Graduate School Calendar
Academic Year 2018-2019
| 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: https://www.memphis.edu/registrar/calendars/
A concise list of graduation deadlines for degree candidates can be found on the following webpage: www.memphis.edu/gradschool/current_students/graduation_information/graduation_deadlines.php
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, 2018 |
Last day for all academic departments to submit comprehensive exam results for summer 2018 (pass or fail) - FIT 201J |
JB |
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July 30, 2018 |
Fall 2018 GA contracts due to the Graduate School |
JK |
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August 3, 2018 |
Deadline to remove Spring 2018 Incomplete grades |
JK |
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August 11, 2018 |
Commencement, Summer 2018, 10:00 a.m. - FedEx Forum |
JB |
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August 9, 2018 |
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 19, 2019 |
Graduate Student Orientation, University Center Ballroom |
LH |
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August 23, 2019 |
Teaching Effectiveness Workshop for Graduate Teaching Assistants, FedEx Institute of Technology Building (The Zone) |
LH |
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August 29, 2018 |
College Directors Meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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August 30, 2018 |
Last Day to Add, Full Session - Fall 2018 |
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University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
|
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September 9, 2018 |
Last Day to Drop - Full Session/First Session, TN eCampus - Fall 2018 |
After this date, college director or RP approve |
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September 10, 2018 |
Apply to Graduate (Fall 2018) Form due |
JB |
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September 10, 2018 |
Candidacy forms due to College Directors of Graduate Studies |
JB |
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September 26, 2018 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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September 27, 2018 |
Graduate School Information Fair, University Center Ballroom, 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
MK |
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October 1, 2018 |
Announce Distinguished Research, Creative Achievement, & Engaged Scholarship Awards |
DC |
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October 12, 2018 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:30 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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October 19, 2018 |
Last Day to Withdraw - Full Session, First Session, TN eCampus - Fall 2018 |
After this date, college director or RP approve |
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October 24, 2018 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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October 30, 2018 |
Last Day to Drop - Second Session - Fall 2018 |
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 2, 2018 |
Deadline to remove Summer 2018 Incomplete grades |
|
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November 9, 2018 |
Upload defended and corrected thesis to ETD or dissertation for ProQuest for review |
JB |
|
November 10, 2018 |
Last Day to Withdraw - Second Session - Fall 2018 |
After this date, college director or RP approve |
|
November 26, 2018 |
Spring-only GA contracts due to Grad School |
JK |
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November 27, 2018 |
Last day for all academic departments to submit comprehensive exam results for fall 2018 (pass or fail) - FIT 201J |
JB |
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November 30, 2018 |
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, 2018 |
Deadline for Graduate Faculty Applications |
LH |
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December 14, 2018 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting to approve curricular revisions (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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December 16, 2018 |
Commencement, Fall 2018, 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - FedEx Forum |
JB |
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December 17, 2018 |
Begin loading Fall 2019 Curricular Inventory |
MK |
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College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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January 25, 2019 |
Faculty Awards (Distinguished Research & Creative Achievement, Engaged Scholarship) nominees due - AD 308 |
DC |
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TBA |
Last day to drop/withdraw - 1st session, full and TN eCampus sessions - Spring 2019 |
After this date, college director or RP approve |
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February 1, 2019 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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February 4, 2019 |
Apply to Graduate for Spring 2019 due |
JB |
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February 4, 2019 |
Candidacy forms due to College Directors of Graduate Studies |
JB |
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February 15, 2019 |
VanVleet candidate files due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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February 15, 2019 |
Graduate Performance Award nominees due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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February 20, 2019 |
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 15, 2019 |
Morton Thesis/Dissertation nominations due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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March 15, 2019 |
Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award applications due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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March 15, 2019 |
U of M Society Doctoral Fellowship Applications due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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March 15, 2019 |
VanVleet winners announced |
LH |
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TBA |
Deadline to remove Fall 2018 Incomplete grades |
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March 20, 2019 |
First Generation PhD Fellowship applications for AY 2019-2020 due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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March 25, 2019 |
Student Research Forum |
LH |
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March 27, 2019 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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March 29, 2019 |
Graduate Performance Award Recipients announced |
LH |
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March 30, 2019 |
Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award recipients announced |
LH |
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April 5, 2019 |
U of M Society Doctoral Fellowship recipients announced |
LH |
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April 5, 2019 |
Recipients of Morton Awards announced |
LH |
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April 5, 2019 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
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April 8, 2019 |
Upload defended and corrected thesis to ETD or dissertation to ProQuest for review |
JB |
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April 13, 2019 |
Summer 2019 GA contracts due |
JK |
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April 22, 2019 |
Last day for all academic departments to submit comprehensive exam results for spring 2019 (pass or fail) - FIT 201J |
JB |
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TBA |
Spring 2019 - Last day to drop/withdraw - 2nd session |
After this date, college director or RP approve |
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April 24, 2019 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m., FIT 313) |
MK |
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April 30, 2019 |
Deadline for thesis students to upload corrected thesis to ETD and doctoral students to upload corrected dissertation to ProQuest |
JB |
|
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m., UC 261) |
MK |
|
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May 4, 2019 |
Commencement, Spring 2019, 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m and 5:00 p.m. - FedEx Forum |
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May 16, 2019 |
Part-Time Masters Fellowship applications from colleges due to Grad School - FIT 201C |
LH |
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May 31, 2019 |
First Generation PhD Fellowship recipients for AY 2019-20 announced |
LH |
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June 7, 2019 |
Apply to Graduate due for Summer 2019 |
JB |
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June 7, 2019 |
Candidacy Forms due to College Directors of Graduate Studies |
JB |
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June 15, 2019 |
Part-Time Masters Award recipients announced |
LH |
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July 6, 2019 |
Upload defended and corrected thesis to ETD or dissertation to ProQuest for review |
JB |
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July 17, 2019 |
Academic year 2019-2020 and Fall only GA Contracts due to Grad School - FIT 201F |
JK |
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July 19, 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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August 9, 2019 |
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 10, 2019 |
Commencement, Summer 2019, 10:00 a.m. - FedEx Forum |
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*Responsible Persons:
DC: Debra Cummings, AD 308, x2590, 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