Important Dates
Please contact Hannah Landsman for exact dates and deadlines.
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| Key Deadlines | College/Dept | Date |
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| Fall Language Exam Requests | History Dept. | Early September |
| Small Dept. Awards Applications | History Dept. | Mid October |
| University Awards Applications | History Dept. / Graduate College | Early October (for History Dept.); Check with Grad College for deadline |
| Add/Drop Courses in XE | Graduate College | Early September |
| Intent to Graduate | Graduate College | Early September |
| Electronic Dissertation Submission | Graduate College | Early November |
| Grades Due | Graduate College | Mid December |
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Department Orientation Mid August New TA Orientation Mid August Grad College Orientation Mid August MAT Exams Late August Brown Bag speaker sign-ups (Fall)- email Jon Connolly if interested (jsc1@uic.edu) Wednesday, 12:00-1:00 pm, UH 950
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Online registration for Fall closes (second Friday of classes) Early September Fall 2021 Intent to Graduate forms due Early September Fall 2021 Language Exam Request Forms due Early September Fall 2021 UPASS Opt-Out deadline Mid September Fall 2021 CampusCare Waiver Requests due Mid September
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OctoberFall 2021 Intent to Graduate forms due Early October Grad College Awards application due to Dept. of History Early October Annual Ethics Training (mandatory for all graduate employees) Early October Small Dept. Awards applications due Mid October Fall Exams Late October
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Spring course registration begins Early November Fall 2021 deadline to submit dissertations to ETD Early November Spring Allocated Waiver Request Forms due Mid November Spring TA offer letters issued November Small Dept. Award winners announced November TA Evaluations distributed to students November
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Spring allocated waivers announced December Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award nominations due to dept. Early December (to History Dept.); Mid December (to Grad College) Fall 2021 grades due Mid December
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| Key Deadlines | College/Dept | Date |
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| Large History Dept. Awards Applications | History Dept. | Early March |
| Graduate College Awards Application | Graduate College | March |
| TA Applications for Upcoming AY (Post-HDA, ABD Instructor, Online, etc.) | History Dept. | Mid March |
| Allocated Waivers | History Dept. | Early March (Summer session), Early April (Fall semester) |
| Add/Drop Courses in XE Registration | Graduate College | Late January |
| U-Pass Opt-Out Form | Graduate College | Late January |
| Intent to Graduate | Graduate College | Late January |
| Electronic Dissertation Submission | Graduate College | Mid March |
| Grades Due | Graduate College | Mid May |
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MAT Exams Mid January Online registration for Spring closes Late January (second Friday of classes) Brown Bag speaker sign-ups January
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Spring Language Exam Request Forms due Late February
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Summer Allocated Waiver Request Forms due Early March Graduate College Awards applications and nomination requests due Dean's Scholar Fellowship - Early March; Award for Graduate Research, Provost's Graduate Internship Award, Access to Excellence Retention Fellowship - Mid March Large History Dept. Awards (waiver-bearing) applications due Early March TA Applications for following AY due Mid March Spring Preliminary and Comprehensive Exams Late March (week of Spring break) Admitted Students Visiting Day March Call for exams for upcoming AY (Fall and Spring following) Due early June
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Fall Allocated Waiver Request Forms due Early April Large History Dept. Award winners announced April Spring language exams Early April Summer and Fall course registration begins April Annual Sexual Misconduct Prevention Training April Graduate College Award winners announced April Summer TA offers issued April Gilbert Osofsky Lecture Late April
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Fall TA offers issued May Summer allocated waivers announced May Fall allocated waivers announced May