Calendar of Deadlines for Current Students

August 2012

I.D. Cards available for new grad students August 3 - 21, Student Activities Building, Alderman Road

TA WORKSHOP: August 22 and 23.

All TAs are required to attend the teaching workshop organized by the Teaching Resource Center.

GRADERS

Undergraduate courses with 50 or more registered students will have a grader. Graduate students interested in grading should attend the first meeting of the course that interests them and speak to the instructor. Requests for graders should be made by both faculty and students to the Graduate Director. Students will be informed of the selection in the second week of the semester. Duties of Graders.

ADVISING For incoming Students August 24.

Douglas Fordham will be advising on course selection in Fayerweather Hall 308. Pleaseset up and appointment if you have not already done so.

INTRODUCTORY MEETING: Monday, August 27.

Room: Fayerweather Hall Lounge
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Required of ALL graduate students.
Followed by lunch.

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Orientation Meeting: Monday, August 27.

September

OUTSIDE FELLOWSHIPS: September 3

Students who wish to apply for Kress, CASVA or any other outside fellowships should discuss their plans with their advisor(s) and send the Graduate Director an application. Students applying for grants should note that the University deadline for Fulbright applications is usually late September.

LANGUAGE EXAMS: September 7.

Prof. Barolsky will be administering language exams.
Please pick up and return your exams to Millie Dean

PHD FIELD EXAM

Any student who expects to take the field exam for the Ph.D. in fall or spring term should discuss the matter with their advisor and inform the Graduate Director of their intention with a probable date for the exam.

Graduate Committee Deadline September 14.

PhD Field and Dissertation Proposals due for consideration by the Graduate Committee.
Please submit Proposals to the DGS digitally. Proposals must have been approved by your Dissertation Advisor.

October

DEGREE CANDIDATES FOR DECEMBER GRADUATION

All students who intend to receive their degree in December must be registered for the Fall Semester. Non-Residents must be registered by October 1.

October 3: Last day for submitting M.A. or Ph.D. degree application for December graduation to the Enrolled Student Office, 101 Randall Hall. Degree Application forms cn be downloaded at http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/gradschool/forms/

All College of Arts and Sciences Deadlines are available online at http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/gradschool/calendar/

November 1: Last day for submitting an unsigned copy of the thesis or dissertation title page to the Enrolled Student Office, 101 Randall Hall.

December 1: Doctoral Dissertation or Master's Thesis due in the Enrolled Student Office, 101 Randall Hall along with the Final Examination Form reporting the result of the Comprehensive Exam for the M.A. or the Oral Defense of the Dissertation for the Ph.D. Final Examination forms can be downloaded at: artsandsciences.virginia.edu/gradschool

M.A. EXAMS: TBA

Slide Exam for students in the Program in Classical Art and Archaeology
TBA
Room: TBA

November

ADVISING

Pre-registration. Spring courses & questions: see Douglas Fordham, Graduate Advisor.

CAA DISSERTATION LISTING: November 15.

Students who have had their dissertation proposals formally accepted and approved may register the title of the dissertation with the College Art Association. In the past dissertations have been listed in the June issue of the Art Bulletin. Dissertations will be posted on the CAA website in late June.

January – Beginning of Term

GRADERS

Undergraduate courses with 50 or more registered students will have a grader. Graduate students interested in grading should attend the first meeting of the course that interests them and speak to the instructor. Requests for should be made by both facult y and students to the Graduate Director. Graders will be informed of the selection in the second week of the semester. Duties of Graders.

DEGREE CANDIDATES FOR MAY GRADUATION

All students who intend to receive their degree in May must be registered for the Spring Semester.

February 1: Last day for submitting M.A. or Ph.D. degree application for May graduation to the Enrolled Student Office, 101 Randall Hall. Degree Application forms cn be downloaded at artsandsciences.virginia.edu/gradschool/

All College of Arts and Sciences Deadlines are available online at artsandsciences.virginia.edu/gradschool/calendar/

April 2: Last day for submitting an unsigned copy of the thesis or dissertation title page to the Enrolled Student Office, 101 Randall Hall.

May 1: Doctoral Dissertation or Master's Thesis due in the Enrolled Student Office, 101 Randall Hall along with the Final Examination Form reporting the result of the Comprehensive Exam for the M.A. or the Oral Defense of the Dissertation for the Ph.D. Final Examination forms can be downloaded at: artsandsciences.virginia.edu/gradschool/forms/

Graduate Committee Deadline January 25.

PhD Field and dissertation proposals due for consideration by the Graduate Committee.
Please submit proposals to the DGS digitally. Proposals must have been approved by your Dissertation Advisor.

February

DEGREE DEADLINE: February 1

Last day for submitting graduate degree application for May graduation to Enrolled Student Office, 101 Randall Hall.

CAA ANNUAL CONFERENCE: February 13-16

Will meet in New York, February 13-16, 2013.

March

DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL AID: March 2

Requests for financial aid from both University and departmental resources are due by March 15.

APPLICATION FOR LINDNER SUMMER FUNDING: MARCH 15

Students should email the Director of Graduate Studies a one-page request for summer support with a brief budget and description of your educational goals

PROCEED TO PH.D: March 15

Second-year students who wish to proceed to the Ph.D. must write a letter to the Graduate Director requesting to be admitted to the Ph.D. program and name their dissertation advisor by March 15.

DEADLINES for MA and PhD students graduating in May 2012

Unsigned MA thesis or PhD dissertation title page to GSAS by April 2
Turn in all copies of MA thesis to departmental office with names of committee by April 13
MA thesis defenses should be scheduled April 18-27
Final copy of MA thesis or PhD dissertation to GSAS by May 1

April – May

Graduate Committee Deadline April 12.

PhD Field and Dissertation Proposals due for consideration by the Graduate Committee. Please submit Proposals to the DGS digitally. Proposals must have been approved by your Dissertation Advisor.