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Important Dates and Deadlines for Graduate Students
Spring 2020
21 January: Spring classes begin.
31 January: Last day to add/drop classes (including Engl 689T, 697, & 699 T/P).
14 February: Last day to apply for a master’s degree expected in May 2020.
28 February: 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).
16-20 March: Spring Break
27 March: Recommended deadline for defense copy of M.A. thesis/ project to be distributed to all members of student's Graduate Advisory committee.
3 April: Recommended deadline for completion of M.A. thesis/project oral defenses.
6-10 April: Mandatory Advising.
13 April: Submit preliminary T.A. Application to English Main Office, ARTS 269, by 5:00 p.m. (firm deadline).
17 April: Last day to submit approved thesis/project to the Graduate School for spring graduation. (firm deadline).
20 April: Fall 2020 registration opens.
27 April: Submit full T.A. Application to English Main Office, ARTS 269, by 5.00 p.m. (firm deadline).
11-15 May: Final Exam Week.
14 May: Commencement.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.