Graduate School Calendar
Academic Year 2020-2021
| 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, 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 24, 2020 |
Academic year 2020-21 and Fall 2020 GA contracts due to the Graduate School |
JK |
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August 4, 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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August 8, 2020 |
Commencement, Summer 2020 |
JB |
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August 18 - 30, 2020 |
Virtual Graduate Student Orientation |
LH |
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August 18 - 30, 2020 |
Virtual Teaching Effectiveness Workshop for Graduate Teaching Assistants |
LH |
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August 26, 2020 |
College Directors Meeting (12:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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Apply to Graduate (Fall 2020) Form due |
JB |
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September 3, 2020 |
Candidacy forms due to Graduation Analyst |
JB |
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September 4, 2020 |
University Council for Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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September 23, 2020 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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October 2, 2020 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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October 15, 2020 |
Deadline for Graduate Faculty Status (GFS) Updates and Edits. New GFS applications may be filed as needed. Please see new process as of Fall 2020 going forward |
BM |
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October 28, 2020 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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October 29-30, 2020 |
Virtual Graduate and Professional School Information Fair |
MK |
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Upload defended and corrected thesis to ETD or dissertation for ProQuest for review |
JB | |
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November 6, 2020 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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November 13, 2020 |
Last day for all academic departments to submit comprehensive exam results for fall 2020 (pass or fail) - FIT 201J |
JB |
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November 17, 2020 |
Tennessee Conference of Graduate Schools Masters Thesis Award nominations due to the Graduate School | MK |
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November 24, 2020 |
Spring 2021 GA contracts due to the Graduate School |
JK |
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December 4, 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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December 11, 2020 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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December 13, 2020 |
Commencement, Fall 2020 |
JB |
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University Council of Graduate Studies special meeting to approve curricular revisions and additions (2:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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January 27, 2021 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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February 4, 2021 |
Apply to Graduate for Spring 2021 due |
JB |
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February 4, 2021 |
Candidacy forms due to College Directors of Graduate Studies |
JB |
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February 5, 2021 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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February 11, 2021 |
VanVleet candidate files due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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February 15, 2021 |
Graduate Performance Award nominees due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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February 24, 2021 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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March 11, 2021 |
U of M Society Doctoral Fellowship Applications due - FIT 201C |
LH |
| March 11, 2021 | VanVleet winners announced | LH |
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March 11, 2021 |
Morton Thesis/Dissertation nominations due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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March 11, 2021 |
Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award applications due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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March 18, 2021 |
First Generation PhD Fellowship applications for AY 2021-22 due - FIT 201C |
LH |
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March 24, 2021 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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March 26, 2021 |
Graduate Performance Award Recipients announced |
LH |
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March 29, 2021 |
LH |
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April 2, 2021 |
University Council of Graduate Studies meeting (2:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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April 2, 2021 |
Upload defended and corrected thesis to ETD or dissertation to ProQuest for review |
JB |
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April 8, 2021 |
Last day for all academic departments to submit comprehensive exam results for spring 2021 (pass or fail) - FIT 201J |
JB |
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April 13, 2021 |
Summer 2021 GA contracts due to the Graduate School |
JK |
| April 15, 2021 | Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award recipients announced | LH |
| April 15, 2021 | UofM Society Doctoral Fellowship recipients announced | LH |
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April 15, 2021 |
Recipients of Morton Awards announced |
LH |
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April 28, 2021 |
College Directors meeting (12:00 p.m.) |
MK |
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April 30, 2021 |
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.) |
MK |
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May 8, 2021 |
Commencement, Spring 2021 |
|
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May 14, 2021 |
Part-Time Masters Fellowship applications from colleges due to Graduate School - FIT 201C |
LH |
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June 4, 2021 |
Apply to Graduate due for Summer 2021 |
JB |
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June 4, 2021 |
Candidacy Forms due to Graduation Analyst |
JB |
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June 13, 2021 |
Part-Time Masters Award recipients announced |
LH |
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June 30, 2021 |
First Generation PhD Fellowship recipients for AY 2021-22 announced |
LH |
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July 7, 2021 |
Upload defended and corrected thesis to ETD or dissertation to ProQuest for review |
JB |
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July 7, 2021 |
Last day for all academic departments to submit comprehensive exam results for summer 2021 (pass or fail) - FIT 201J |
JB |
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July 17, 2021 |
Academic year 2021-22 and Fall only GA Contracts due to the Graduate School |
JK |
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August 4, 2021 |
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 7, 2021 |
Commencement, Summer 2021 |
JB |
*Responsible Persons:
BM: Brian Meredith, 201H, x1404, bmeredth@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