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Important Dates and Deadlines for Graduate Students
Fall 2020
24 August: Fall classes begin.
4 September: Last day to add/drop classes (including Engl 689T, 697, & 699 T/P).
16 September: Applications due for Spring 2021 English M.A. start.
18 September: Last day to apply for a master's degree expected in December 2020.
19-23 October: Mandatory Advising.
26 October: Spring 2021 registration opens.
30 October: Approx. deadline for preliminary edits/format review for thesis/project (contact Carson Medley, cmedley@csuchico.edu, 898.5392, Office of Graduate Studies for more info).
6 November: Recommended deadline for defense copy of M.A. thesis/ project to be distributed to all members of student's Graduate Advisory committee.
13 November: Recommended deadline for completion of M.A. thesis/project oral defenses.
16 November: Submit preliminary T.A. Application to Sharon DeMeyer (sdemeyer@csuchico.edu), by 5:00 p.m. (firm deadline).
23-27 November: Thanksgiving Break.
30 November: Last day to submit approved thesis/project to the Graduate School for fall graduation. (firm deadline).
30 November: Submit full T.A. Application to Sharon DeMeyer (sdemeyer@csuchico.edu), by 5:00 p.m. (firm deadline).
14-18 December: Final Exam Week.
Full applications include:
- a letter of application,
- a detailed syllabus, including a complete course calendar/schedule, and a rationale (i.e, a brief explanation of the scope and focus of the course) for the course you wish to teach, and
- a letter of recommendation from a faculty advisor (typically, your English 689T mentor or instructor for ENGL 634)
- For TAs in EFLN: a second letter from an observer of the applicant's EFLN teaching or foreign language tutoring is also required.