Calendar
Graduate Student Calendar, 2017-18
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| August | |
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Teaching Conference for 1st-time GSIs. First Time GSIs are required to participate. |
Thursday, August 17 |
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New graduate student orientation meeting, English Department Lounge, 330 Wheeler, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm. |
Monday, August 21 |
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Fall instruction begins |
Wednesday, August 23 |
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Reception Honoring Graduate Diversity (sponsored by the Graduate Diversity Program) |
Thursday, August 31 |
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September |
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Foreign language translation exams |
Early September |
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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 8 |
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November |
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Spring Readership applications available |
Early November |
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Spring Readership appointments offered |
Late November |
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December |
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Last day to request fall class schedule changes |
Friday, December 1 |
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Fall instruction ends |
Friday, December 8 |
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Fall department meeting, 315 Wheeler (Maude Fife Room) |
Early December |
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Final exams |
December 11 – 15 |
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January |
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Spring instruction begins |
Tuesday, January 16 |
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Reading & Composition teaching applications available |
TBA |
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Foreign language translation exams (3rd week of instruction) |
Late January |
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February |
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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 2 |
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2018-19 GSI and R&C teaching applications due |
Late February |
| UC-Dissertation Fellowship and Mentored Research Award applications available | TBA |
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March |
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Summer foreign language funding applications available (see resources on department website). |
Friday, March 2 |
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Prospective student visit weekend |
Mid March |
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Block Grant, Dissertation Research Grant and Berkeley Connect applications available. Call for applications for Berkeley Lecturer applications |
Mid March |
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2018-19 GSI and R&C teaching appointments offered |
TBA |
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April |
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| Last day to request spring class schedule changes (formal classes end) | Friday, April 27 |
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Summer Readership application available |
Early April |
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Mid April |
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Fall GSI-TA teaching preference forms are online |
Mid April |
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May |
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| Final exams | May 7-11 |
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Foreign language translation exams |
Early May |
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Spring department meeting, 315 Wheeler |
Mid May |
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2nd-Year Reviews must be conducted |
Mid May |
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Summer readerships decisions made |
Mid May |
University of California, Berkeley
English Department
322 Wheeler Hall,
Berkeley, CA 94720-1030
general phone: 510-642-3467
