Important Dates & Deadlines for Graduate Students,
April–August 2008
Office hours:
Monday-Thursday: 7am-noon, 1-6pm
Friday: 7am-noon, 1-5pm
APRIL 2008
Tuesday, April 1: Graduate student admission application deadline for Fall 2008 (Extended from March 1)
Thursday, April 3: Faculty workshop: Successful Program Orientations
Thursday, April 10: College/school nominees to DGS for the Outstanding Thesis Award due
Friday, April 11: Deadline to nominate incoming graduate students for a President's Graduate Scholars Fellowship
Wednesday, April 16: 29th Annual Central California Research Symposium
April 21-25: Graduate Student Recognition Week
Wednesday, April 23: Graduate Student Recognition
Expo, 4-6pm in the Residence Dining Facility.
MAY 2008
Friday, May 16: Master's Degree Clearance Forms due in the Graduate Office for spring graduates. All course paperwork must be on file.
Friday, May 16: Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony, 7:30pm, SaveMart Center
Saturday, May 17: 97th Commencement, 9:30am, SaveMart Center
Monday, May 26: Memorial Day. No classes, offices closed
JUNE 2008
Friday, June 6: Application deadline for the Graduate Equity Fellowships
Friday, June 6: Deadline to apply for summer graduation
Monday, June 23: Committee-approved thesis final drafts due in the Graduate Office for review for summer graduation
JULY 2008
Friday, July 4: Independence Day. No classes, offices closed
AUGUST 2008
Friday, August 8: Master's Degree Clearance Forms due in the Graduate Office for summer graduates. All course paperwork must be on file
Note: Dates are tentative and subject to change, until the finalization of the university's Academic Affairs Calendar.
