Important Dates

Summer 2013 

  •  June 3         Graduate Classes Begin
  • June  4          Graduate Student Orientation, 4:30 pm. Graduate School,
  • June 5         Graduate Student Orientation, 4:30 pm. Jackson Medical Mall Graduate Student
  • June 6         Graduate Student Orientation, 4:30 pm. Universities Center
  • June 12        Application Deadline for Graduate English Competency Examination (4:00 pm).
  • June 12        Application Deadline for Graduate Area Examination (4:00 pm).*
#  Start on-Line Graduation Clearance Process (contact Registrar’s Office for Information)         Apply
  • June 28       Last Day to Submit the “Committee Report of Defense Results”,  (4:00 pm)
  • June 29        Graduate English Competency Examination, (8:00 am)
  • June 29        Graduate Area Comprehensive Examination, (8:00 am)*
  • July 25         Complete Graduation Clearance with Graduate School(4:00 pm)
  • August 3       Summer Degree Conferral

 Fall 2013

  • August 26        Graduate Classes Begin
  • August 27        Graduate Student Orientation, 4:30 pm. Graduate School,
  • August 28        Graduate Student Orientation, 4:30 pm. Jackson Medical Mall
  • August 29        Graduate Student Orientation, 4:30 pm. Universities Center
#   Start on-Line Graduation Clearance Process (contact Registrar’s Office for Information)         Apply
  • Oct. 10           Application Deadline for Graduate English Competency Examination (4:00 pm).
  • Oct. 10           Application Deadline for Graduate Area Examination (4:00 pm).
  • Oct. 11          Last Day to Submit the  “Committee Report of Defense Results” (4:00 pm)
  • Nov. 2.         Graduate English Competency Examination, (8:00 am)
  • Nov. 2           Graduate Area Comprehensive Examination, (8:00 am)
  • Dec. 6.          Complete Graduation Clearance  with Graduate School (4:00 pm)
  • Dec. 8           Commencement!  (for information please see: www.jsums.edu)

Spring 2014   (to be announced) 

  • January xx     Graduate Classes Begin
  • January xx    Graduate Student Orientation, 4:30 pm. Graduate School
  • January xx      Graduate Student Orientation, 4:30 pm. Jackson Medical Mall
  • January xx     Graduate Student Orientation, 4:30 pm. Universities Center
  • February xx    Application Deadline (4:00 p.m) Graduate English Competency Examination
  • February xx     Application Deadline (4:00 p.m)  Graduate Area Examination Examination
#   Start on-Line Graduation Clearance Process (contact Registrar’s Office for Information)         Apply
  • March x       Last Day to Submit the “Committee Report of Defense Results”(4:00 pm)
  • March x        Graduate English Competency Examination, (8:00 am)
  • March x       Graduate Area Comprehensive Examination, (8:00 am)
  • April xx        Complete Graduation Clearance with Graduate School (4:00 pm)
  • May x         Commencement (for information please see: www.jsums.edu)
*Note:  Not all programs offer the Graduate Area Comprehensive Examination (GACE) in the Summer.  Please check with your advisor, department chair/program director or academic college dean.