Graduate School Academic Calendar
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Fall 2007
August 14, Tuesday - Fall semester opens
August 14, Tuesday - Orientation for new graduate students, 6:00 P.M.>
August 14-18, Tues.-Sat. - Registration for all students based on student population classification
August 15, Wednesday - State of the Campus Address and Faculty Convocation
August 16, Thursday - Orientation for new graduate students, 9:00 A.M.
August 17, Friday - Mandatory training for Teaching Assistants, 8:00 A.M.
August 20, Monday - Classes begin, 8:00 A.M.
August 20-24, Mon.-Fri - Late registration and schedule adjustment
August 24, Friday - Last day to change courses or course sections without special permission
August 24, Friday - Financial Aid satisfactory academic progress appeals deadline
August 24, Friday - Last day to drop course for tuition and fees refund
August 27, Monday - Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in December 2007
September 3, Monday - Labor Day holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed
October 1, Monday - 116th Founders Day
October 12, Friday - Instruction ends for Fall Break, 6:00 P.M.
October 12, Friday - Last day to drop courses without academic penalty
October 17, Wednesday - Classes resume after Fall Break, 8:00 A.M.
Oct. 31-Nov. 16, Wed.-Fri. - Spring 2008 registration for continuing students
November 2, Friday - Final date for oral examinations for December doctoral candidates
November 16, Friday - Filing deadline for one signed approval copy of dissertation, The Graduate School
November 20, Tuesday - Instruction ends for Thanksgiving holiday, 10:00 P.M.
November 26, Monday - Classes resume, 8:00 A.M.
November 26, Monday - Filing deadline for one approval copy of thesis, The Graduate School
December 10, Monday - Last day of classes
December 11, Tuesday - Reading Day
December 11, Tuesday - Final date for complete clearance of December graduate degree candidates, including submission of final copy of thesis or dissertation to The Graduate School and payment of fees owed the University
December 12-14, 17-19,Wed.-Fri, Mon.-Wed. - Final examinations
December 20, Thursday - December Commencement, Greensboro Coliseum
Spring 2008
January 14, Monday - Classes begin, 8:00 A.M.
January 14–18, Mon.–Fri. - Late registration and schedule adjustment
January 18, Friday - Last day to change course or course section without special permission
January 18, Friday - Last day to drop a course for tuition and fees refund
January 21, Monday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed.
January 22, Tuesday - Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in May 2008
March 8, Saturday - Instruction ends for Spring Break, 1:00 P.M.
March 17, Monday - Classes resume after Spring Break, 8:00 A.M.
March 19, Wednesday - Last day to drop course without academic penalty
March 21, Friday - Spring Holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed.
March 26, Wednesday - Final date for May doctoral candidates oral examinations
April 9, Wednesday - Deadline for filing one signed copy of dissertation, The Graduate School
April 22, Tuesday - Deadline for filing one copy of thesis, The Graduate School
May 6, Tuesday - University follows Friday schedule; last day of classes.
May 7, Wednesday - Final date for complete clearance of May candidates for graduate degrees.
Deadline for final submission of thesis or dissertation to The Graduate School.
May 7, Wednesday - Reading Day
May 7, Wednesday - Excellence Day
May 8–10, 12–14, Thur.–Sat., Mon.–Wed. - Final Examinations
May 16, Friday - May Commencement, Greensboro Coliseum
Summer 2008
May 21, Wednesday - Classes begin for Summer Session 1
May 28, Wednesday - Deadline for graduate students to apply to graduate in Summer 2008
June 24, Tuesday - Final Examinations for Summer Session 1
June 26, Thursday - Classes begin for Summer Session 2
July 10, Thursday - Final dates for Summer doctoral candidates oral examinations
July 14, Monday - Deadline for submitting electronic thesis to The Graduate School for approval.
July 18, Friday - Deadline for Doctoral students to submit electronic dissertation and original signed title and approval pages to The Graduate School for approval.
July 31, Thursday - Final Examinations for Summer Session 2
August 1, Friday - Final date for complete clearance of summer candidates for degrees, including electronic submission of approved thesis or dissertation (and original signed title and approval pages of thesis) to The Graduate School (late copies will NOT be accepted) and payment of fees owed the University.
August 11, Monday - Summer Graduation Date
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