Important Dates and Deadlines
Fall 2023 Dates and Deadlines
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Aug 1 | Tenure-Track (TT) Promotion dossier components for external review due (Scholarship narrative, Curriculum Vitae, Selected Publications, List of Grants) |
| Aug 1 | Non-Tenure Track (NTT) Promotion dossier components for external review due (Teaching narrative, Teaching Evidence, Student Feedback including SRIs, Peer-Evaluations/Observations of Teaching) |
| Aug 14 | Classes Begin |
| Aug 14-17 | Drop/Add |
| Sept 1 | Complete dossier due for TT Promotions, NTT Promotions, Lecturers’ 6th Year Reviews and Promotions |
| Sept 4 | Labor Day Holiday – Administrative Offices closed – No Classes |
| Sept 11 | COSM Research Grant Proposal Deadline |
| Sept 15 | Deadline for Dean to notify faculty due for pre and post tenure review |
| Sept TBA | Travel Grant Applications Due by 5 pm |
| Oct 11 | Promotion and tenure recommendations due to COSM Dean’s Office Deadline for faculty notification of unit-level recommendation for promotion and tenure |
| Oct 18 | Appeals of unit-level promotion and tenure recommendations due to COSM Dean’s Office |
| Oct 21 | Promotion & Tenure Committee meets & is instructed by the Dean/Promotion & Tenure materials to be made available to COSM Promotion & Tenure Committee |
| Nov 11 | COSM Promotion & Tenure Committee recommendations, to include results of appeals of Unit-Level recommendations, due to the Dean |
| Nov 20 | Deadline for Faculty Notification of College-Level Promotion & Tenure Recommendation |
| Nov 20-25 | Thanksgiving Holidays for students, Residence Hall open – Administrative Offices open Nov 20-22, closed Nov 23-24 for Thanksgiving Holidays |
| Nov 30 | Appeals of College-Level Recommendations Due |
| Dec 4 | Last Day of Classes |
| Dec 6 | Promotion and Tenure recommendations due to Provost’s Office |
| Dec 5-11 | Final exams |
| Dec 10-11 | Commencement- TBD |
| Dec 12 | Winter break for students begins |
| Dec 25-Jan 1 | Winter Break – Administrative offices closed |
*NOTE: In the event the established deadline falls on a weekend or academic holiday, the date will be extended to the Monday immediately following that date.
Spring 2024 Dates and Deadlines
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 15 | Final deadline for University System of Georgia full – time employees to apply for the Employee Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for Spring 2022 |
| November 15 | Employee Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) registration for Spring 2022, via the web beginning at 8:30 A.M. |
| Dec 25-Jan 1 | Winter Break – Administrative offices closed |
| January 1 | New Year’s Day Holiday (Observed) – Administrative offices closed – No classes |
| January 5 | Residence hall check-in, 12:00 noon at the Residence halls (May change depending on SOAR schedule) |
| January 8 | Fee payment deadline for Spring 2023, (First Day of University Classes) |
| January 8 | Full Term, Classes Begin, Attendance Verification must be completed on the first class meeting day |
| January 8 | Last Day to Change Campus Designation for Spring Term |
| January 8-11 | Full Term, Drop/Add, Ends at 11:59 P.M. on January 13th |
| January 11 | Last Day to Change Major for Spring Term |
| January 12 | $100 Late Registration Fee begins Page 1 of 12 |
| January 15 | Post-Tenure/5th Year Review Candidates provide portfolio to Chairs/Directors & Chairs/Directors submit portfolio to Review Committee |
| January 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – Administrative offices closed – No classes |
| TBA | Cancellation of Spring Classes for Non-Payment |
| January 26 | Final Date for Undergraduate and Graduate students to apply for Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 graduation |
| January 28 | Post-Tenure Review/5th Year Review Committee makes recommendations to Chairs/Directors; Chairs/Directors to Candidate; Candidate response due within 7 days |
| February 1 | Deadline for Pre-Tenure/3rd Year Review Candidates (Lecturer, NTT, TT) to provide portfolio to Chairs/Directors |
| February 1 | Annual Evaluations due; all are encouraged to submit early |
| February 1 | Deadline for Pre-Tenure/3rd Year Review Candidates to provide portfolio to Chairs/Directors |
| February 14 | Chairs/Directors make Post-Tenure/5th Year Review recommendations to Dean |
| February 15 | COSM Post-Tenure/5th Review Committee meets & is instructed by the Dean; Post-Tenure/5th Year Review materials to be made available to COSM Post-Tenure Committee |
| March 1 | Chairs/Directors Pre-Tenure/3rd Year Review Recommendations due to the Dean |
| March 1 | COSM Post-Tenure/5th Year Review Committee recommendations are due to Dean |
| March 7 | Full Term, Last day to withdraw without academic penalty; See the Policy for Limiting Individual Course Withdraw als for additional information ( http://em.georgiasouthern.edu/registrar/students/withdrawal/ ) |
| March 7-11 | SARC (Student Accessibility Resource Center), Learning Support Early Registration for Fall 2022 begins |
| March 8 | Dean’s Post-Tenure/5th Year Review recommendations due to Candidate; Candidate response/appeal due within 7 days to Provost |
| March 11-16 | Spring break for students – Administrative offices open – Residence halls open |
| March 15 | Post-Tenure/5th Year Review recommendations due to Provost’s Office |
| March 18 | Early Registration for Fall 2022 begins (Students should view WINGS for individual date and time) |
| April 5 | Final date to hold terminal or comprehensive examination, theses or dissertation defenses |
| April 15 | Final Deadline for University System of Georgia full – time employees to apply for the Employee Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for Summer 2022 |
| April 15 | Employee Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) registration for Summer 202 2 , via the web beginning at 8:30 A.M. |
| April 15 | Dean’s Pre-Tenure/3rd Year Review Report Due to Provost |
| April 20 | Statesboro COSM Research Symposium (Sponsored by COUR) |
| April 21 | Armstrong COSM Research Symposium (Sponsored by COUR) |
| April 19 | Deadline to submit electronic theses and dissertations to College of Graduate Studies for committee approval |
| April 29 | Full Term, Last Day of Classes |
| April 30-May 4 | Full Term, Final Exams |
| May 3 | Deadline to submit final approved and verified electronic theses or dissertations to College of Graduate Studies |
| May 5 | Statesboro campus residence halls close for non-graduating students, 12:00 noon |
| May 5 | Armstrong campus residence halls close for non-graduating students, 12:00 noon Page 2 of 12 |
| May 5 | Final grades for Full Term are due to the Office of the Registrar by 11:59 P.M. |
| TBA | Commencement at 10 :00 A.M. at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro for undergraduate and graduate candidates from the College of Arts and Humanities, Waters College of Health Professions, and Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. |
| TBA | Commencement at 10 :00 A.M. at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro for undergraduate and graduate candidates from the Parker College of Business, the College of Education, and the College of Science and Mathematics . |
| TBA | Commencement at 10 :00 A.M. at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro for undergraduate and graduate candidates from the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing. |
| TBA | Statesboro campus residence halls close for graduating students at 10:00 A.M. |
| TBA | Commencement at 10 :00 A.M. at the Savannah Convention Center on Hutchinson Island for undergraduate and graduate candidates from the College of Arts and Humanities, Parker College of Business, College of Education, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing. |
| TBA | Commencement at 3:00 P.M. at the Savannah Convention Center on Hutchinson Island for undergraduate and graduate candidates from the Waters College of Health Professions and the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. |
| TBA | Armstrong campus residence halls close for graduating students at 10:00 A.M. |
*NOTE: In the event the established deadline falls on a weekend or academic holiday, the date will be extended to the Monday immediately following that date.
Last updated: 5/2/2023