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Important Dates

Important Dates for 2011-2012

Term I September - December
Term II January - April
Term III Summer, May - August

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Term I: Fall Term September - December

 Term I: Fall Term September - December
Date
Event Description
Sept Students returning from the field must present their fieldwork as a seminar (PhD students only)
Sept 1 Deadline date for first Comps paper (PhD returning students only)
Sept 7
 Graduate Student Day
8:30 am - 2:30 pm Workshops/Welcome new students
3:00 pm - Meet with Chair, Grad Director & Grad Secretary, Room CNH/307
Sept 7
 McMaster Anthropology Society - Clubsfest on university grounds in the afternoon
Sept 8
 Graduate Classes begin
Sept

OGS information session for students with the Associate Deans of SGS at 9:30-12noon in MUSC 319/308/309




 
Sept 22 Department Meet and Greet at the University Club
Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00pm
Sept 26 Submit requests for GSA Travel Assistance Grants to WH-109A for travel period Aug.1 - Jan 31.
Sept 28



Sept 30

Final date for filing of theses with Graduate Studies and completion of all degree requirements.

Deadline for adding full courses and 1st term half-courses
Students registering in or adding a course after this deadline will not receive academic credit for that course.
Oct 3 OGS deadline for submission of application with supporting documents to Janis.
Oct 13 Deadline date for second Comps Paper (PhD returning students only)
Oct 10 Thanksgiving - No classes

Oct 11

Oct 14

NSERC applications to Graduate Studies

CIHR Doctoral deadline - submit directly to CIHR

Oct 14

 Deadline for deleting 1st term half-courses (after this date all courses will require a grade)
Oct 21 SSHRC deadline for submission of applications and supporting documents to Janis
Oct 31 Committee meeting and Student Activity reports due (returning students only)


Nov 24 Deadline date for third Comps paper (PhD returning students only)
Nov/Dec Holiday Bash

Dec 5

Dec 15

Classes end

CIHR Master's deadline for submission of applications and supporting documents to Janis
Dec 17

Last Day to submit final paper for graduate course

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Term II: Winter Term January

 Term II: Winter Term January - April 
Date
Event Description
Jan 3 Graduate Classes begin
Jan 6 Choose Supervisory committee (2 members MA students only)
Jan 15 First year PhD students - Research Statement due to supervisor

Jan 15

Selection of Comps, Major Research Paper or Thesis option (MA students only)
Jan 27 Final date to add half course
Jan 28 Submit requests for GSA Travel Assistance Grants to WH-109A for travel period Jan. 1 - May  30.
Jan 31
 Choose Supervisory committee (3 members - PhD students only)
Feb 10
 Final date to delete a half course (after this date the course will require a grade)
Feb 20-24
 Mid-term Recess
Feb 28
 Final date to submit PhD Thesis to Grad Studies (prior to defense for June convocation)
Mar 1
 Deadline to submit Conference Travel Application or Departmental Fieldwork Funding Application

Fieldwork and Conference Funding Guidelines
Conference Travel Funding Application
Field Research Budget Form


Mar TBA  McMaster Anthropology Society Symposium
Mar 16
 Final date to submit MA Theses to department (prior to defense for June convocation)
Mar 30 Committee meeting and Student Activity reports due (all students)

April

 

 

Apr 6

Before leaving for fieldwork the student must present their research proposal in a departmental seminar to faculty and students (students who have completed their comps ) 

 

Good Friday - no classes
Apr 5 Graduate classes end
Apr 20 Last day to submit papers for grading (2 weeks after last class)

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Term III: Summer, May - August

 Term III: Summer, May - August
Date
 Event Description


May 1
 Final version of Formal Thesis Proposal due, copy given to Janis (first year MA & second year PhD students)
May 21 Submit requests for GSA Travel Assistance Grants to WH-109A for travel period May 1 - Aug 31.
May 31
 Final research proposal and permission to be off-campus full-time form must be submitted through appropriate channels for approval at least one month prior to departure.
Aug 1

Final day to write the MA Comprehensive Examination

Final Day to submit your MRP for grading

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