
Timetable: |
Program/Event: |
Participants/Action by: |
Office: |
July 1 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for July degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
August 2 |
Submit Graduate Application for Degree Form to Registrar's Office for August degree clearance |
graduate students |
Student Services |
August 15 |
Request for advanced master's tracking flag for fall |
directors of graduate studies |
Student Services |
Late August |
New directors of graduate studies orientation |
New DGSs |
Dean's Office |
