| SUMMER SEMESTER – 2020 | |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination (DQE) | May 2 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| Summer Semester I (6 weeks) | May 11 – June 21 |
| Summer Semester (12 weeks) | May 11 - August 2 |
| Summer Semester II (7 weeks) | July 6 – August 16 |
| Dissertation Proposal Defense Deadline | July 31 (to make September IRB meeting)
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| Dissertation Defense Deadline | July 31 (to defend for September graduation) |
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ED 615 – Professional Seminar in Educational |
August 11 – 14 (Tuesday – Friday) |
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ED 629 – Strategic Thinking and Planning (Residency 2 – Summer Course) |
August 11 – 14 (Tuesday – Friday) |
| ED 697 – Dissertation Proposal Seminar | August 11 – 14 (Tuesday – Friday) |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination (DQE) | August 22 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| Summer Commencement | Sunday, September 13th - 1:00pm |
| FALL SEMESTER – 2020 | |
| Fall Semester (7 weeks) | September 8 - October 25 |
| Fall Semester (14 weeks) | September 14 – December 6 |
| Fall Recess | October 15 – October 18 (Thursday-Sunday) |
| Fall Semester (7 weeks) | October 26 – December 13 |
| Thanksgiving Recess – no classes |
November 25 – November 29 |
| Online Classes End | December 6 (Sunday) |
| Dissertation Proposal Defense Deadline | December 4 (Friday) |
| Dissertation Defense Deadline | December 4 (Friday) |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination (DQE) | Dec 12 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| SPRING SEMESTER – 2021 | |
| Spring Semester (7 weeks) | January 19 – February 28 |
| Spring Semester (13 weeks) | January 19 – April 18 |
| Spring Break – no classes | March 6 - March 14 |
| Spring Semester (7 weeks) | March 1 – April 18 |
| Dissertation Defense Deadline | April 16 (Friday) No dissertation defenses are scheduled over spring break |
| Dissertation Proposal Defense Deadline | April 16 (Friday) No proposal defenses are scheduled over spring break |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination (DQE) | May 1 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| Spring Commencement | May 22 (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.