Please note that some of these
dates, particularly those involving registration,
are tentative and therefore subject to change.
| August 2008 |
| 1 |
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Deadline to submit completed dissertation defense application to Dissertation Office if planning for an October degree. |
| 27 |
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Doctoral Program Orientation for the Fall 2008 Cohort |
| 29 |
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Suggested deadline for distributing dissertation to committee members if planning for the October degree date |
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| September 2008 |
| 1 |
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Labor Day holiday observed university-wide. |
| 2 |
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Fall semester classes begin. First day to add/drop courses or apply to audit courses. |
2-5,
8-12 |
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Late registration period for Fall 2008. 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.) |
| 12 |
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Late registration for Fall 2008 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. |
| 15 |
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Application deadline for the October 13 Field of Practice Examinations. |
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| October 2008 |
| 7 |
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Last day to drop a class for SIPA or GSAS classes. |
| 10 (4:00 pm) |
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Last day to deposit dissertations for the October degree. |
| 13 |
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Field of Practice Examinations given in Room 401 (9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) |
| 15 |
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Conferral of October Ph.D. degrees. |
| TBA |
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Ph.D. Information Session (evening). RSVP |
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| November 2008 |
| 3 |
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Academic holiday observed university-wide.
Application deadline for the December 1 Field of Practice Examinations |
| 4 |
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Election Day holiday observed university-wide. |
| 7 |
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Deadline to submit completed dissertation defense application to Dissertation Office if planning for a February degree. |
| 13 |
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Last day to drop a class for certain other schools (see University calendar). |
| 27-28 |
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Thanksgiving holiday break. |
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| December 2008 |
| TBA |
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Doctoral Program Holiday Party |
| 1 |
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Field of Practice Examinations given in Room 401 (9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) |
| 8 |
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Fall semester University classes end. |
| 11 |
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Fall semester CUSSW classes end. |
20 to
1/19/08 |
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Winter holiday break. |
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| January 2009 |
| TBA |
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Late registration period for Spring 2009 (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 2009 prospective students. |
| 12 |
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Application deadline for the February 9 Field of Practice Examinations. |
| 19 |
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday observed university-wide. |
| 20 |
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Spring semester classes begin. |
| 30 |
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Late registration for Spring 2009 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. |
| 30 |
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Deadline to submit completed dissertation defense application to Dissertation Office if planning for a May degree. |
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| February 2009 |
| 6 (4:00 pm) |
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Last day to deposit dissertations for the February degree date. |
| 9 |
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Field of Practice Examinations given in Room 401 (9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) |
| 11 |
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Conferral of February Ph.D. degrees. |
| 24 |
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Last day to drop SIPA or GSAS classes without academic penalty. |
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| March 2009 |
| Early March |
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Program planning between students and faculty advisors. |
| 16-20 |
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Spring holiday break. |
| 23 |
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Suggested deadline to distribute dissertations to approved defense committee if planning for a May degree. |
| 26 |
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Last day to drop a class for certain other schools (see University calendar). |
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| April 2009 |
| TBA |
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Fall 2009 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.) |
| 10 |
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Dissertation deposit deadline to increase likelihood that printed diploma will be available for pick-up on campus on May 20 (all others are mailed) |
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| May 2009 |
| 1 |
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Last day to deposit the dissertation in order to be included in the Ph.D. Convocation Book listing. |
| 4 |
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Last day of University classes. |
| 7 |
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Last day of CUSSW classes. |
| 14 (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. |
| 16 (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 2009: |
| 19 |
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Ph.D. Convocation
Luncheon for CUSSW Doctoral Program graduates and their families. |
| 20 |
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Columbia University Graduation Ceremony |
| 20 (tentative) |
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CUSSW Graduation |
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