Graduate School Calendar
Academic Year 2019-2020
| January/February | July/August |
| March/April | September/October |
| May/June | November/December |
See Registrar's web site for more detailed calendars as they become available.
A concise list of graduation deadlines for degree candidates is available on the Graduate School website.
Deadline |
Event/Task |
Responsible Person* |
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Upload defended and corrected thesis to ETD or dissertation for ProQuest for review |
JB |
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July 20, 2019 |
Last day for all academic departments to submit comprehensive exam results for summer 2019 (pass or fail) - FIT 201J |
JB |
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July 24, 2019 |
Fall 2019 GA contracts due to the Graduate School |
JK |
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August 2, 2019 |
Deadline to remove Spring 2019 Incomplete grades |
JK |
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August 9, 2019 |
Deadline for thesis students to upload corrected thesis to ETD and doctoral students to upload corrected dissertation to ProQuest |
JB |
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August 11, 2019 |
Commencement, Summer 2018, 10:00 a.m. - FedEx Forum |
JB |
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August 19, 2019 |
Graduate Student Orientation, University Center Ballroom (9:00 a.m. -1:30 p.m.) |
LH |
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August 23, 2019 |
Teaching Effectiveness Workshop for Graduate Teaching Assistants, FedEx Institute of Technology Building (The Zone) (8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) |
LH |
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August 28, 2019 |
College Directors Meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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August 30, 2019 |
Last Day to Add, Full Session - Fall 2019 |
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University Council for Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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September 8, 2019 |
Last Day to Drop - Full Session/First Session, TN eCampus - Fall 2019 |
After this date, college director or RP approve |
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September 10, 2019 |
Apply to Graduate (Fall 2019) Form due |
JB |
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September 10, 2019 |
Candidacy forms due to Graduation Analyst |
JB |
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September 25, 2019 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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September 26, 2019 |
Graduate School Information Fair, University Center Third Floor, 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
MK |
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October 1, 2019 |
Announce Distinguished Research, Creative Achievement, & Engaged Scholarship Awards |
DC |
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October 4, 2019 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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October 23, 2019 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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October 29, 2019 |
Last Day to Drop - Second Session - Fall 2019 |
After this date, college director or RP approve |
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University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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November 8, 2019 |
Deadline to remove Summer 2019 Incomplete grades |
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November 8, 2019 |
Upload defended and corrected thesis to ETD or dissertation for ProQuest for review |
JB |
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November 13, 2019 |
Last day for all academic departments to submit comprehensive exam results for fall 2019 (pass or fail) - FIT 201J |
JB |
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November 26, 2019 |
Spring-only GA contracts due to Grad School |
JK |
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November 29, 2019 |
Deadline for thesis students to upload corrected thesis to ETD and doctoral students to upload corrected dissertation to ProQuest |
JB |
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December 3, 2019 |
Deadline for Graduate Faculty Applications |
LH |
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December 13, 2019 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting to approve curricular revisions (2:30 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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December 15, 2019 |
Commencement, Fall 2018, 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - FedEx Forum |
JB |
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December 16, 2019 |
Begin loading Fall 2020 Curricular Inventory |
MK |
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January 10, 2020 |
Last day to Drop - 1st session, full and TN eCampus sessions - Spring 2020 |
After this date, college director or RP approve |
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College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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January 31, 2020 |
Faculty Awards (Distinguished Research & Creative Achievement, Engaged Scholarship) nominees due - FIT 303 |
DC |
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February 4, 2020 |
Apply to Graduate for Spring 2020 due |
JB |
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February 4, 2020 |
Candidacy forms due to College Directors of Graduate Studies |
JB |
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February 7, 2020 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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February 14, 2020 |
VanVleet candidate files due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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February 15, 2020 |
Graduate Performance Award nominees due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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February 26, 2020 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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March 13, 2020 |
Morton Thesis/Dissertation nominations due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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March 13, 2020 |
Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award applications due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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March 13, 2020 |
U of M Society Doctoral Fellowship Applications due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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March 13, 2020 |
VanVleet winners announced |
LH |
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March 17, 2020 |
Deadline to remove Fall 2019 Incomplete grades |
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March 18, 2020 |
First Generation PhD Fellowship applications for AY 2020-21 due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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March 23, 2020 |
Spring 2020 - Last day to Drop - 2nd session |
After this date, college director or RP approve |
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March 25, 2020 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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March 27, 2020 |
Graduate Performance Award Recipients announced |
LH |
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March 27, 2020 |
Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award recipients announced |
LH |
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April 3, 2020 |
U of M Society Doctoral Fellowship recipients announced |
LH |
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April 3, 2020 |
Recipients of Morton Awards announced |
LH |
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April 3, 2020 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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April 8, 2020 |
Upload defended and corrected thesis to ETD or dissertation to ProQuest for review |
JB |
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April 13, 2020 |
Student Research Forum - University Center ballroom |
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April 13, 2020 |
Summer 2020 GA contracts due |
JK |
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April 15, 2020 |
Last day for all academic departments to submit comprehensive exam results for Spring 2020 (pass or fail) - FIT 201J |
JB |
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April 22, 2020 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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April 30, 2020 |
Deadline for thesis students to upload corrected thesis to ETD and doctoral students to upload corrected dissertation to ProQuest |
JB |
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University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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May 9, 2020 |
Commencement, Spring 2020, 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m and 5:00 p.m. - FedEx Forum |
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May 14, 2020 |
Part-Time Masters Fellowship applications from colleges due to Graduate School - FIT 201C |
LH |
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May 29, 2020 |
First Generation PhD Fellowship recipients for AY 2020-21 announced |
LH |
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June 5, 2020 |
Apply to Graduate due for Summer 2020 |
JB |
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June 5, 2020 |
Candidacy Forms due to Graduation Analyst |
JB |
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June 13, 2020 |
Part-Time Masters Award recipients announced |
LH |
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July 9, 2020 |
Upload defended and corrected thesis to ETD or dissertation to ProQuest for review |
JB |
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July 10, 2020 |
Last day for all academic departments to submit comprehensive exam results for summer 2020 (pass or fail) - FIT 201J |
JB |
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July 17, 2020 |
Academic year 2020-21 and Fall only GA Contracts due to Grad School - FIT 201F |
JK |
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August 4, 2020 |
Deadline for thesis students to upload final, corrected thesis to ETD and doctoral students to upload final, corrected dissertation to ProQuest |
JB |
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August 8, 2020 |
Commencement, Summer 2020, 10:00 a.m. - FedEx Forum |
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*Responsible Persons:
DC: Debra Cummings, FIT 303, x1596, dcummngs@memphis.edu
JB: Jennifer Beech, FIT 201J, x3560, jgbrooks@memphis.edu
JK: James Kierulff, FIT 201F, x4370, jkerulff@memphis.edu
LH: Lakesha Herring, FIT 201C, x4212, lsherrng@memphis.edu
MK: Mary Kyle, FIT 201G, x4817, marykyle@memphis.edu
RP: Robin Poston, FIT 201D, x4212, rposton@memphis.edu