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The GSAS Academic Calendar is the table below that provides a schedule for students and faculty to meet important deadlines specified in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Academic Rules. You can view the time and location of the scheduled GSAS events in the GSAS events calendar below the table. You may also find the Five-Year Academic Calendar (PDF) and other College Calendars useful.
GSAS Academic Calendar
Fall 2024
| Aug. 27-28 | New Student Orientation |
| Aug. 28 | TA Orientation |
| Aug. 29-30 | Diagnostic language exams |
| Aug. 31 | Last date to |
| Aug. 27-Sept. 13 | Add/Drop period and registration through BiONiC for Fall 2024 |
| Sept. 3 | First Day of Classes |
| Sept. 13 | Last date to drop or add a course for Fall 2024 |
| Sept. 27 | Deadline to change incomplete grades to S or U from the 2023-2024 academic year. |
| Oct. 11 | Deadline to submit M.A. Candidacy online for a December degree through the required online |
| Oct. 11 | Deadline to schedule Preliminary Examinations for Fall 2024 |
| Oct. 11 | online due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in Spring 2025 |
| Oct. 12-20 | Fall Break |
| Oct. 29 | For students in Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art, last date for Ph.D. dissertation submission for a December degree; dissertations must be submitted at least six weeks before the proposed defense date. Dissertations should be prepared and submitted according to the Guidelines for Dissertation Format and Submission through the online |
| Oct. 31 | Deadline for graduate student applications for GSAS travel and research funds for the current academic year |
| Nov. 4-15 | Pre-Registration for Spring 2025 |
| Nov. 18 | For students in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, last date for Ph.D. dissertation submission for a December degree; dissertations must be submitted at least three weeks before the proposed defense date. Dissertations should be prepared and submitted according to the Guidelines for Dissertation Format and Submission through the online |
| Nov. 22 |
Deadline for for all continuing students in the Graduate Group of Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art |
| Nov. 27-Dec. 1 | Thanksgiving Break begins after last class and ends 12/2 at 8 a.m. |
| Dec. 6 | Last date for Ph.D. final oral examinations (defense of dissertation) for the Dec. degree. |
| Dec. 12 | Last Day of Classes. Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for a December degree |
| Dec. 15 | Last date for reporting course grades of M.A. candidates to the Registrar's Office for a December degree. Last date for departments to submit signed Record of M.A. Completion Forms to the GSAS office |
| Dec. 15 | Deadline for deposit of final revised version of all Ph.D. dissertations for the December degree and for all GSAS Ph.D. completion checklist items |
| Dec. 20 | Deadline to submit application for Curatorial Fellowship |
| Dec. 20 | Deadline for submitting supplemental materials for competitive fellowships for the academic year 2025-2026 |
| Dec. 21 | Winter Break Begins |
| Dec. 21-Jan. 2 | GSAS Office Closed |
Spring 2025
| Jan. 20 | Martin Luther King Day |
| Jan. 17 | Deadline for evaluations of student work completed in Fall 2024 |
| Jan. 21 | Classes Begin |
| Jan.21-Feb. 31 | Add/Drop period and registration through BiONIiC for Spring 2025 |
| Feb. 14 | Deadline to schedule Preliminary Examinations in Spring 2025 |
| Mar. 6 | online due for students planning to take Preliminary Examinations in Fall 2025. |
| Mar. 7-16 | Spring Break |
| Mar. 19 | For students in Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art, last date for Ph.D. dissertation submission for a May degree; dissertations must be submitted at least six weeks before the proposed defense date. Dissertations should be prepared and submitted according to the Guidelines for Dissertation Format and Submission through the online |
| Mar. 21 | Deadline to submit GSAS Supplemental Summer Support Application |
| Mar. 28 | Deadline to submit M.A. Candidacy online for a May degree through the required online |
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Apr. 8 |
For students in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, last date for Ph.D. dissertation submission for a May degree; dissertations must be submitted at least three weeks before the proposed defense date. Dissertations should be prepared and submitted according to the Guidelines for Dissertation Format and Submission through the online |
| Apr. 7-18 | Pre-Registration for Fall 2025 |
| Apr. 17 | Last date for Ph.D. preliminary examinations this semester |
| May 2 | Last date for Ph.D. final oral examinations (defense of dissertation) for the May degree |
| May 2 | Last Day of Classes |
| May 9 | Deadline for completing Supplemental Summer Support Disclosure Form to receive 2025 SSRF and/or RA funding and the date of required Summer Research Orientation |
| May 12 | Deadline for deposit of final revised version of all dissertations for the May degree and for all GSAS Ph.D. completion checklist items |
| May 13 | Last date for final oral and/or written M.A. examinations for the May degree |
| May 13 | Last date for reporting course grades of the M.A. candidates for a May degree; grades are due in the Registrar's Office by noon. Last date for departments to submit signed Record of M.A. Completion Forms to the GSAS office |
| May 16 | Graduate Commencement |
| May 23 | Deadline for letter grades for work completed in Spring 2025 |
| May 23 | Deadline for evaluations of student work completed in Spring 2025 |
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