Critical Deadlines
(Please consult the University Academic Calendar for semester, holiday, and examination schedules, and the Office of Graduate Studies Calendar for additional information on OGS deadlines.)
Fall Semester
First week of classes:
- Applications for Readerships due in History.
First week in September:
- Departmental Language Exams held this week.
September 15:
- MA Program of Studies form due in History, for students planning to take comprehensive exams in the Spring semester.
September 19:
- Research, Project, and Travel (RPT) Grant applications for fall support due at OGS.
- Student Research Allocations Committee (SRAC) Grant applications due at the GPSA
October 1:
- MA Theses due in History for Fall semester graduation.
- PhD Dissertations due to Dissertation Committee for Fall semester graduation.
- PhD Application for Candidacy forms due in History, for students planning to take comprehensive exams in the Fall semester.
- Applications for Teaching Associateships for Spring semester due in History
October 15:
- Applications for admission to History graduate programs for Spring semester due in Office of Admissions and History.
- PhD Exam Committee form due in History, for students planning to take PhD exams in the Spring semester.
Fall Break:
- MA and PhD Exams administered in the week following Fall Break.
November 1:
- PhD Dissertations due in History for Fall semester graduation.
November 15:
- MA theses and PhD Dissertations due at OGS.
Third week in November:
- Departmental Language Exams held this week.
Spring Semester
December 15:
- Applications for admission to History graduate programs for Fall semester due in Office of Admissions and History.
January 23:
- Applications for Readerships due in History.
Januray 28:
- Application for Graduate Assistantships (new and renewals) and Teaching Associateships for Fall semester due in History.
January 30:
- Research, Project, and Travel (RPT) Grant applications for spring support due at OGS.
February 5:
- Departmental Language Exam.
February 15:
- MA Program of Studies form due in History, for students planning to graduate in the summer.
- PhD Exam Committees (pre-2007) and PhD Committee for the Qualifying Examination (post-2007) due in History, for students planning to take PhD exams in the Fall semester.
February 20:
- Student Research Allocations Committee (SRAC) Grant applications due at the GPSA.
March 1:
- MA Theses due in History for Spring semester graduation.
- PhD Dissertations due to Dissertation Committee for Spring semester graduation.
- PhD Application for Candidacy forms due in History, for students taking pre-2007 exams in the Spring semester.
- Higher Education Department (HED) Fellowship application due in OGS.
March 15:
- PhD Qualifying Examination Dossier due to examination committee, for students taking post-2007 exams in the Fall semester.
March 23:
- MA and PhD Exams administered this week.
April 1:
- PhD Dissertations due in History for Spring semester graduation.
April 9:
- Departmental Language Exam.
April 15:
- Applications for departmental dissertation and best paper awards due in History.
- MA theses and PhD Dissertations due at OGS.
May 1:
- MA Theses due in History for Summer graduation.
- Applications for Graduate Teaching Assistantships for 2009-2010 due in History.
May 29:
- Research, Project, and Travel (RPT) Grant applications for summer support due at OGS.
- MA Program of Studies form due in History, for students planning to take comprehensive exams in the Fall semester.

