Application Dates
- Thursday, February 15, 2024
- This is the initial application deadline for the 2024-2025 academic year -- and students who want to apply for a Graduate Assistantship must apply by the this deadline. Applications received by this date are all reviewed by the Admissions Committee during the second half of February.
- Monday, May 20, 2024
- Final application deadline for the 2024-2025 academic year. Applications received between February 16 and May 20 are reviewed on a space-available, rolling basis as they are received.
- Contact Program Executive Director Dr. Charles Blake with questions.
Program Calendar
2023-2024
Fall 2023
- Students arrive: August 29, 2023
- Fall break: October 14, 2023 - October 22, 2023
- Last day of classes: December 15, 2023
Spring 2024
- Classes resume: January 8, 2024
- Spring break: February 26, 2024 - March 3, 2024
- Last day of classes: April 19, 2024
Summer 2024
- Pre-Term break: April 22, 2024 – April 28, 2024
- Classes, internships, research projects: April 29, 2024 - June 20, 2024
- Graduation ceremony: June 21, 2024
*Students must leave their apartments by June 24, 2024
2024-2025
Fall 2024
- Students arrive: September 3, 2024
- Last day of classes: December 20, 2024
Spring 2025
- Classes resume: January 13, 2025
- Last day of classes: April 24, 2025
Summer 2025
- Pre-Term break: April 25, 2025 – May 4, 2025
- Classes, internships, research projects: May 4, 2025 - June 26, 2025
- Graduation ceremony: June 27, 2025
*Students must leave their apartments by June 30, 2025
Department of Political Science
