THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
GRADUATE SCHOOL
 Academic Calendar: Spring 2007

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JANUARY 2007

January 01
  • All international applicants are encouraged to have complete applications 6-8 months from the Fall semester. 

  • Psychology department deadline for all majors, including Cognitive Studies, applications for Fall semester 2007. Applicants should submit completed application materials to the Graduate School office at least 6 weeks prior to this deadline.

January 10
  • Spring semester 2007 classes begin.

January 10-18
  • Late registration/add/drop for Spring 2007 semester.
  • Application for degree must be completed and on filed at the Graduate School for students expecting to graduate in May 2007.
  • Application for admission to candidacy must be completed and turned in by this date to the Graduate School office for students expecting to graduate in May 2007.
January 09
  • Departments notified about the nomination deadline for Graduate Student Research and Travel Awards.
  • Deadline for seven copies of each college’s nominations for the four UA-wide graduate student teaching and research awards to be delivered to the Graduate School.
January 15
  • Recommended date for submitting completed application materials to the Graduate School office for graduate programs in Speech Language Pathology, MBA, and Social Work.

  • Final deadline for submitting application materials to School Psychology program at the College of Education.

January 15
  • Holiday-Martin Luther King’s Birthday observed.
January 17
  • Deadline for departmental nominations for Graduate Council Research/Creative Activity Fellowship.

January 18
  • Thesis/Dissertation Seminar. 12:00-12:50 p.m. at 140 Bidgood Hall
January 19
  • Last day to register or add a course for Spring semester 2007.  
  • Last day for certification of Academic Common Market Scholarship for Spring 2007 Semester.
  • Thesis/Dissertation Seminar. 3:30-4:20 p.m. at 140 Bidgood Hall.

  • Tentative deadline for Graduate Student Research and Travel Awards.

January 20
  • Announcement of Graduate Council Regular Fellowship competition (Round 1).
  • Competition for the National Alumni Association Graduate Scholarship announced.
January 21
  • Announcement of awards for Graduate Council Research/Creative Activity Fellowships.
January 22
  • Last day for students receiving GA Health Insurance benefits to register at the Student Health Center
January 25
  • Last day to remove two-week incomplete grade.  

FEBRUARY 2007

February 01
  • School of Social Work deadline for priority consideration of Master of Social Work applications for Fall semester 2007.
February 03
  • Deadline for departmental nominations for Regular Graduate Council Fellowship (Round 1).
February 07
  • Graduate School Seminar-“How to Apply to Graduate School”-2:00 p.m. at 102 Rose Administration. Contact Carl Williams at 348-5921 for more information.
February 14
  • Tentative date for Regular Graduate Council Fellowship awards to be announced (Round 1).

  • Tentative date for departments to begin submitting nominations for Regular Graduate Council Fellowship (Round 2). 

February 15
  • Masters of Business Administration Program deadline for priority consideration of MBA applications for Fall 2007 semester. 

  • Applicants should submit completed application materials to Graduate School office at least 6 weeks prior to the deadline.

February 27
  • Graduate Council Meeting-3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.-250 Shelby Hall
  • Tentative date for nominations to be submitted by departments for Regular Graduate Council Fellowships (Round 2). 

MARCH 2007

March 01
  • Departmental nominations for Future Faculty Fellowships due to the Graduate School office.
  • Outstanding Minority Student Reception and Seminar in Alston Hall. The Seminar will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Room 34. The reception will follow at 5:00 p.m. in the parlor.
March 02
  • Deadline to submit an approved title card (available at the Graduate School office or on the Graduate School website) with the exact title (TYPED) of the thesis/dissertation for students expecting to graduate in May.
  • Deadlines to apply for transfer of graduate credit earned at another institution for Spring 2007 graduates.
March 06
  • Tentative date for Regular Grad Council Fellowships to be announced (Round 2)
  • Departments are asked to begin the nomination process for National Alumni Association License Tag Fellowships.
  • Tentative date for announcement for last round of Regular Graduate Council Fellowships (Round 3)
  • Application deadline for summer semester 2007 admission to the Speech-Language Pathology graduate program.
  • Completed applications should be submitted to the Graduate School office.
  • Graduate Assistant administration workshop I
  • Future Faculty Fellowship Nomination Due
March 07
  • Graduate School Seminar-“How to Apply to Graduate School”-2:00 p.m. at 102 Rose Administration. Contact Carl Williams at 348-5921 for more information.
March 12-16
  • Holidays- Spring Break (Graduate School Office Closed).
March 14-15
  • Foreign Language Examinations if required by student’s department.
March 14-25
  • Faculty/student advising for Summer, and Fall 2007 begins.

March 19
  • Classes resume at 7 a.m.
March 23
  • Deadline for Last Lecture Nominations.

March 27
  • Tentative date for nominations to be submitted by departments for Regular Graduate Council Fellowships (Round 3)

March 28
  • Last day to drop a course with a grade of "W".

  • Graduate Assistant administration workshop II
March 30
  • Theses/Dissertations due to the Graduate School office for students graduating in May 2007.

  • Last day to report results of comprehensive examination for students writing theses/dissertations.

APRIL 2007

April 01-30
  • All degree candidates must pay a $40 diploma fee to the Office of Student Receivables any time during the month of April in order to participate in May commencement.
April 02-06
  • Honors Week 2007 (Classes proceed as scheduled)
April 02
  • Tentative nominations deadline for National Alumni Association License Tag Fellowship.

  • Counselor Education department deadline for the Summer and Fall 2007 semesters.  Applicants should submit completed application materials to the Graduate School office at least 6 weeks prior to this deadline.

April 03
  • Criminal Justice department deadline for submitting applications for admission to Fall semester 2007. 

  • Applicants should submit completed application materials to the Graduate School office at least 6 weeks prior to this deadline.

  • Speech-Language Pathology departmental deadline for submitting applications for admission to Fall 2007 semester.

April 04
  • Graduate School Seminar-“How to Apply to Graduate School”-2:00 p.m. at 102 Rose Administration. Contact Carl Williams at 348-5921 for more information.
April 05
  • Graduate School Seminar-“How to Apply to Graduate School”-2:00 p.m. at 102 Rose Admin. Contact Carl Williams at 348-5921 for more information
April 06
  • Honors Day-Classes dismissed after 10 a.m.
April 11
  • Graduate Assistant administration workshop III.
April 13
  • Tentative date for announcement of Regular Graduate Council Fellowships awards (Round 3).
April 15
  • Deadline for international applicants currently in the U.S. to have complete applications for Fall admission (unless the department has an earlier deadline)

April 23
  • Last day to report results of comprehensive exams for students NOT writing theses and dissertations.
April 24
  • Graduate Council Meeting-3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.-250 Shelby Hall
April 25
  • Last day for all tests.

MAY 2007

May 02
  • Graduate School Seminar-“How to Apply to Graduate School”-2:00 p.m. at 102 Rose Administration. Contact Carl Williams at 348-5921 for more information.
May 04
  • Spring semester 2007 classes end.
May 05
  • Deadline for departments to submit tuition requests forms for Graduate Assistants for summer semester.
  • Spring semester 2007 classes end.
May 12
  • Commencement: 9:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
May 15-June 2
  • Interim term

Last update: 03/27/2007