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Graduate Affairs Calendar of Important Dates and Timelines
Graduation Calendar
Fall 2008 Spring 2008
Aug. 29* Jan. 18 Last day to file application for graduation for Master's and Doctoral candidates (see Bernie Kline in the Graduate Affairs Office - 108 Bowman Hall)
Nov. 7* Apr. 14 Final date for oral examinations for Master's and Doctoral candidates.
Nov. 21* Apr. 21 All candidates for graduation must have thesis / dissertation and abstract filed in the Graduate Affairs Office.
Dec. 5* May 2 All IPs must be cleared
Dec. 13-14* May 10-11 Commencement
* approximate dates, to be announced by the university


M.A. Project, M.S. Thesis and Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Timelines
Dates prior to the actual defense date: University Policy; Thesis(pdf) and Dissertation(pdf)
Committee Meeting Submission Date Announcement Date
M.A. Project - At least 10 days At least one week
M.S. Thesis - At least 10 days At least one week
PhD. Candidacy Exam - At least two weeks At least two weeks
PhD. Dissertation At least 20 days At least 20 days At least one week


Calendar of Events
Fall 2008 Spring 2008
Sep. 3 Jan. 23 Graduate student orientation (CS Department)
Sep. 15 Jan. 31 GA applications for next semester due
Sep. 15 Jan. 31 Current GA's seeking to renew appointment-application and CV's due
Feb. 15 GA applications for summer due
Mar. 7 Oct. 20 GA and OBR RA awards for next semester announced
Mar. 31 GA awards for summer announced
Nov. 15 May 15 Registration for Preliminary Examinations


Preliminary Examinations
Fall 2008 Spring 2008
Aug. 18 Jan. 7 Discrete Structure, Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Aug. 20 Jan. 9 Programming Languages, Data Structures
Aug. 22 Jan. 11 Operating Systems, Computer Architecture


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Kent State University, Department of Computer Science, Kent, OH 44242-0001
Phone: 330-672-9980, Fax: 330-672-7824