Graduate Student Handbook
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Washington State University
2007-2008
Calendar of Events
August
- Summer Session Ends
- All Fall Assistantships Begin on August 16
(Students on Teaching Assistantships need to contact course instructors to begin preparations) - Fall Orientation
- Classes Begin
September
- Labor Day Holiday – University Closed
- GPSA Nominations/Elections
- CSS Graduate Student Representative(s) Nominations/Elections
October
- Last date to apply for a graduate degree for December Graduates*
November
- Veterans Day Holiday – University Closed
- Last date to schedule a final oral examination for an advanced degree*
- Thanksgiving Break for Classes- 1 week
- Thanksgiving Day and Friday-- University Closed
December
- Last date to take a final oral examination for an advanced degree*
- Thesis/Dissertation due to Graduate School and Department for December Graduates*
- Final Examinations for courses
- TA Course Evaluations
- December Commencement
- Fall Assistantships End on December 31
January
- All Spring Assistantships Begin on January 1
(Students on Teaching Assistantships need to contact course instructors to begin preparations) - Spring Orientation
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday – University Closed
February
- President’s Day Holiday – Class Holiday, University Open
March
- Spring Break for Classes
April
- Last date to schedule a final oral examination for an advanced degree*
- TA Course Evaluations
- Annual Graduate Student Evaluations
May
- Last date to take a final oral examination for an advanced degree*
- Thesis/Dissertation due to Graduate School and Department for May Graduates*
- Final Examinations for courses
- Statewide Tour Field Trip for Crops 512/Soils 502
- Spring Assistantships End on May 15
- Summer Session Begins
* See Graduate School website, http://www.gradsch.wsu.edu/ for the specific date.
Note: This list provides a general overview of important events within the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. List is subject to change. Refer to Graduate School Policies and Procedures for a list of Graduate School events and deadlines
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