| FALL SEMESTER | 1997-98 (981) | 1998-99 (991) |
| Beginning of Instruction | August 26 | August 25 |
| Last Day for Advance to Cand for All Grad Students |
| Planning to Graduate in January | August 26 | August
25 |
| Holiday, Labor Day | September 1 | September 7 |
| Last Day to Add a Full-Term Course | September 9 | September
8 |
| Last Day on Which Cand May Apply for a Degree | September 23 |
September 22 |
| Last Day for Grad Students to Remove Inc's | September 30 |
September 29 |
| Last Day to Drop a Full-Term Course | November 7 | November
13 |
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Last Day to Change to/from S/U | November 7 | November 13 |
| Holiday, Veterans Day | November 11 | November 11 |
| Last Day to File Preliminary Approval of Thesis |
| or Dissertation in the Graduate School | November 20 |
November 19 |
| Thanksgiving Recess | November 27-28 | November 26-27 |
| Last Day to Submit Final Copy of Thesis |
| or Dissertation
to the Graduate School | December 4 | December 3 |
| Last day to File Final Report on Degree Examinations and |
| Independent Study Completion in the Graduate School | December 11 |
December 10 |
| Reading and Review Day | December 13 | December 11 |
| Semester Examination Period | December 15-19 | December
14-18 |
| Winter Commencement and Official Graduation Day | December 19 |
December 18 |
| Grades Due | December 23 | December 22 |
| SPRING SEMESTER | 1997-98 (983) | 1998-99 (993) |
| Beginning of Instruction | January 7 | January 5 |
| Last Day for Advancement to Candidacy for All Graduate |
| Students Planning to Graduate in January | January 7 | January
5 |
| Holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 19 | January
18 |
| Last Day to Add a Full-Term Course | January 21 | January
19 |
| Last Day on Which Candidates May Apply for a Degree | February 4 |
February 2 |
| Last Day for Graduate Students to Remove Inc | February 11 |
February 9 |
| Holiday, Presidents' Day | February 16 | February 15 |
| Spring Recess | March 16-20 | March 8-12 |
| Last Day to Drop | March 27 | March 26 |
| Last Day to Change to/from S/U | March 27 | March 26 |
| Holiday, Easter | April 10 & 13 | April 2 & 5 |
| Last Day to File Preliminary Approval of Thesis |
| or Dissertation in the Graduate School | April 9 | April
8 |
| Last Day to Submit Final Copy of Thesis or Dissertation |
| to the Graduate School | April 23 | April 22 |
| Reading and Review Day | May 2 | April 30 |
| Last day to File Final Report on Degree Examinations and |
| Independent Study Completion in the Graduate School | April
30 | April 29 |
| Semester Examination Period | May 4-8 | May 3-7 |
| Spring Commencement and Official Graduation Day | May 10 |
May 9 |
| Grades Due | May 12 | May 11 |
| SUMMER SESSION | 1997-98 (984) | 1998-99 (994) |
| Beginning of Instruction | May 11 | May 10 |
| Last Day for Advancement to Candidacy for All Graduate Students | May
11 | May 10 |
| Last Day to Add a Full-Term Course | May 20 | May 19 |
| Holiday, Memorial Day | May 25 | May 31 |
| Last Day on Which Candidates May Apply for a Degree | June 8 |
June ?? |
| Holiday, Independence Day | July 3 | July 5 |
| Last Day to File Preliminary Approval of Thesis |
| or Dissertation in the Graduate School | July 2 | July 1 |
| Last Day to Drop | July 10 | July 9 |
| Last Day to Change to/from S/U | July 10 | July 9 |
| Last Day to Submit Final Copy of Thesis or Dissertation |
| to the Graduate School | July 16 | July 15 |
| Last day to File Final Report on Degree Examinations and |
| Independent Study Completion in the Graduate School | July 23 |
July 24 |
| Final Examination Period | July 30-31 | July 29-30 |
| Summer Commencement and Official Graduation Day | July 31 |
July 30 |
| Grades Due | August 4 | August 3 |
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**All academic deadline dates apply to full-term, on-campus courses.
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