2015-2016
GRADUATE SCHOOL
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES & RESEARCH
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
The Graduate School welcomes you to Tennessee State University for the 2015-2016 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 the datelines.
We hope you have a great academic year. If we in the Graduate School can assist you, please
contact us during business hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
GRADUATE SCHOOL STAFF DIRECTORY
Trudie Thomas, Administrative Assistant
Alex Sekwat, Interim Dean
Deborah Chisom, Director Graduate Admissions
Stashia Emanuel, Director Graduate Research,
Analysis & Recruitment
Ramona Whitworth, Graduate Analyst
Sandy Woodruff, Graduate Analyst
Danielle Towns-Belton, Graduate Analyst
Graduate School Fax
Graduate School Email
Phone
E-Mail
(615) 963-7371
(615) 963-7389
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(615) 963-7388
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The Graduate School
Tennessee State University
330 10th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37203
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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 2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
FACULTY REPORT
FOR FALL
SEMESTER
16
23
17
18
19
FACULTY/STAFF
INSTITUTE
FACULTY/STAFF
INSTITUTE
24
25
26
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
$100.00 LATE FEE
ASSESSED
$100.00 LATE FEE
ASSESSED
20
GRADUATE
STUDENT
ORIENTATION
21
22
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
27
28
29
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT
$100.00 LATE FEE
ASSESSED
$100.00 LATE FEE
ASSESSED
$100.00 LATE FEE
ASSESSED
REGISTRATION
CLASSES BEGIN
30
31
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
September 2015
6
7
1
2
3
4
5
8
9
10
11
12
HOLIDAY--LABOR DAY
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
29
30
LAST DAY TO FILE
FOR M.ED., MPA,
MPH, AND MS
COMP EXAMS,
SPRING 2015
27
28
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
October 2015
1
2
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS DUE
FOR DOCTOR OF
PHYSICAL
THERAPY
PROGRAM FOR
SUMMER 2015
4
5
6
7
8
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
12
13
14
15
3
9
10
FOUNDER’S DAY
11
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
16
17
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
TSU HOMECOMING
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
November 2015
1
PRIORITY
APPLICATION
DEADLINE FOR
ADMISSION TO THE
GRADUATE
SCHOOL FOR
SPRING 2016
2
3
4
5
LAST DAY TO
DEFEND THESES/
DISSERTATIONS
FOR DECEMBER
2015 GRADUATION
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS DUE
FOR MASTERS
PROGRAM IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SPRING 2016
6
7
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
COURSES—
OFFICE OF
RECORDS
M.S., M.Ed., M.P.A &
M.P.H.
COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATIONS
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
UNIVERSITY—
UNIVERSITY
COUNSELING
CENTER
LAST DAY TO FILE
FOR DOCTORAL
EXAMS FOR
SPRING 2016
M.ED., M.P.A., M.S.
AND M.P.H. COMP
EXAMS
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
17
18
19
20
21
REGULAR
REGISTRATION
FOR SPRING 2016
BEGINS--CONTINUES UNTIL
JANUARY 13, 2016
15
16
LAST DAY FOR
ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSION OF
THESIS/
DISSERTATION
22
29
FALL BREAK
23
24
25
26
27
28
FALL BREAK
FALL BREAK
FALL BREAK
HOLIDAYTHANKSGIVING
FALL BREAK
FALL BREAK
30
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
December 2015
1
2
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS DUE
FOR DOCTORAL
PROGRAMS IN
PSYCHOLOGY FOR
FALL 2016
ADMISSION
6
13
3
4
5
LAST DAY OF
CLASSES
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
7
8
9
10
11
12
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FALL
COMMENCEMENT(see commencement
webpage)
14
15
16
17
18
19
23
24
25
26
HOLIDAYADMINISTRATIVE
CLOSING
HOLIDAYADMINISTRATIVE
CLOSING
FACULTY MUST
HAVE POSTED ALL
GRADES VIA
“MYTSU”
20
27
21
28
22
29
30
31
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
January 2016
1
2
HOLIDAYNEW YEAR
3
4
5
6
UNIVERSITY
RE-OPENS AT 8:00
A.M.
FACULTY REPORTS
FOR SPRING
SEMESTER
7
8
REGULAR
REGISTRATION
CONTINUES
REGISTRATION
9
REGISTRATION
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
19
20
21
22
23
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT-$100
FEE ASSESSED
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT-$100
FEE ASSESSED
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT-$100
FEE ASSESSED
27
28
29
FACULTY/STAFF
INSTITUTE
17
18
CLASSES BEGIN
HOLIDAYMARTIN LUTHER
KING DAY
24
25
LATE
REGISTRATION/
SCHEDULE
ADJUSTMENT-$100
FEE ASSESSED
26
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
31
30
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
February 2016
1
2
3
4
5
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS DUE
FOR MASTERS
PROGRAM IN
PSYCHOLOGY FOR
FALL 2016 &
MASTER’S
PROGRAM IN
SPEECH AND
HEARING SCIENCE
FOR FALL 2016
7
8
9
10
6
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
11
12
13
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
25
26
27
COMPLETE
APPLICATION DUE
FOR MASTER OF
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY FOR
FALL 2016
21
28
22
23
DEADLINE TO FILE
APPLICATION FOR
M.P.A., M.P.H.,
M.ED. & M.S.
COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATIONS
FOR SUMMER 2016
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
29
24
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
March 2016
6
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
12
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
WEEK-ALL
CLASSES MEET AS
SCHEDULED
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
WEEK-ALL
CLASSES MEET AS
SCHEDULED
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
WEEK-ALL
CLASSES MEET AS
SCHEDULED
SPRING BREAK
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
WEEK-ALL
CLASSES MEET AS
SCHEDULED
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
WEEK-ALL
CLASSES MEET AS
SCHEDULED
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS DUE
FOR DOCTORAL
PROGRAM IN
BIOLOGICAL
SCIENCES FOR
FALL 2016 AND
MSN RODP
PROGRAM FOR
SUMMER 2016
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
MID-TERM
EXAMINATIONS
WEEK-ALL
CLASSES MEET AS
SCHEDULED
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
M.ED., M.P.A.,
M.P.H. AND M.S.
COMP
EXAMINATIONS
M.ED., M.P.H. AND
M.S. COMP
EXAMINATIONS
LAST DAY TO FILE
FOR DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS IN
JUNE 2016
27
28
29
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
30
LAST DAY TO
DEFEND THESIS
DISSERTATION
FOR MAY 2016
GRADUATION
31
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
April 2016
1
2
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
COURSES- RECORDS
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
UNIVERSITYCOUNSELING
CENTER
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
12
13
14
15
16
REGISTRATION FOR
SUMMER AND FALL
SESSIONS BEGINS –
CONTINUES UNTIL
AUG 26
10
11
LAST DAY FOR
ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSION OF
THESIS/DISSERT
ATION FOR MAY
2016
GRADUATION
COMPLETE
APPLICATIONS DUE
FOR MASTERS
PROGRAM IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
FOR SUMMER 2016
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
LAST DAY OF
CLASSES
FINAL EXAMINATIONS
GRADUATE
COUNCIL MEETING
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
May 2016
1
8
2
3
4
5
6
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
9
10
REGISTRATION
FOR MAYMESTER
ONLY (3-WEEKS)
FACULTY MUST
HAVE POSTED ALL
GRADES VIA
“MYTSU”
7
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
FINAL
EXAMINATIONS
11
12
13
14
18
19
20
21
SPRING
COMMENCEMENTVISIT
COMMENCEMENT
WEBPAGE
CLASSES BEGIN
FOR 3 WEEK
SESSIONMAYMESTER
15
16
17
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
COURSESMAYMESTER
22
23
24
25
26
27
HOLIDAY –
MEMORIAL DAY
(NO CLASES)
29
30
FACULTY MUST
HAVE POSTED ALL
GRADES VIA
“MYTSU” FOR
MAYMESTER
31
LAST DAY OF
CLASSESMAYMESTER
28
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
June 2016
1
2
3
4
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
5
6
7
8
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
9
14
15
10
DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS
LATE
REGISTRATION—
SUMMER SESSION I
& FULL 10-WEEK
SUMMER SESSION
12
13
11
16
17
18
24
25
COMPLETE
APPLICATION DUE
FOR MASTER’S
PROGRAM IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
19
26
Sunday
20
21
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
Monday
28
Tuesday
22
23
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
FIRST FIVE-WEEK
COURSES- OFFICE
OF RECORDS
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
UNIVERSITYCOUNSELING
CENTER
(1ST FIVE- WEEK
SESSION)
Friday
Saturday
July 2016
1
PRIORITY
APPLICATION
DEADLINE FOR
ADMISSION TO
GRADUATE SCHOOL
FOR FALL 2016
3
4
5
6
7
HOLIDAY OBSERVED
(INDEPENDENCE
DAY)
10
11
LAST DAY TO
DEFEND
THESIS/DISSERTATIO
N FOR AUGUST 2016
GRADUATION
12
13
14
2
APPLICATION
PERIOD FOR
D.P.T. BEGINS
8
9
LAST DAY OF
CLASSES-SUMMER
SESSION II AND FULL
10-WEEK SESSION
FACULTY MUST
HAVE POSTED ALL
GRADES VIA
“MYTSU”
(1st FIVE-WEEK
SESSION
15
16
LATE REGISTRATION—
SUMMER SESSION II
LATE
REGISTRATION—
SUMMER SESSION
II
LATE
REGISTRATION—
SUMMER SESSION
II
LATE
REGISTRATION—
SUMMER
SESSION II
CLASSES BEGIN—
SUMMER SESSION II
COMPLETE
APPLICATION DUE
FOR MASTER’S
PROGRAM IN
NURSING FOR FALL
2016
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
COURSES-RECORDS;
(10-WEEK SESSION)
LATE
REGISTRATION—
SUMMER SESSION II
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
UNIVERSITYCOUNSELING CENTER
(10-WEEK SESSION)
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
LAST DAY TO FILE
FOR DOCTORAL
EXAMINATIONS IN
FALL 2015
_____
31
LAST DAY FOR
ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSION:THESIS/
DISSERTATION FOR
AUGUST
GRADUATION
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
COURSES-RECORDS;
(2ND FIVE-WEEK
SESSION)
LAST DAY TO
WITHDRAW FROM
UNIVERSITYCOUNSELING CENTER
(2ND FIVE-WEEK
SESSION)
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
August 2016
7
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
13
LAST DAY OF
CLASSES
(2ND FIVE-WEEK
SESSION & 10
WEEK SESSION)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
25
26
27
FACULTY MUST
HAVE POSTED ALL
GRADES VIA
“MYTSU” FOR FULL
(TEN-WEEK
SESSION
21
22
23
24
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 2015
October 10 and 17
November 6-7
November 4
November 18
May 2016
Feb. 6 & Feb. 13
March 25-26
March 30
April 13
August 2016
June 4 & June 11
June 20-21
July 11
July 25
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 2014-2015.
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
615-963-7371.
Publication Number:
TSU-15-0127(A)-5-18000
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