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Deadlines/Events |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer 2013* |
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New Graduate Student Orientation |
20 Aug |
n/a |
n/a |
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Graduate Student Colloquium |
TBA Aug |
n/a |
n/a |
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First day of classes |
27 Aug |
7 Jan |
13 May |
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Thesis/Dissertation Committee Approval form due to TGS |
10 Sept |
30 Jan |
31 May |
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Last day to withdraw from the university with cancellation of tuition charges and refund * * |
14 Sept |
25 Jan |
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Application For A Graduate Degree form due in TGS |
21 Sept |
18 Jan |
31 May |
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James Madison Day |
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15 Mar |
-- |
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Comprehensive examination results due to TGS Thesis/Research Project/Dissertation due to TGS |
16 Nov |
17 April |
5 July |
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Incomplete work ("I") grade due to instructor for course work taken previous term(s) |
26 Nov |
12 April |
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Incomplete work ("I") grade change due to Office of the Registrar |
7 Dec |
26 April |
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Last day of semester classes |
7 Dec |
26 April |
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Final Examinations |
10-14 Dec |
29 Apr - 3 May |
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Course completion deadline |
14 Dec |
3 May |
2 Aug |
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Commencement |
15 Dec |
3 May |
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Holidays (classes do not meet) |
17-25 Nov |
21 Jan |
27 May |
As departmental and school deadlines vary for both application review and other materials, please refer to the relevant section of the catalog or contact the department or school.
* Please, refer to the current Summer Schedule of Classes for registration, fee payment, final examination schedules and withdrawal information for the individual summer sessions.
** Please, refer to the Schedule of Classes for registration, fee payment and information that allows for change in class load, but not withdrawal from the university.
Jason Kopp, will complete a third-year internship at The College Board when he moves to New York City to work in the College Board’s Manhattan office. Jason’s internship will take place from August 2013 to May 2014. Jason is the 5th Assessment & Measurement doctoral student to be awarded The College Board academic year internship; others have included Pamela Kaliski, Carol Barry, Megan France, Chris Coleman and Becca Marsh. Congratulations Jason!
Ross Markle (Ph.D., 2010), Associate Research Scientist at the Educational Testing Service's Center for Academic and Workforce Readiness and Success, will return to the JMU campus to give a talk on his work with ETS. He will be speaking on February 15 at the Center for Assessment and Research Studies on Noncognitive Factors and Student Success: A Journey of Theory, Measurement, and Applied Research. Over the past several years, the Center for Academic and Workforce Readiness at ETS has been researching and developing noncognitive assessments to improve student success in higher education. This talk will briefly review the large scope of this project, which includes assessment development, implementing a national field trial, advanced measurement and psychometric research applications, and initial results. For new and developing researchers, this talk will explore many potential applications of assessment and measurement skills in a high-profile, applied project. For faculty and staff, this talk will introduce a new and innovative assessment that is designed to impact student success. Lastly, the conversation will move to future plans for this work, including potential collaborations and expansions. Dr. Markle is one of, now, 35 graduates who have earned their Ph.D. through JMU's doctoral program in assessment and measurement.
Assessment & Measurement PhD and Psychological Sciences MA Students and Faculty Present at NERA Conference: http://www.psyc.jmu.edu/assessment/features/nera2012.html
January 18 - last day to submit an application to graduate in May
April 17- comprehensive assessment results and thesis/research project/dissertation due to The Graduate School
May 3 - Course completion deadline for May graduation
AWARDS!
Dr. Anne Stewart is elected to receive the 2012 Outstanding Faculty Award by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia! Read more...
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Justine Schembri, a May 2011 graduate of the ISAT-Malta program is selected to receive the 2012 CSGS (Conference of Southern Graduate Schools*) Master's Thesis Award in Life Sciences.
Jason Kopp, a doctoral student in the Assessment and Measurement Ph.D. program, and graduate of the Psychological Sciences master's program, is selected to receive the 2012 CSGS Master's Thesis Award in Social Sciences, Business and Education. Read more...
Dr. Sarah Finney, with the Center for Assessment and Research Studes and the Ph.D. progra in Assessment and Measurement is selected to receive the 2012 CSGS Outstanding Mentor Award for her work with master's and doctoral students at JMU.
*The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (of which JMU is a member) is an organization of over 200 gradaute schools in the following 15 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland. Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
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Dr. Brenda Ryals, faculty in the Communication Sciences and Disorders progam, is the recipient of the 2012 Jerger Career Award for Research in Audiology. Read more...
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JMU Graduate Student, Sarah DiDimenco, is Virginia Occupational Therapy Association (VOTA) scholarship award winner .... more.
Assessment Stars Aim High
(JMU's Assessment and Measurement Program):
Click here to read more.
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