Fall 2025 key dates

• Aug. 8: CSPA orientation
• Aug. 13: final JMU Graduate School orientation
• Aug. 15: Graduate School Welcome Picnic
• Aug. 20: First day of fall semester classes
• Aug. 24: Graduate Psychology Back to School Picnic
• Aug. 29: Steve downtown stroll
• Sept. 24 @ 7pm: CSPA info session on Zoom. Register in advance.
• Sept. 29: Deadline to submit 2025-26 GA Assistantship learning expectation agreements
• Oct. 6 or 8 @ 10:15am-noon: Professional development:
  • First-year cohort: Resume, cover letter, and what to look for in a practicum and assistantship presented by Gloria Mast, Hugh Brown, and Libby Westley.
  • Second-year cohort: Portfolio 101 with Wendy Lushbaugh & Seve Grande
• Oct. 8: First-year, full-time students begin scheduling 3 Practicum “informational interviews”
• Oct. 9: Graduation Application due to graduate in May or August, 2026.
• Oct. 16 @ 7pm: CSPA info session on Zoom. Register in advance.
• Oct. 22 - 26 (Wed-Sun) Fall break – no classes. See entire fall semester academic calendar here.
• Oct. 31: Spring 2026 Practicum Request Form Due – first-year, full-time students
• Nov. 3 or 5 @ 10:15am-Noon: Professional development
  • Supervisors of 2026-27 GA positions present to the first-year cohort
• Nov. 1-3: SACSA conference (Southern Association for College Student Affairs) in Louisville, KY
• Nov. 5 -7: Virginia Student Services Conference (VSSC)
• Nov. 12 @ 7pm: CSPA info session on Zoom. Register in advance.
• Nov. 17 – 21: First-year students interview for second-year Assistantships
• Nov. 22 – 30: Thanksgiving Break
• Dec. 5 (Fri) Last Day of Classes
• Dec. 11 @ 5pm: CSPA open house on Zoom. Register in advance.
• Dec. 12 (Fri) 2025-26 assistantship assignments announced

Spring 2026 key dates

• Jan. 15: CSPA Priority Admission deadline
• Feb. 6 (Fri): On-campus admission interviews
• Feb. 9 (Mon): Remote admission interviews
• Feb. 13 (Fri): On-campus admission interviews
• May 14 @ 1pm (tentative): Graduate School Commencement Exercises
• May 14 @ 3:30pm (tentative) CSPA Graduation Celebration