GRADUATE SCHOOL ACADEMIC CALENDAR
2013-2014
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
AND RESEARCH
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
The Graduate School welcomes you to Tennessee State University for the 2013-2014 academic
year. Since dates and deadlines are such a vital part of the school year and of the graduate
student career in particular, we are pleased to provide this calendar of the most important
dates and deadlines for the next twelve months. Please take careful note of them.
We hope you have a great academic year. If we in the Graduate School can assist you, please
contact us during office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
GRADUATE SCHOOL STAFF DIRECTORY
Porsche Leath, Administrative Assistant IV
Michael Orok, Ph.D., Dean
Alex Sekwat, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Deborah Chisom, Director Graduate Admissions
Andrea Tyler, Ph.D., Director Stem Research
Stashia Emanuel, Director Graduate Research,
Analysis & Recruitment
Ramona Whitworth, Graduate Analyst
Sandy Woodruff, Graduate Analyst
Danielle Towns-Belton, Graduate Analyst
Kurt Naugles, Graduate Analyst (Temporary)
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Graduate School Email
Phone
E-Mail
(615) 963-7371
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The Graduate School
Tennessee State University
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This calendar is subject to change at any time prior to or during an academic term
due to emergencies or causes beyond the reasonable control of the institution.
Any correction will be posted on the Graduate School Website.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
August 2013
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
FACULTY REPORTS
FOR FALL
SEMESTER
FACULTY/STAFF
INSTITUTE
GRADUATE
STUDENT
ORIENTATION
FACULTY/STAFF
INSTITUTE
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
REGULAR
REGISTRATION
CONTINUES
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
CLASSES BEGIN
25
26
27
28
29
30
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
31
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
September 2013
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
HOLIDAY--LABOR DAY
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
22
23
LAST DAY TO FILE
FOR M.ED. MPA,
MPH, AND MS
COMP EXAMS FOR
SPRING 2014
29
30
24
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
25
26
27
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
28
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
October 2013
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
12
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
FALL BREAK
FALL BREAK
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
30
31
6
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
27
28
29
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
November 2013
1
2
PRIORITY
DEADLINE FOR
APPLICATIONS
FOR ADMISSION
TO THE
GRADUATE
SCHOOL FOR
SPRING 2014
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS
DUE FOR
MASTER’S
PROGRAM IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
FOR SPRING 2014
3
4
5
6
7
LAST DAY TO
DEFEND THESES/
DISSERTATIONS
FOR DECEMBER
2013 GRADUATION
8
9
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
COURSES—
OFFICE OF
RECORDS
M.S., M.Ed., & MPH
COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATIONS
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
UNIVERSITY—
UNIVERSITY
COUNSELING
CENTER
LAST DAY TO FILE
FOR DOCTORAL
EXAMS FOR
SPRING 2014
M.Ed., MPA, M.S.
AND MPH COMP
EXAMS
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
19
20
21
22
23
27
28
29
30
HOLIDAYTHANKSGIVING
HOLIDAYADMINISTRATIVE
CLOSING
HOLIDAYADMINISTRATIVE
CLOSING
REGULAR
REGISTRATION
FOR SPRING 2014
BEGINS--CONTINUES UNTIL
JANUARY 15, 2014
17
18
LAST DAY FOR
ELECTRONINC
SUBMISSION OF
THESIS/
DISSERTATION
24
25
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
26
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
December 2013
1
2
3
4
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS DUE
FOR DOCTORAL
PROGRAMS IN
PSYCHOLOGY FOR
FALL 2014
ADMISSION
8
5
6
7
LAST DAY OF
CLASSES
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
12
13
14
9
10
11
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY MUST
HAVE POSTED ALL
GRADES VIA
“MYTSU”
24
25
26
27
28
HOLIDAYADMINISTRATIVE
CLOSING
HOLIDAYADMINISTRATIVE
CLOSING
HOLIDAYADMINISTRATIVE
CLOSING
HOLIDAYADMINISTRATIVE
CLOSING
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS DUE
FOR DOCTORAL
PROGRAM IN
PHYSICAL
THERAPY FOR SUM
2014
22
29
23
30
31
HOLIDAYADMINISTRATIVE
CLOSING
HOLIDAYADMINISTRATIVE
CLOSING
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FALL
COMMENCEMENT(SEE
COMMENCEMENT
WEBPAGE)
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
January 2014
1
2
HOLIDAYNEW YEAR
UNIVERSITY
RE-OPENS AT 8:00
A.M.
3
4
FACULTY REPORTS
FOR SPRING
SEMESTER
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
FACULTY
INSTITUTE
REGULAR
REGISTRATION
CONTINUES
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
CLASSES BEGIN
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION
25
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
19
20
LATE
REGISTRATION
HOLIDAYMARTIN LUTHER
KING DAY
26
21
22
23
24
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
29
30
31
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
27
28
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
February 2014
1
2
3
4
5
6
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS DUE
FOR MASTER’S
PROGRAM IN
SPEECH AND
HEARING SCIENCE
AND FOR MASTERS
PROGRAM IN
PSYCHOLOGY FOR
FALL 2014
9
10
7
8
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
11
12
13
14
15
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
16
23
17
18
COMPLETE
APPLICATION DUE
FOR MASTER OF
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY FOR
FALL 2014
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
24
25
19
20
HOLIDAY-MLK NO
CLASSES
26
27
21
DEADLINE TO
FILE
APPLICATION
FOR M.P.A.,
M.P.H., M.ED., &
M.S.
COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATIONS
FOR SUMMER
OR SUMMER 2014
28
22
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
March 2014
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
SPRING BREAK
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS DUE
FOR DOCTORAL
PROGRAM IN
BIOLOGICAL
SCIENCES FOR
FALL 2014 AND
MSN RODP
PROGRAM FOR
SUMMER 2014
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
23
24
25
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
LAST DAY TO FILE
FOR DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS IN
JUNE 2014
30
31
LAST DAY TO
DEFEND THESIS
DISSERTATION
FOR MAY 2014
GRADUATION
M.ED. M.P.H. AND
M.S. COMP
EXAMINATIONS
26
27
28
29
M.ED., M.P.A.,
M.P.H. AND M.S.
COMP
EXAMINATIONS
M.ED., M.P.H. AND
M.S. COMP
EXAMINATIONS
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
April 2014
6
7
1
2
PRIORITY
APPLICATION
DEADLINE FOR
SUMMER 2014
ADMISSION
REGISTRATION
FOR ALL
SUMMER
SESSIONS
BEGINS –
CONTINUES
UNTIL MAY 30
8
9
3
4
5
10
11
12
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
COURSES- RECORDS
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
UNIVERSITYCOUNSELING
CENTER
13
20
14
15
LAST DAY FOR
ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSION OF
THESIS/DISSERTATION
FOR MAY 2014
GRADUATION
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS DUE
FOR MASTER’S
PROGRAM IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
FOR SUMMER 2014
21
22
16
17
18
19
23
24
25
26
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
27
28
29
30
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
May 2014
1
2
3
LAST DAY OF
CLASSES
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
8
9
10
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
4
5
6
7
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
REGISTRATIONMAYMESTER ONLY
FACULTY MUST
HAVE POSTED ALL
GRADES VIA
“MYTSU”
21
22
23
24
29
30
31
CLASSES BEGIN
FOR 3 WEEK
SESSION
18
19
20
SPRING
COMMENCEMENTCOMMENCEMENT
VISIT WEBPAGE
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
COURSESMAYMESTER
25
26
HOLIDAY –
MEMORIAL DAY
(NO CLASES)
27
28
LAST DAY OF
CLASSESMAYMESTER
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
June 2014
1
2
3
4
CLASSES BEGIN—
SUMMER SESSION I
& FULL 10-WEEK
SUMMER SESSION
LATE
REGISTRATION—
SUMMER SESSION I
& FULL 10-WEEK
SUMMER SESSION
LATE REGISTRATION—
SUMMER SESSION I &
FULL 10-WEEK SUMMER
SESSION
LATE
REGISTRATION—
SUMMER SESSION I
& FULL 10-WEEK
SUMMER SESSION
8
9
5
6
7
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY MUST
HAVE POSTED ALL
GRADES VIA
“MYTSU”
(MAYMESTER)
10
11
12
13
14
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
15
16
17
18
COMPLETE
APPLICATION DUE
FOR MASTER’S
PROGRAM IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
19
20
21
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
FIRST FIVE-WEEK
COURSES- OFFICE
OF RECORDS
M.ED., M.P.A.,
M.P.H. AND M.S.
COMP
EXAMINATIONS
M.ED., M.P.A.,
M.P.H. AND M.S.
COMP
EXAMINATIONS
27
28
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
UNIVERSITYCOUNSELING
CENTER
ST
(1 FIVE- WEEK
SESSION)
22
23
29
30
24
25
26
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
July 2014
1
2
PRIORITY
APPLICATION
DEADLINE FOR
ADMISSION TO
GRADUATE
SCHOOL FOR FALL
2014
6
7
CLASSES BEGIN—
SUMMER SESSION II
LATE REGISTRATION—
SUMMER SESSION II
LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
FROM COURSESRECORDS;
(10-WEEK SESSION)
8
9
LAST DAY OF
CLASSES-SUMMER
SESSION II AND
FULL 10-WEEK
SESSION
FACULTY MUST
HAVE POSTED ALL
GRADES VIA
“MYTSU”
st
(1 FIVE-WEEK
SESSION
15
16
3
4
LAST DAY OF
ST
CLASSES (1 5
WEEK SESSION)
HOLIDAY OBSERVED
(INDEPENDENCE DAY)
10
11
5
12
LAST DAY TO DEFEND
THESIS/DISSERTATION
FOR AUGUST 2014
GRADUATION
LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
FROM UNIVERSITYCOUNSELING CENTER
(10-WEEK SESSION)
13
14
17
21
22
LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
FROM UNIVERSITYCOUNSELING CENTER
ND
(2 FIVE-WEEK SESSION)
23
24
25
LAST DAY TO FILE FOR
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS IN
FALL 2014
LAST DAY FOR
ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSION OF
THESIS/DISSERTATION
FOR AUGUST
GRADUATION
27
28
29
19
LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
FROM COURSESRECORDS;
ND
(2 FIVE-WEEK SESSION)
COMPLETE
APPLICATION DUE
FOR MASTER’S
PROGRAM IN
NURSING FOR
FALL 2014
20
18
30
LAST DAY OF
CLASSES MAYMESTER
31
26
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
August 2014
3
4
5
6
7
1
2
8
9
LAST DAY OF
CLASSES
ND
(2 FIVE-WEEK
SESSION & 10
WEEK SESSION)
10
11
12
13
FACULTY MUST
HAVE POSTED ALL
GRADES VIA
“MYTSU” FOR
ND
2 FIVE-WEEK
SESSION
FACULTY MUST
HAVE POSTED ALL
GRADES VIA
“MYTSU” FOR FULL
(TEN-WEEK
SESSION
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
IMPORTANT DATES FOR DEGREE CANDIDATES
Graduation in: →
Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations
Master’s Comprehensive Examinations
Last Day to Defend Thesis/Dissertation
Last Day to Submit Thesis/Dissertation
December 2013
September 20 & 27
November 8 - 9
November 4
November 18
May 2014
Feb. 7 & Feb. 14
March 28 - 29
March 31
April 14
August 2014
June 6 & June 13
June 20 - 21
July 11
July 18
NON-DEGREE STATUS CHANGE
Those students who have entered the Graduate School as Non-Degree Seeking students
and who intend to become degree seeking in a program must file certain forms with the
Graduate School before completing nine (9) hours. The Graduate Catalog 2013-2015.
states: “Credits earned in the non-degree category are not ordinarily requirements for
degrees. If, subsequently, a student classified as non-degree is accepted into a degree
program, the student may by petition, if approved, carry forward not more than nine (9)
semester hours of credit previously earned as a non-degree student.” If any Non-Degree
Seeking student desires to change his/her status to Degree-Seeking, he/she must complete
a CHANGE OF PROGRAM OR PERSONNEL form or an Application for Admission to the
Graduate School, submit all required documents such as test scores required by the
program (e.g., the GRE, MAT, etc.), and subsequently be accepted for admission to the
graduate degree program by the Graduate Faculty in that unit, and by the Graduate
School. Students may check their admission status in the Graduate School Office or with
an instructor in whose class they are enrolled (the class roll indicates the admission status
of each student). The non-degree designation on a class roll is “SPG”. Non-degree
students may take up to nine (9) hours pending admission to a degree program.
Tennessee State University: A Tennessee Board of Regents Institution. TSU is an equal
opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to educating a non-racially
identifiable student body. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,
persons who need assistance with this material may contact the Graduate School at
615-963-5901.
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