College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Graduate Calendar
GRADUATE CALENDAR 2018-2019
Dates/information subject to change.
FALL 2018
August 15 Mandatory SAAH Graduate Orientation: 9:30 am – 11:30 am Room
240 ABW. AH grads have additional days (see Grad Program
Coordinator for schedule.
Graduate College’s New Graduate Student Welcome and Orientation:
beginning at 12:30 pm. (The event will begin in the Chemistry Building
(Room W290) for doctoral students, and in Pomerantz (C20) for
masters students. Then everyone will transition to the Main Lounge of
the Iowa Memorial Union. NOTE: RSVP by Aug 12th:
https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3KqzUIMLoPzS1Jr
August 16 Mandatory for all new TA’s: Office of Teaching, Learning and Technology
New TA Orientation, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, The Graduate Hotel,
210 S Dubuque St. (Downtown Iowa City) NOTE: Registration is
required. (Contact teaching@uiowa.edu for information on how
to register.)
August 17 Studio Art Student VAB Orientation: See Friday schedule sent by e-mail
Art History Students: See Friday schedule sent by e-mail
August - Graduate students must complete the required sexual assault prevention
Sept 24 program on ICON in order to register for Spring 2019 courses. Part 1
opens August 1st and must be completed by August 19th and part 2
opens September 24th and must be completed by October 19th.
August - New TA’s must complete Sexual Harassment Prevention training by
October 12 October 12th to keep assistantship
August 20 Opening of Classes
Add, drop or change existing registration on MyUI 8/20 – 8/26
August 27 2nd year MA and 3rd year MFA sign up for December Review begins
(May/Aug 2018 graduates)
(See Graduate Program Coordinator for paperwork and instructions)
December 2018 graduates see Grad Program Coordinator for graduation
paperwork
Change of Registration forms for semester-length courses must be
processed at the Registrar’s Service Center beginning today
August 31 Last day to add or change Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option, 4:30 pm
Last day for graduate students to late register or add courses, 4:30 pm
Last day to drop individual courses in order to reduce tuition and fee
assessment
September 3 University Holiday – No classes, all offices closed
September 4 $100 late registration charge in effect
September 17 May/July graduates MA/MFA Review paperwork and images due to the
Graduate Program Coordinator, 4:30 pm
September 28 Degree applications for December graduates by 11:59 pm
(apply on MyUI)
Plan of Study to Graduate Program Coordinator
October Gallery Bookings for spring – WAIT for Liz Cecil’s e-mail for instructions
October 8 Dec Grads: Defense draft of finished thesis/dissertation/artists
statement to all Committee Members. (NOTE: Art History grads
please confer with your Chair as to this deadline to the rest of your
committee.)
October 19 New graduate students must complete part 2 of the nformd.net online
sexual assault prevention program by today in order to register for
Spring 2019 courses.
New TA’s must complete Sexual Harassment Prevention training by today
to keep assistantship
November 5 Early Registration for winter and spring through November 16th
November 5 – 9 December MA graduate Degree Committee Meetings
November 6 Last day to drop individual semester-length course without the Dean’s
approval
Last day to withdraw entire registration without Dean’s permission
November 15 May/Aug 2019 Grads: Abstract of thesis/dissertation/artists statement
to Committee Members
November 18 - 25 Thanksgiving Recess
November 22, 23 University Holiday, all offices closed
November 26 Classes resume
December 4 December Graduates: Thesis submission due to the Graduate College
by 5:00 pm Central Time
December 7 Close of Classes
December 8 M.A. Division Wide Review for Spring and Summer 2019 graduation
Dec 10 – 14 Final Exam week
Dec 13 - 16 Commencement ceremonies begin. See
https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ for commencement
ceremony information
Dec 24, 25 University Holiday, all offices closed
January 1, 2019 University Holiday, all offices closed
SPRING 2019
January 14 Opening of Classes
Add, drop or change existing registration on MyUI through January 21st
January 21 University Holiday, all offices closed
Last day to add or drop courses on MyUI
January 22 Change of Registrations forms for semester-length courses must be
processed at the Registrar's Service Center beginning today
2nd year MA and 3rd year MFA sign up for May Review begins
(Dec 2019 graduates)
(See Graduate Program Coordinator for paperwork and instructions)
May/July 2019 graduates see Graduate Program Coordinator for
graduation paperwork
January 28 Last day for graduate students to add or change S-U status, 4:30 pm
Last day for graduate students to late register or add courses, 4:30 pm
Last day to drop individual courses in order to reduce tuition and fee
assessment
January 29 $100 late registration charge in effect
Feb 13-16 College Art Association Conference in New York City
February 22 Plan of Study to Graduate Program Coordinator
Degree applications for May graduate by 11:59 pm (apply on MyUI)
December 2019 MA/MFA Review paperwork and images due to the
Graduate Program Coordinator, 4:30 pm
February 23 Late Degree application fee in effect
March 4 Early Registration for summer through March 8th
May Grads: Defense draft of finished thesis/dissertation/artists statement
to all Committee Members. (NOTE: Art History grads please confer
with your Chair as to this deadline to the rest of your committee.)
March 17 - 24 Spring Break
March 25 Resumption of classes, 7:30 am
April Gallery Bookings for summer and fall – WAIT for Liz Cecil’s e-mail
for instructions
April 1 – 5 May graduate Degree Committee Meetings (Thesis Submission
April 19th)
April 8 Early Registration for fall through April 19th
April 9 Last day to drop individual semester-length course without the Dean’s
permission
Last day to withdraw entire registration without Dean’s permission
April 15 December 2019 Grads: Abstract of thesis/dissertation/artists statement
to Committee Members
April 19 May Graduates: Thesis submission due to the Graduate College
by 5:00 pm Central Time
May 3 Close of classes
May 4 MA Division Wide Review (for December 2019 graduates)
May 6 – 10 Final Exam week
May 9-12 Commencement ceremonies begin.
See https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ for commencement
ceremony information
FALL 2019
August 21 SAAH Graduate Orientation
August 23 VAB Orientation
August 26 Opening of Classes