Academic Calendar for Graduate Students
This calendar is subject to periodic review and revision.
Please check with the University Registrar and/or the Graduate School to determine if changes have been made.
Spring Semester 2008 | Summmer I 2008 | Summer II 2008 | Fall Semester 2008
| Spring 2008 | |
| Early January | ITA English Proficiency Screening - SPEAK Test - (dates, times, location TBA) Contact Dr. Melissa Bostrom at 515-2293 or melissa_bostrom@ncsu.edu for information.UNC Campus Scholarship and Diversity Graduate Assistant Grant (Applications are available from the Graduate School Diversity Programs Office, 1575 Varsity Drive, Flex Lab, Module 6). Graduate programs should identify all master ’s students planning May 2008 graduation and begin requests for permit to schedule the final oral examination. |
| Jan 8 | NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED THESIS REVIEW DEADLINE - 5:00 p.m. today - Date by which a graduate student must 1. successfully pass the final oral exam and 2. complete a thesis review with the Thesis Editor in order to graduate at the end of the current semester, without the necessity of registering for classes in the current semester. For students that meet this deadline, the final error free file is due by the Registration Required and No Registration Required Final ETD Deadline. |
| Jan 9 | First day of classes |
| Jan 15 | Last day to add a course without permission of instructor. Pack TRACS closes for adds at 11:59 p.m. (After today, adds are processed in Room 1000, Harris Hall.)Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon.)Preferred Spring 2008 GSSP Exception Deadline: Preferred deadline for receipt of exception requests in the Graduate School for the Graduate Student Support Plan (GSSP) for Spring 2008 semester in order to advise students in a more timely manner regarding registration prior to census. |
| Jan 21 | Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day); University closed. |
| Jan 23 | Census Day: The tuition and fees charge is based on the official number of hours and courses carried at 11:59 p.m. on this day.Last day to register or to add a course.Last day to drop a course or change from credit to audit with a tuition adjustment. |
| Jan 24 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.) |
| Feb 8 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon.) |
| Feb 12 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon.) |
| Feb 20 | OPTION B DEADLINE - Non-Thesis Students - 5:00 p.m. today - Date by which Option B forms accompanied by Diploma Order Request Cards are due to the Graduate School in order to graduate in the current semester. |
| Mar 1 | Graduate application priority deadline for international applicants applying for Fall 2008, however, departmental deadlines may be earlier. Check by visiting: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/degree-programs.First day to submit a North Carolina Residency Application to the Graduate School for First Summer Session 2008. |
| Mar 3-7 | Spring Break - no classes |
| Mar 4 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon.) |
| Mar 10 | Classes resume at 8:05 a.m.Advising begins for registration for 2008 Summer Sessions and 2008 Fall Semester. |
| Mar 11 | Registration begins for the 2008 Summer Sessions and 2008 Fall Semester.Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon.) |
| Mar 12 | Last day to withdraw or drop a course without a grade at the 400 level or below.Last day to change from credit to audit at the 400 level or below.Last day to change to credit only. |
| Mar 19 | Last day to withdraw or drop a course without a grade at the 500-900 level.Last day to change from credit to audit at the 500-900 level.Pack TRACS closes for graduate drops at 11:59 p.m. |
| Mar 21 | Spring Holiday - no classes |
| Mar 24 | Classes resume at 8:05 a.m. |
| Mar 25 | Graduate application priority deadline for U.S. citizen applicants for First Summer Session 2008 admission, however, departmental deadlines may be earlier. Check by visiting: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/degree-programs |
| Mar 28 | REGISTRATION REQUIRED THESIS REVIEW DEADLINE – 5:00 p.m. today - Date by which a graduate student must 1. successfully pass the final oral exam and 2. complete a thesis review with the Thesis Editor in order to graduate at the end of the current semester. For students that meet this deadline, the final error free file is due by the Registration Required and No Registration Required Final ETD Deadline. |
| Apr 2 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.) |
| Apr 3 | ACAAGS Banquet (Association for the Concerns of African-American Graduate Students) - 5:30 p.m., McKimmon Center. For additional information, contact the Graduate School at 513-8096. |
| Apr 17 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon.) |
| Apr 18 | Deadline for receipt of exception requests in the Graduate School for the Graduate Student Support Plan (GSSP) for Spring 2008 Semester (Approval of exceptions subject to budget availability). |
| Apr 25 | Last day of classes. REGISTRATION REQUIRED and NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED FINAL ETD DEADLINE – 5:00 p.m. today - Date by which a graduate student who is expecting to graduate at the end of the current semester, that met either the current semester's No Registration Required Review Deadline or the Registration Required Thesis Review Deadline, must submit the final, error free PDF file of his/her Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD) in order to graduate at the end of the current semester. *UNLESS THE STUDENT IS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WITH AN EARLIER DEADLINE * All International students AND for the thesis editor to accept it* |
| Apr 28 - May 6 | Final examinations |
| May 1 | First day to submit a North Carolina Residency Application to the Graduate School for Second Summer Session 2008. |
| May 6 | Last Date to submit a North Carolina residency application to the Graduate School for Spring 2008. |
| May 10 | Graduate application priority deadline for U.S. citizens applying for Second Summer Session 2008, however, departmental deadlines may be earlier. Check by visiting: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/degree-programsGRADUATION DATE - The date degrees are conferred for the current semester. For Spring Graduation, this is also the date of the Graduation Exercises. |
| Summer I 2008 | |
| May 16 | NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED THESIS REVIEW DEADLINE - 5:00 p.m. today - Date by which a graduate student must 1. successfully pass the final oral exam and 2. complete a thesis review with the Thesis Editor in order to graduate at the end of the current semester, without the necessity of registering for classes in the current semester. For students that meet this deadline, the final error free file is due by the Registration Required and No Registration Required Final ETD Deadline. |
| May 19 | First day of classes |
| May 20 | Last day to add a course without permission of instructor |
| May 21 | Census Day: The tuition and fees charge is based on the official number of hours and courses carried at 11:59 p.m. on this day.Last day to register (includes payment of tuition and fees) or to add a course.Last day to drop a course with a tuition adjustment. |
| May 26 | Memorial Day Holiday (University Closed) |
| June 1 | First day to submit a North Carolina Residency Application to the Graduate School for Fall, 2008 |
| June 3 | Last day to withdraw or drop a course without a grade at the 400-level or below.Last day to change from credit to audit at the 400-level or below.Last day to change to credit only. |
| June 4 | Last day to withdraw or drop a course without a grade at the 500-900 level.Last day to change from credit to audit at the 500-900 level. |
| June 11 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Labs, D. H. Hill Library, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.) |
| June 20 | Last day of classes |
| June 23-24 | Final Exams |
| June 24 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Labs, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon)Last Date to submit a North Carolina residency application to the Graduate School for First Summer Session, 2008. |
| June 25 | Graduate application priority deadline for U.S. Citizens applying for Fall 2008 admission, however, departmental deadlines may be earlier. Check by visiting: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/degree-programs |
| June 30 | OPTION B DEADLINE - Non-Thesis Students - 5:00 p.m. today - Date by which Option B forms accompanied by Diploma Order Request Cards are due to the Graduate School for Summer 2008 graduation. |
| Summer II 2008 | |
| July 4 | Independence Day (University closed.) |
| July 8 | First day of classes |
| July 9 | Last day to add a course without permission of instructor |
| July 10 | Census Day: The tuition and fees charge is based on the official number of hours and courses carried at 11:59 p.m. on this day. Last day to register (includes payment of tuition and fees) or to add a course. Last day to drop a course with a tuition adjustment. |
| July 11 | REGISTRATION REQUIRED THESIS REVIEW DEADLINE – 5:00 p.m. today - Date by which a graduate student must 1. successfully pass the final oral exam and 2. complete a thesis review with the Thesis Editor in order to graduate at the end of the current semester. For students that meet this deadline, the final error free file is due by the Registration Required and No Registration Required Final ETD Deadline. |
| July 15 | Graduate application priority deadline for international applicants for Spring 2009 admission, however, departmental deadlines may be earlier. Check by visiting: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/degree-programs |
| July 17 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop ITTC Labs, D. H. Hill Library, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.) |
| July 23 | Last day to withdraw or drop a course without a grade at the 400-level or below. Last day to change from credit to audit at the 400-level or below. Last day to change to credit only. |
| July 24 | Last day to withdraw or drop a course without a grade at the 500-900 level. Last day to change from credit to audit at the 500-900 level. |
| July 30 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop ITTC Labs, D. H. Hill Library, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.) |
| Aug 8 | Last day of classes. REGISTRATION REQUIRED and NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED FINAL ETD DEADLINE – 5:00 p.m. today - Date by which a graduate student who is expecting to graduate at the end of the current semester, that met either the current semester's No Registration Required Review Deadline or the Registration Required Thesis Review Deadline, must submit the final, error free PDF file of his/her Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD) in order to graduate at the end of the current semester. *UNLESS THE STUDENT IS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WITH AN EARLIER DEADLINE * All International students AND for the thesis editor to accept it* |
| Aug 11-12 | Final Exams |
| Aug 12 | Last day to submit a North Carolina Residency Application to the Graduate School for Second Summer Session, 2008 |
| Aug 13 | Summer graduation date but no commencement program is held. Summer graduates may participate in following Fall Commencement. |
| Fall 2008 | |
| Aug 14 | International Student Information Fair, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Ballroom, Talley Student Center. For more information, contact Pam Cook, Office of International Services, at pam_cook@ncsu.edu. ITA English Proficiency Screening - SPEAK Test. 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. Language and Computer Labs (Room 216), 2341 Stinson Drive. For information, contact Stephany Dunstan (sbdunsta@ncsu.edu or 515-2475) or Toby Brody, Director of English as a Second Language (tpbrody@social.chass.ncsu.edu or 515-9299). |
| Aug 15 | New International Student Orientation, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Talley Student Center. For more information, contact Pam Cook, Office of International Services, at pam_cook@ncsu.edu. |
| Aug 18 | New Graduate Student Orientation, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., McKimmon Center. For more information, contact Ms. Aixa Morales-Diaz in the Graduate School at 515-4391 or aixa_morales-diaz@ncsu.edu.NC State University Teaching Orientation, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., McKimmon Center. For more information, contact Dr. Barbi Honeycutt in the Graduate School at 513-1599 or barbi_honeycutt@ncsu.edu.NC State University Research Orientation, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., McKimmon Center. For more information, contact Ms. Aixa Morales-Diaz in the Graduate School at 515-4391 or aixa_morales-diaz@ncsu.edu. |
| Aug 19 | NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED THESIS REVIEW DEADLINE - 5:00 p.m. today - Date by which a graduate student must 1. successfully pass the final oral exam and 2. complete a thesis review with the Thesis Editor in order to graduate at the end of the current semester, without the necessity of registering for classes in the current semester. For students that meet this deadline, the final error free file is due by the Registration Required and No Registration Required Final ETD Deadline. ITA English Proficiency Screening - SPEAK Test. 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. Language and Computer Labs (Room 216), 2341 Stinson Drive. For information, contact Stephany Dunstan (sbdunsta@ncsu.edu or 515-2475) or Toby Brody, Director of English as a Second Language (tpbrody@social.chass.ncsu.edu or 515-9299). |
| Aug 20 | First day of classes |
| Aug 21 | ITA English Proficiency Screening Make Up Testing Day - SPEAK Test. 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. Language and Computer Labs (Room 216), 2341 Stinson Drive. For information, contact Stephany Dunstan (sbdunsta@ncsu.edu or 515-2475) or Toby Brody, Director of English as a Second Language (tpbrody@social.chass.ncsu.edu or 515-9299). |
| Aug 26 | Last day to add a course without permission of instructor |
| Aug 28 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon.) |
| Sept 1 | Holiday (Labor Day) University Closed |
| Sept 2 | Classes resume at 8:05 a.m. |
| Sept 3 | Census Day: The tuition and fees charge is based on the official number of hours and courses carried at 11:59 p.m. on this day.Last day to register or to add a course.Last day to drop a course or change from credit to audit with a tuition adjustment. |
| Sept 10 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon) |
| Sept 25 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.) |
| Oct 1 | First date to submit a Residency Application to the Graduate School for Spring 2009.OPTION B DEADLINE - Non-Thesis Students - 5:00 p.m. today - Date by which Option B forms accompanied by Diploma Order Request Cards are due to the Graduate School in order to graduate in the current semester. |
| Oct 7 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon.) |
| Oct 8 | Fall Break begins at 10:15 p.m. |
| Oct 9-10 | Fall Break - No classes |
| Oct 13 | Classes resume at 8:05 a.m.Enrollment (Registration) advising for 2009 Spring Semester begins |
| Oct 14 | Enrollment (Registration) for 2009 Spring Semester begins.Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.) |
| Oct 17 | Last day to withdraw or drop a course without a grade at all levels.Last day to change from credit to audit at all levels or to change to credit only.Last day to request course repeat without penalty. |
| Oct 30 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon.) |
| Nov 7 | REGISTRATION REQUIRED THESIS REVIEW DEADLINE – 5:00 p.m today - Date by which a graduate student must 1. successfully pass the final oral exam and 2. complete a thesis review with the Thesis Editor in order to graduate at the end of the current semester. For students that meet this deadline, the final error free file is due by the Registration Required and No Registration Required Final ETD Deadline. |
| Nov 14 | Deadline for receipt of exception requests in the Graduate School for the Graduate Student Support Plan (GSSP) for Fall 2008 Semester. |
| Nov 19 | Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (ITTC Lab, D. H. Hill Library, 10:00 to 12:00 noon) |
| Nov 25 | Graduate application priority deadline for U.S. citizens applying for Spring 2009 admission, however, departmental deadlines may be earlier. Check by visiting: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/degree-programs |
| Nov 26-28 | Thanksgiving Holiday for students (University closed November 27-28) |
| Dec 1 | Classes resume at 8:05 a.m. |
| Dec 5 | Last day of classes REGISTRATION REQUIRED and NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED FINAL ETD DEADLINE – 5:00 p.m. today - Date by which a graduate student who is expecting to graduate at the end of the current semester, that met either the current semester's No Registration Required Review Deadline or the Registration Required Thesis Review Deadline, must submit the final, error free PDF file of his/her Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD) in order to graduate at the end of the current semester. *UNLESS THE STUDENT IS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WITH AN EARLIER DEADLINE * All International students AND for the thesis editor to accept it* |
| Dec 8-16 | Final examinations |
| Dec 15 | Graduate application priority deadline for international applicants applying for First or Second Summer Session 2009 admission, however, departmental priority deadlines may be earlier. Check by visiting: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/future-students |
| Dec 17 | GRADUATION DATE - The date degrees are conferred for the current semester. For Fall Graduation, this is also the date of the Graduation Exercises. |
| Dec 18 | Last date to submit a North Carolina Residency Application to the Graduate School for Fall 2008. |
| Dec 24 - Jan 2 | Winter Holiday, University closed |