Graduate Program Calendar
Important dates for Politics graduate students.
| August | 24 | Monday | POL Math Camp begins |
| September | 2 | Wednesday | Graduate student registration begins at 7 a.m. |
| 4 | Friday | Deadline to submit Generals Form for October Exams | |
| 3rd - 6th | Thurs-Sun | APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Toronto Canada | |
| 10 & 11 | Thurs. & Fri. | International Student Orientation at 8:15 am, McCormick Hall | |
| 13 | Sunday | Opening Exercises, University Chapel | |
| 14 | Monday | First Year Student Information Panel - 12:00 pm, 127 Corwin Hall | |
| 15 | Tuesday | First years - Graduate School Orientation, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, 10am-1pm | |
| 16 | Wednesday | New Graduate School Sign-In, Chancellor Green Rotunda, East Pyne, 9am-noon | |
| 16 | Wednesday | Deadline to submit ballot for Graduate Student Committee elections | |
| 16 | Wednesday | Welcome Reception for POL grad students - See invitation for location and time |
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| 17 | Thursday | Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. | |
| 21 | Monday | First AM Research Seminar meeting, 12:00 pm, 127 Corwin | |
| 22 | Tuesday | First PT Research Seminar meeting, 12:00 pm, 301 Marx Hall | |
| 22 | Tuesday | First CP Research Seminar meeting, 12:00 pm, 127 Corwin Hall | |
| 24 | Thursday | First IR Research Seminar meeting, 12:00 pm, 127 Corwin Hall | |
| October | 5 | Monday | First Day of Ph.D. General Examinations |
| 5th - 9th | M thru Fri | POL Generals - Written Exams | |
| 14th - 21st | M-Fri | POL Generals - Oral Exams | |
| 25 | Sunday | Last day of Ph. D. General Examinations | |
| 31 | Saturday | Fall Recess Begins | |
| November | 8 | Sunday | Fall Recess Ends |
| 9 | Monday | Classes Resume | |
| 9 | Monday | Faculty Deadline for Reporting Midterm Grades | |
| 13 | Friday | Deadline to submit Generals Form for January Exams | |
| 25 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving Recess begins after last class | |
| 29 | Sunday | Thanksgiving Recess Ends | |
| 30 | Monday | Classes Resume | |
| December | 1 | Tuesday | Student deadline to submit request for nomination for the Institute on Qualitative Research and Multi-Method Research Training. |
| 1 | Tuesday | Graduate student registration begins for Spring Courses |
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| 4 | Friday | Deadline to submit Generals Form for May Exams | |
| 15 | Tuesday | Deadline for Graduate Admission Applications | |
| 18 | Friday | Graduate Student Deadline for Fall Term Changes | |
| 18 | Friday | Winter Recess begins after last class | |
| January | 3 | Sunday | Winter Recess Ends |
| 4 | Monday | First Day of Ph.D. General Examinations | |
| 4-8 | Mon-Fri. | POL Generals - Written Exams | |
| 4 | Monday | Reading Period Begins | |
| 12 | Tuesday | Reading Period Ends | |
| 18-22 | Mon-Fri | POL Generals - Oral Exams | |
| 22 | Friday | Faculty Deadline for Reporting Graduate Course Grades | |
| 24 | Sunday | Last Day of Ph.D. General Examinations | |
| February | 1 | Monday | Spring Term Begins |
| March | 13 | Saturday | First day of Spring recess |
| 21 | Sunday | Last day of Spring recess | |
| 22 | Monday | Classes resume | |
| April | 19 | Monday | First day of Ph.D. General examinations |
| 30 | Friday | Graduate student deadline for spring course changes | |
| May | 3 | Monday | Reading period begins |
| 21 | Friday | Faculty Deadline for submission of graduate course grades | |
| 22 | Saturday | Last day of Ph.D. General examinations | |
| 28-30 | Thurs-Sat. | Princeton Reunions Weekend | |
| June | 1 | Monday | Hooding Ceremony. McCarter Theatre |
| 2 | Tuesday | Commencement |