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Graduate Student Calendar, 2020-21

	Date
August
Teaching Conference for First-Time International GSIs. (offered via Zoom) First Time International GSIs are required to participate.	Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:30am – 12:00pm (Pacific Time Zone)
Teaching Conference for 1^st-time GSIs. (offered via Zoom) First Time GSIs are required to participate.	Friday, August 21, 2020 10:00am – 2:45pm (Pacific Time Zone)
English DepartmentNew graduate student orientation meeting	Monday, August 24 9:00am – noon (Pacific Time Zone)
Graduate Division’s plans for New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO) NGSO will be offered remotely as a weeklong series of workshops from August 18-25, 2020. Workshops will be scheduled on weekday afternoons between 1-4pm PDT. Many will be repeated, and some will be recorded and posted for later viewing. Students will be encouraged to prioritize program-specific orientation meetings, trainings, or requirements.	Tuesday August 18 - Tuesday August 25
Fall instruction begins	Wednesday, August 26

September
Foreign language translation exams	Early September
Spring Readership applications available	Mid September
Deadline for graduate students to make changes to their schedule (add/drop/grading option/unit values) in CalCentral. All subsequent changes must be made in the major departments with the major adviser's approval.	Friday, September 25

November
Spring Readership appointments offered	Late November

December
Last day to request fall class schedule changes	Friday, December 11
Fall instruction ends	Friday, December 11
Fall department meeting, 315 Wheeler (Maude Fife Room)	Early December
Final exams	December 14 – 18

January
Spring instruction begins	Tuesday, January 19
Funding/Teaching Preference Form available	TBA
Foreign language translation exams (3^rd week of instruction)	Late January

February
Deadline for graduate students to make changes to their schedule (add/drop/grading option/unit values) in CalCentral. All subsequent changes must be made in the major departments with the major adviser's approval.	Friday, February 21
Funding/Teaching Preference Form due	Late February
UC-Dissertation Fellowship and Mentored Research Award applications available	TBA
Summer foreign language funding applications due (see resources on department website).	February 28

March
Prospective student visit weekend	Mid March
Block Grant and Berkeley Connect applications available. Call for applications for Berkeley Lecturer applications	Mid March
2019-20 GSI teaching appointments offered	TBA

April
Summer Readership application available	Early April
2^nd-Year Review materials due	Mid April


May
Last day to request spring class schedule changes (last day of instruction)	May 8
Foreign language translation exams	May 4-8
Final exams	May 11-15
Spring department meeting, 315 Wheeler	Mid May
2^nd-Year Reviews must be conducted	Mid May
Summer readerships decisions made	Mid May