Please note that some of these
dates, particularly those involving registration,
are tentative and therefore subject to change.
| July 2009 |
| 31 |
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Deadline to submit Page 1 of dissertation defense application to Dissertation Office if planning for an October degree |
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| August 2009 |
| 28 |
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Deadline to submit Page 2 of dissertation defense application (through doctoral office) if planning forthe October degree date |
| 31-4 |
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CUSSW registration period |
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| September 2009 |
| 2 |
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Doctoral Program Orientation for the Fall 2009 Cohort |
| 7 |
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Labor Day holiday observed university-wide |
| 8 |
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Fall semester classes begin. First day to add/drop courses or apply to audit courses |
8-11,
14-18 |
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Late registration period for Fall 2009. Students register by phone and have several appointments to choose from. (Note that students allowed to register after this period specified must pay a late fee.) |
| 18 |
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Late registration for Fall 2009 ends. Last day to add/drop CUSSW courses, apply to audit courses, or submit written notice of withdrawal from the Spring term for full refund of tuition and special fees. |
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| October 2009 |
| 13 |
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Last day to drop a class for SIPA or GSAS classes. |
| 16 (4:00 pm) |
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Last day to deposit dissertations for the October degree. |
| 21 |
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Conferral of October Ph.D. degrees. |
| 26 |
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Ph.D. Information Session (6:30-8:00 p.m.) Room C03 RSVP |
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| November 2009 |
| 2 |
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Academic holiday observed university-wide.
Application deadline for the December 1 Field of Practice Examinations |
| 3 |
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Election Day holiday observed university-wide. |
| 6 |
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Deadline to submit page 1 of dissertation defense application to Dissertation Office if planning for a February degree. |
| 19 |
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Last day to drop a class for certain other schools (see University calendar). |
| 26-27 |
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Thanksgiving holiday break. |
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| December 2009 |
| TBA |
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Doctoral Program Holiday Party |
| 4 |
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Deadline to submit page 2 of dissertation defense application (through doctoral office) if planning for the February degree date. |
| 14 |
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Fall semester University classes end. |
| 17 |
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Fall semester CUSSW classes end. |
23 to
1/18/10 |
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Winter holiday break. |
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| January 2010 |
| TBA |
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Late registration period for Spring 2010 (in Early January). Students register by phone and have several appointments to choose from. (Note that students allowed to register after this period specified must pay a late fee.) |
| 2 |
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Due date for all admissions materials from Fall 2010 prospective students. |
| 18 |
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday observed university-wide. |
| 19 |
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Spring semester classes begin. |
| 29 |
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Late registration for Spring 2010 ends. Last day to add/drop courses, apply to audit courses, or submit written notice of withdrawal from the Spring term for full refund of tuition and special fees. |
| 29 |
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Deadline to submit page 1 of dissertation defense application to Dissertation Office if planning for a May degree. |
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| February 2010 |
| 5 (4:00 pm) |
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Last day to deposit dissertations for the February degree date. |
| 10 |
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Conferral of February Ph.D. degrees. |
| 23 |
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Last day to drop SIPA or GSAS classes without academic penalty. |
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| March 2010 |
| Early March |
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Program planning between students and faculty advisors. |
| 15-19 |
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Spring holiday break. |
| 26 |
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Deadline to submit page 2 of dissertation defense appliation (through doctoral office) if planning for a May degree. |
| 25 |
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Last day to drop a class for certain other schools (see University calendar). |
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| April 2010 |
| TBA |
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Fall 2010 registration period. Students register by phone and have several appointments to choose from. (Note that students allowed to register after this period specified must pay a late fee.) |
| 28 (4:00 pm) |
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Dissertation deposit deadline for name to be included in convocation booklet |
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| May 2010 |
| 3 |
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Last day of University classes. |
| 6 |
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Last day of CUSSW classes. |
| 12 (4:00 pm) |
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Last day to deposit the dissertation in order to be included in the Ph.D. Convocation Book addendum. |
| 14 (4:00 pm) |
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Last day for Ph.D. candidates to deposit the dissertation in 107 Low Memorial Library for the May degree date. |
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Commencement 2010: |
| 18 |
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Columbia University Graduation Ceremony |
| 18 |
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CUSSW Graduation |
| TBA |
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Ph.D. Convocation
Luncheon for CUSSW Doctoral Program graduates and their families. |
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