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2013 - 2014 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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NOTE: Additional dates and deadlines of importance may also be found on the Academic Calendars & Exam Schedules pages of the University Registrar’s web site www.wm.edu/registrar.  Calendar dates are subject to change.

Fall Semester 2013

May 4 - Aug 27 Fall Schedule Adjustment for Continuing Students
Aug 1 Tuition and Fees Due for Fall 2013 (Friday)
Aug 1 – 27 Registration for New Degree-Seeking Graduate Students
Aug 26-27 New Student Orientation (Monday-Tuesday)
Aug 26-28 Registration for Non-Degree Seeking Students (Monday-Wednesday)
Aug 28 Classes Begin: 8 a.m. (Wednesday)
Add/Drop Begins
Sept 2 Labor Day: Classes in Session (Monday)
Sept 6 Last Day to Add/Drop (Friday)
Sept 7 Withdrawal Period Begins (Saturday)
Sept 27 Online Filing Deadline for Graduation in May or August 2014 (Friday)
Oct 12-15 Fall Break (Saturday-Tuesday)
Oct 25 Last Day to Withdraw (Friday)
Nov 4 – Dec 6 Advance Spring Registration for Continuing Students
Nov 27 - Dec 1 Thanksgiving Break (Wednesday-Sunday)
Dec 6 Classes End: 5 p.m. (Friday)
Last Day to Submit Grades for Spring 2013 Incomplete Coursework (I)
Dec 7 – Jan 14 Spring Schedule Adjustment for Continuing Students
Dec 7-8 Reading Period I (Saturday-Sunday)
Dec 9-13 Examinations (Monday-Friday)
Dec 13 Last Day to Submit Theses and Dissertations for January 2014 Graduation (Friday)
Dec 14-15 Reading Period II (Saturday-Sunday)
Dec 16-18 Examinations (Monday-Wednesday)
Dec 23 - Jan 1 Winter Break: Administrative Offices Closed
Jan 2 Fall 2013 Semester Grades Due by 9 a.m. (Thursday)
Jan 10 Winter Degree Conferral Date (Friday; No Ceremony)

Spring Semester 2014

Dec 7 – Jan 14 Spring Schedule Adjustment for Continuing Students
Jan 2-14 New Student Registration
Jan 10 Winter Degree Conferral Date (Friday; No Ceremony)
Jan 13-15 Registration for Non-Degree Seeking Students
Jan 15 Classes Begin: 8 a.m. (Wednesday)
Add/Drop Begins
Jan 20 MLK Holiday; No Classes (Monday)
Jan 27 Last Day to Add/Drop (Monday)
Jan 28 Withdrawal Period Begins (Tuesday)
Feb 15 Online Filing Begins for Graduation in January, May or August 2015 (Saturday)
Mar 1-9 Spring Break (Saturday-Sunday)
Mar 14 Last Day to Withdraw (Friday)
Mar 17 – Apr 20 Advance Summer Registration for Continuing Students
Mar 17 – May4 Advance Fall Registration for Continuing Students
Apr 21 Summer Schedule Adjustment for Continuing Students Begins (Monday)
Apr 25 Classes End: 5 p.m. (Friday)
Last Day to Submit Grades for Fall 2013 Incomplete Coursework (I)
Last Day to Submit Theses and Dissertations for May 2014 Graduation
Apr 26-27 Reading Period I (Saturday-Sunday)
Apr 28 – May 2 Examinations (Monday-Friday)
May 3-4 Reading Period II (Saturday-Sunday)
May 5-7 Examinations (Monday-Wednesday)
May 5 – Aug 26 Fall Schedule Adjustment for Continuing Students
May 9 Spring 2014 Grades Due for May Graduates (Incl. UG Students) by 9 a.m. (Friday)
May 11 May Commencement (Sunday)
May 14 Remaining Spring 2014 Grades Due by 9 a.m. (Wednesday)

Summer Sessions 2014

* Calendar dates are subject to change.

Overall Important Dates
Jul 1 Online Filing Deadline for January 2015 Graduation
Jul 4 Independence Day: Administrative Offices Closed; Classes in Session (Friday)
Aug 8 Last Day to Submit Theses and Dissertations for August 2014 Graduation
Aug 22 August Graduation Date (Friday; No Ceremony)
 
Session I: May 27 - June 27
May 27-30 * Add/Drop Period for Summer Session I
May 31 * Withdrawal Period Begins for Summer Session I (Saturday)
Jul 3 Summer Session I Grades Due by 9 a.m. (Thursday)
 
Session II: June 30 - August 1
Jun 30 - Jul 3 * Add/Drop Period for Summer Session II
Jul 4 Independence Day: Administrative Offices Closed; Classes in Session (Friday)
Withdrawal Period Begins for Summer Session II
Aug 8 Summer Session II Grades Due by 9 a.m. (Friday)
 
Session III: May 27 - August 1
May 27 - Jun 6 * Add/Drop Period for Summer Session III
Jun 7 * Withdrawal Period Begins for Summer Session III (Saturday)
Jul 4 Independence Day: Administrative Offices Closed; Classes in Session (Friday)
Aug 8 Summer Session III Grades Due by 9 a.m. (Friday)