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2018 - 2019 Graduate Catalog 
    
2018 - 2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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FALL SEMESTER 2018

  July 31-August 28 Registration of New Graduate Students
  August 27 Mandatory New A&S Graduate Student Orientation: 10:00 a.m.
  August 29 Beginning of Classes: 8 a.m.
  September 7 Last day to add/drop courses
  October 1 Deadline to file the online Graduation Application with the University Registrar to graduate in January 2019, May 2019 and August 2019 
  October 13-16 Fall Break
  October 26 End of ninth week of classes
  November 2 Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for January 2019 Graduation
  November 16
Thesis/Dissertation Defense Completion Deadline for January 2019 Graduation
  November 21-25  Thanksgiving Holiday: 8 a.m. Wed - 8 a.m. Mon
  November 30 Final Submission Deadline for A&S graduate students to satisfy degree requirements for January 2019 Graduation
  December 7 End of Classes: 5 p.m.
  December 8-9 Reading Period
  December 10-14 Examinations
  December 15-16 Reading Period
  December 17-19 Examinations
  January 11, 2019 January 2019 Conferral Date

SPRING SEMESTER 2019

  January 1-15 Registration of New Graduate Students
  January 16 Beginning of Classes: 8 a.m.
  January 28 Last day to add/drop courses
  February 15 Deadline to submit the online Intent to Graduate Form to the OGSR and the Notice of Candidacy Form to the Registrar
  March 2-10 Spring Break
  March 15 End of ninth week of classes
  March 15-16 18th Annual Graduate Research Symposium
  March 29 Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for May 2019 Graduation
  April 12 Thesis/Dissertation Defense Completion Deadline for May 2019 Graduation
  April 19 Final Submission Deadline for A&S graduate students to satisfy degree requirements for May 2019 Graduation
  April 26 End of Classes: 5 p.m.
  April 27-28 Reading Period
  April 29-May 3 Examinations
  May 4-5 Reading Period
  May 6-8 Examinations
  May 11 May 2019 Conferral Date 

SUMMER SESSIONS 2019

  May 28 Beginning of First Session
  June 28 End of First Session
  July 1 Beginning of Second Session
  July 5 Pre-Defense Deadline for Students Submitting a Thesis or Dissertation for August 2019 Graduation
  July 19 Thesis/Dissertation Defense Completion Deadline for August 2019 conferral of degrees
  July 26 Final Submission Deadline for A&S graduate students to satisfy degree requirements for August 2019 Graduation
  August 2 End of Second Session
  August 23 August 2019 Conferral Date

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