Graduate School Key Dates and Deadlines
Fall 2009
| August 3 | Monday | Last day to file an application to receive a degree for December 2009 degree conferral |
| August 18 | Tuesday | Graduate School New Student Orientation |
| August 23 (midnight) | Sunday | Open registration ends |
| August 24 | Monday | Fall Semester 2009 begins Late and change registration begins Late registration fee applies |
| August 30 | Sunday | Late and change registration ends Last day to withdraw without a “W” grade |
| September 4 | Friday | Incomplete grades from Spring 2009 due at the Graduate School Labor Day Weekend begins Classes beginning at 3:15 p.m. or later are canceled |
| September 6 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from classes with a Bursar credit of 100% |
| September 7 | Monday | Labor Day: No Class |
| September 8 | Tuesday | Classes resume after Labor Day Weekend Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option |
| September 20 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from classes with a Brusar credit of 50% |
| September 27 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from classes with a Bursar credit of 20% |
| October 1 | Wednesday | Last day to submit thesis or dissertation for required format check for December degree conferral |
| October 5-6 | Monday & Tuesday | Mid-Semester Break: No classes |
| October 7 | Wednesday | Classes resume after Mid-Semester Break |
| October 9 | Friday | Last day to apply to take the foreign language examination to fulfill the research tool requirement (PDF) |
| October 30 | Friday | Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" After this date the penalty grade of "WF" will be assigned |
| November 2 | Monday | Last day to submit final approved copies of dissertation for December degree conferral |
| November 9 | Monday | Foreign language examination, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Graduate School Office, Granada Center, 4th floor, LSC |
| November 25–29 | Wednesday-Sunday | Thanksgiving Break: No Classes |
| November 30 | Monday | Classes resume after Thanksgiving Break |
| December 1 | Tuesday | Last day to file an application to receive a degree for May 2010 or August 2010 degree conferral. For commencement information consult: http://www.luc.edu/commencement |
| December 4 | Friday | Fall Semester classes end |
| December 7-12, December 14 & 15 | Monday-Saturday, Monday & Tuesday | Final examinations No Sunday exams Study Day: December 9 until 4:30 p.m. |
Spring 2010
| December 1 | Tuesday | Last day to file an application to receive a degree for May 2010 or and August 2010 degree conferral. For commencement information consult: http://www.luc.edu/commencement |
| January 7 | Thursday | Pre-doctoral Teaching Scholarship Applications due at the Graduate School Office, Granada Center, 4th floor, LSC, by 5:00 p.m. |
| January 8 | Friday | Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship applications due to Department Chairs |
| January 18 (midnight) |
Monday | Open Registration Ends Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday: No classes |
| January 19 | Tuesday | Spring Semester 2010 Begins Begin late and change registration Late registration fee applies |
| January 22 | Friday | Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship applications due the Graduate School |
| January 24 | Sunday | Late and change registration ends Last day to withdraw without a “W” grade |
| Janary 29 | Friday | Incomplete grades from Summer 2009 due at the Graduate School |
| January 31 | Sunday | Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 100% |
| February 1 | Monday | Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa Last day to request or cancel pass/no pass option |
| February 8 | Monday | Nominations for the Dean’s Fellowship Due at the Graduate School |
| February 14 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from classes with a Brusar credit of 50% |
| February 15 | Monday | Summer Registration Begins Check LOCUS for details Nominations for the Crown Fellowship Due at the Graduate School Advanced Doctoral Fellowship Applications due to Department Chairs |
| February 21 | Sunday | Last day to withdraw from classes with a Bursar credit of 20% |
| February 26 | Friday | Advanced Doctoral Fellowship Applications due at the Graduate School |
| March 1 | Monday | Last day to submit thesis or dissertation for required format check for May degree conferral |
| March 8 | Monday | Applications for the Child and Family Research Assistantships due at the Graduate School |
| March 8-13 | Spring Break | |
| March 15 | Monday | Classes resume after Spring Break |
| March 16 | Tuesday | Last day to apply to take the foreign language examination to fulfill the research tool requirement (PDF) |
| March 29 | Monday | Last day to withdraw with without a penality of "WF" (5:00 p.m.) |
| April 1 | Thursday | Last day to submit final approved copies of dissertation for May degree conferral. To graduate in May 2010 all degree requirements MUST be met by this date. |
| April 1-5 | Thursday-Monday | Easter Holiday: No Classes Thursday evening. (classes that start at 4:15 p.m. or later are cancelled) Holiday runs through Monday afternoon (classes beginning on or after 4:15 p.m. will be held) |
| April 2 | Friday | Good Friday, Offices Closed |
| April 12 | Monday | Foreign language examination, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Graduate School Office, Granada Center, 4th floor, LSC |
| April 16 | Friday | Last day to defend a dissertation or thesis and walk in May 2010 |
| April 19 | Monday | Fall Registration Begins Check LOCUS for details |
| May 2-8, May 10 & 11 | Monday-Saturday, Monday & Tuesday | Final examinations No Sunday exams |
| May 5 | Wednesday | Study Day: No Examinations |
| May 13 | Thursday | Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, Gentile Center, LSC |
Summer 2010
| May 24-July 30 | Summer Sessions | |
| May 31 | Monday | Memorial Day Observed, Office Closed |
| June 1 | Tuesday | Last day to submit thesis or dissertations for a format check for August degree conferral |
| June 4 | Friday | Incomplete grades from Fall 2009 due at the Graduate School |
| July 1 | Thursday | Last day to submit final approved copies of dissertation for August degree conferral |
| July 5 | Monday | Independence Day Observed, Office Closed |
| August 1 | Monday | Last day to file an Application to Receive a Degree for December 2010 degree conferral |
| August 30 | Monday | Fall Semester 2010 begins |
