Graduate School
Target - Excellence!
Important Dates and Deadlines Main Content
Spring 2013
January 2013
January 7-11
- International Students - Orientation for new students
January 14
- Spring Semester Begins
January 18
- Deadline to submit Delyte and Dorothy Morris Doctoral Fellowship nominations to Graduate School
- Deadline to submit Doctoral Fellowship nominations to Graduate School
January 21
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Holiday - University Holiday
January 25
- Deadline to submit Master's Fellowship application to Graduate School
- Deadline to submit Outstanding Dissertation Award nominations to Associate Dean, Graduate School
January 27
- Last day to: drop a semester length course to be eligible for a credit/refund; change credit/audit status; and to withdraw from the University with a full refund
February 2013
February 8
- Deadline to apply for May Graduation
February (TBA)
- Thesis and Dissertation Workshop presented by Dr. Ratna Sinha
February 8
- Deadline to submit Graduate Dean's Fellowship application to Graduate School
- Deadline to submit PROMPT Assistantship/Fellowship application to Graduate School
February 14
- Last day to apply for Illinois Residency for Spring Semester 2013
March 2013
March 1
- Deadline to submit Graduate Dean's Department Nomination Form to Graduate School
- Deadline to submit PROMPT Assistantship/Fellowship Department Nomination Form to Graduate School
March 9-17
- Spring Break - Students
March 15
- Last day to withdraw from a course for Spring 2013
March 17
- Last day to drop a course online using SalukiNet
March 29
- Deadline to submit Dissertation Research Assistantship Award nominations to Colleges
April 2013
April 12
- Deadline to submit Dissertation Research Assistantship Award nominations to Graduate School
April 12
- Deadline to submit Research Papers, Theses, Dissertations to Graduate School for May Graduation
April 15
- Deadline to submit Graduate Tuition Scholarship application for Summer 2013
May 2013
May 1
- Summer 2013 Graduate Assistantship contracts to Graduate School for processing
- Graduate Assistant Re-Employment Notification: Departments must notify Graduate Assistants of decision to re-employ or not to re-employ for the following Fall and Spring Semesters
May 6-10
- Finals Week
May 11
- Graduate School Commencement - 9:00am, 1:30pm, 6:00pm SIU Arena
May 27
- Memorial Day Holiday - University Holiday
Summer 2013
June 2013
June 10
- Summer Semester Begins
June 21
- Last day to: drop a semester length course to be eligible for a credit/refund; change credit/audit status; and to withdraw from the University with a full refund
July 2013
July 1
- Fall 2013 Graduate Assistantship contracts to Graduation School for processing
July 4
- Independence Holiday - University Holiday
July 5
- Deadline to apply for August Graduation
- Deadline to submit Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations to Graduate School for August Graduation
- Last day to withdraw from summer 2013
July 7
- Last day to drop a course online using Salukinet
July 10
- Last day to apply for Illinois Residency for Summer 2013
July 15
- Deadline to submit Graduate Tuition Scholarship application for Fall 2013
August 2013
August 1-2
- Finals Week
Fall 2013
August 2013
August 12-16
- Graduate School and Departmental Workshops for new Graduate Assistants
- International Students - Orientation for new students
August 19
- Fall Semester Begins
September 2013
September 1
- Last day to: drop a semester length course to be eligible for a credit/refund; change credit/audit status; and to withdraw from the University with a full refund
September 2
- Labor Day - University Holiday
September 13
- Deadline to apply for December Graduation
September 27
- Deadline to submit Outstanding Thesis Award Nominations to Associate Dean, Graduate School
October 2013
October (TBA)
- Thesis and Dissertation Workshop presented by Dr. Ratna Sinha
October 11
- Last day to withdraw from the University
October 12-15
- Fall Break - Students
October 13
- Last day to drop a course online using SalukiNet
November 2013
November 8
- Deadline to submit Research Papers, Theses, Dissertations to Graduate School for December Graduation
November 11
- Veterans Day - University Holiday
November 27 - December 1
- Thanksgiving Vacation - Students
November 28-29
- Thanksgiving Holiday - University Holiday
December 2013
December 9-13
- Finals Week
December 14
- Graduate School Commencement
December 14, 2013 - January 12, 2014
- Holiday Break - Students