Note: PhD class schedules are not included on this calendar
Academic Calendar: PhD Program
Students and faculty are responsible for checking the Graduate School calendar for key dates and deadlines that may not be included on the calendar below.
The Graduate School online calendar is updated throughout the year: Click here
2022-2023
Fall Semester 2022 (This schedule is subject to change)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 22 | First day of Fall classes |
| August 22-25 | Fall PhD Block Week |
| September 7 | Fall 2022 open enrollment period ends |
| September 19 | Graduation Intent for Fall graduation opens in YES |
| October 13 | Fall Break, Oct. 13-14 |
| October 24 | Spring 2023 schedule viewable in YES |
| November 6 | Last day to submit Intent to Graduate for Fall |
| November 18 | Deadline to submit dissertations for Fall graduation |
| November 19 | Thanksgiving Break, Nov. 19-27 |
| November 21 | Online grading opens for Fall semester |
| December 8 | Last day of classes |
| December 12 | Online grading closes/grades due by 11:59pm CST |
| December 17 | Graduation date for Fall graduates |
SPRING SEMESTER 2023 (THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 9 | Spring semester begins, first day of classes |
| January 9-13 | PhD Spring Block Week (subject to change) |
| January 16 | No class in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday |
| February 26 | Last day to submit Intent to Graduate for Spring |
| March 11-19 | Spring Break |
| March 24 | Deadline to submit dissertations for Spring graduation |
| April 24 | Spring classes end |
| April 28 | Deadline for submission of Spring semester grades by 11:59 PM CST |
| May 12 | Commencement |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2023 (THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 8 | Summer classes begin |
| May 8-12 | PhD Summer Block Week (subject to change) |
| May 29 | Memorial Day, no classes |
| June 19 | Juneteenth Campus Activities, contact PhD Program office for more information |
| July 48 | Independence Day, no classes |
| July 18 | Deadline to submit Intent to Graduate form for August graduation |
| July 18 | Deadline to submit dissertation for Summer term graduation |
| August 11 | Summer semester classes end |
| August 13 | Deadline for submission of summer semester grades by 11:59 PM CST |
