Important Dates

Important Dates for Fall 2024

  • June August: Send your official undergraduate transcript to the Graduate School
  • June 10  14: TA training for students TAing the summer 8week session
  • June 17  Aug 11: Summer 8week session
  • June 24  Sept 8: New graduate student registration for fall.
  • July 18 Aug 21: International TA course for invited new graduate students who completed their undergraduate degree at an institution where English was not the language of instruction
  • Aug 19  23: New graduate student orientation
  • Aug 26  Aug 30: TA training
  • Sept 4: Fall semester begins
  • Aug 19- Sept 4: Research group exploration period
  • Sept 9 – Sept 27: First rotation for research group joining
  • Sept 30 – Oct 18: Second rotation for research group joining
  • Oct 21 – Nov 8: Third rotation for research group joining
  • Nov 15: Deadline to provide group joining preferences
  • Dec 22: Semester interim. Firstyear graduate students typically take a break for 10 days to 2 weeks (inclusive of weekends/federal holiday) but talk with your Ph.D. advisor closer to the date to develop a schedule that works for you both.