Graduate Orientation Handbook
Significant Dates 2009-10
This is a partial list of important departmental dates. Other dates appear in the Graduate Student Handbook (the pocket calendar you will be given).
Fall Semester 2009
| August 6, 10, 13 | AMH Preliminary Written Examinations |
| August 17-18 | University New Student Orientation |
| August 17-21 | New Students meet with their major advisors |
| August 20-21 | Departmental orientation |
| August 21 | Registration. History graduate students must obtain advisors’ signatures on registration forms for submission to Graduate Program Assistant. |
| August 21 | Last day of regular registration period. Students must be registered by this day or they will be charged a late registration fee. |
| August 24 | Classes begin |
| August 24 – Sept 4 | Every entering graduate student must submit a Plan of Study. |
| August 21, 5:00-7:00 | History Department Opening Reception |
| August 28 | Drop/Add Ends |
| September 7 | Labor Day. No Classes. |
| September 4, 3:30 | Fee payments due to Financial Services by no later than 3:30pm |
| September 13 | HGS Picnic at Lake Wauburg |
| September | Each graduate student must make an appointment to discuss current status and plans with Graduate Coordinator. |
| Sept 21-October 12 | Doctoral Qualifying Examinations (written components). |
| October 16-17 | Homecoming. No Classes. |
| November 11 | Veterans’ Day. No Classes. |
| November 26-27 | Thanksgiving. No Classes. |
| December 9 | Last day of classes |
| January |
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| January 4 | Registration. History graduate students must obtain advisors’ signatures on registration forms for submission. (Most will have done this long in advance.) This is the only day of regular registration. Students must be registered by this day or they will be charged a $100 late registration fee. |
| January 5 | Classes begin |
| January 5 – 15 | Each graduate student must submit a Plan of Study or annual update. |
| January 11 | Drop-Add Ends at midnight |
| January 15 | Fee payments due to Financial Services by no later than 3:30pm. |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No Classes. |
| February 1 | All advisors’ reports on their students are due to the Graduate Committee. |
| March 6-13 | Spring Break. No Classes. |
| March 15-April 5 | Doctoral Qualifying Examination (written components) |
| April 21 | Last day of classes |
| April 29-30, May 1-2 | Commencement |
