| SUMMER SEMESTER – 2021 | |
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Summer Semester I -Master's Level (7 weeks) |
April 26 - June 13 |
| Summer Semester I - Doctoral Level (6 weeks) | May 10 - June 20 |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination (DQE) | May 1 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| Summer Semester - Master's & Doctoral Levels (12 weeks) | May 10 - August 1 |
| Summer Semester II - Master's Level (7 weeks) | June 14 - August 1 |
| Summer Semester II - Doctoral Level (6 weeks) | July 5 - August 15 |
| Dissertation Proposal Defense Deadline | July 30 (to make September IRB meeting)
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| Dissertation Defense Deadline | July 30 (to defend for September graduation) |
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ED 615 – Professional Seminar in Educational Leadership (Residency – Fall Course) |
August 10 – 13 (Tuesday – Friday) |
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ED 629 – Strategic Thinking and Planning (Residency 2 – Summer Course) |
August 10 – 13 (Tuesday – Friday) |
| ED 697 – Dissertation Proposal Seminar (Residency 3 - Summer Course) | August 10 – 13 (Tuesday – Friday) |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination (DQE) | August 21 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| Summer Commencement | Sunday, September 12th - 1:00pm |
| FALL SEMESTER – 2021 | |
| Fall Semester I - Master's Level (7 weeks) | September 7 - October 24 |
| Fall Semester - Master's & Doctoral Levels (12 weeks) | September 13 – December 5 |
| Fall Recess | October 14 – October 17 (Thursday-Sunday) |
| Fall Semester II - Master's Level (7 weeks) | October 25 – December 12 |
| Thanksgiving Recess – No classes |
November 24 – November 28 |
| Online Classes End | December 5 (Sunday) |
| Dissertation Proposal Defense Deadline | December 3 (Friday) |
| Dissertation Defense Deadline | December 3 (Friday) |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination (DQE) | Dec 11 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| SPRING SEMESTER – 2022 | |
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Spring Semester I - Master's Level (7 weeks) |
January 10 – February 27 |
| Spring Semester - Master's & Doctoral Levels (13 weeks) | January 18 – April 10 |
| Spring Break – No classes | March 5 - March 13 |
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Spring Semester II - Master's Level (7 weeks) |
February 28 – April 17 |
| Dissertation Defense Deadline | April 8 (Friday) No dissertation defenses are scheduled over spring break |
| Dissertation Proposal Defense Deadline | April 8 (Friday) No proposal defenses are scheduled over spring break |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination (DQE) | May 7 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| Spring Commencement | May 21 (Saturday) TBA |
Defense Scheduling:Defenses are scheduled from the beginning of each semester through the deadlines noted above. Defenses are not scheduled between semesters or during breaks. Appropriate scheduling forms and the complete, final defensible document must be received with the form to defend at least two weeks prior to the requested defense dates.
IRB Meetings:Occur monthly: January-May & September-December.
Calendar Changes: The Dept. reserves the right to change this calendar without notice. Refer to the
final semester schedule for actual course dates. Grade Information:Grades are due from instructors within 72 hours of the class's completion date. When grades are "rolled" or processed, they become available for viewing on the Student
Services tab of the MyWilkes portal.