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News and Announcements:

11-4-09- Please update your forms, policies, and websites!

Please review your websites, graduate program manuals, and graduate forms to ensure that they are timely and up to date.  All forms, websites, and manuals should refer to "The Graduate School" and "www.jmu.edu/grad".
Please review Graduate School policies and ensure that they are accurately represented in your program manuals, program forms, and other correspondance that you have with graduate students.
Graduate School forms that are to be used should be downloaded from The Graduate School website at http://www.jmu.edu/grad/current/forms.shtml.  Please discard any blank forms that you keep on file that are older than one year.
The Graduate School has experienced numerous changes over the past few years, and allowing outdated forms and policies to continue circulating causes undue confusion and problems for many graduate students.

Thanks for helping us be up-to-date!

7-13-09- The annual GA/TA Colloquium is now scheduled.

The annual GA/TA Colloquium (formerly the GA/TA workshop) is scheduled for Saturday, September 12 from 9-4. All Graduate and Teaching Assistants are strongly encouraged to attend. A detailed schedule and registration will be available in the next few weeks.

6-16-09- May 2009 Graduate Council Retreat Minutes now available.

6-3-09- New Graduate Student Orientation is Scheduled

An orientation for new graduate students (those who begin their studies in summer or fall of 2009) is scheduled for Monday, August 17, 9am - noon. Visit the website for more information: www.jmu.edu/grad/current/orientation.shtml.

3-24-09- James Madison University begins a new tradition this May with a special commencement ceremony just for graduate students.

The May Commencement for graduate students will be held at the Convocation Center Friday, May 8, at 7:00 p.m. A hooding rehearsal is REQUIRED for doctoral candidates and their advisers Thursday, May 7, at 6:30 p.m. All graduate faculty members are requested to attend the Friday commencement ceremonies.

The senior administration of JMU is extremely excited about the addition of a special ceremony to honor our graduate students. Additional details are available at www.jmu.edu/commencement - click on the section for Master's Ed.S, and Doctoral Candidates.

Important Dates

Fall 2009

October 2 - Application for a Graduate Degree due to TGS for graduation

November 20 - Thesis or Dissertation due to TGS for graduation

November 30 - Last day for students to submit work to faculty for  removal of spring and summer 2009 "incomplete" grades

December 4 - Last day for faculty to turn in removal of spring and summer 2009 "incomplete" grades to the Office of the Registrar

December 11  - All coursework must be completed for graduation

December 12 - Commencement

Spring 2010

January 22 - Application for a Graduate Degree due to TGS for spring graduation

April 16 -  Last day for students to submit work to faculty for  removal of Fall 2009 "incomplete" grades

April 21 - Thesis or Dissertation due to TGS for graduation

April 30 - Last day for faculty to turn in removal of Fall 2009 "incomplete" grades to the Office of the Registrar

May 7 - All coursework must be completed for graduation

May 7 - Commencement for Graduate Students

Summer 2010

June 4 - Application for a Graduate Degree due to TGS for graduation

July 8 - Thesis or Dissertation due to TGS for graduation

August 6  - All coursework must be completed for fall graduation