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The School of Graduate Studies is the unit of Case Western Reserve University
through which graduate programs in the humanities and social sciences, biological and physical sciences,
engineering, and selected disciplines related to professional fields are offered.

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CALENDAR of important deadlines


Last Day (recommended) for Master’s Thesis Defense, Project Presentation or Exam for May 2010 Graduation

Spring 2010

November 2 Open Registration for Spring  2010 Degree Seeking Students
November 23 Open Registration for Spring  2010 Non-Degree Students
January 11 Classes Begin
January 12 Late Registration Fee Begins ($25)
January 18 University Holiday – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 22 Last Day to Withdraw Without Financial Penalty
January 22 Late Registration and Drop/Add Ends
January 22 Deadline to Submit all Materials to Qualify for Waiver of Registration for MAY 2010 Graduation.
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDE: THE COMPLETED THESIS OR DISSERTATION, AND ALL FORMS.
January 22 Deadline to Submit Application to Graduate for May 2010 Graduation
January 22 Last Day to Submit Dissertation Defense Notification Form (Ph.D.) for May 2010 Graduation (recommended date)
March 19

Last Day (recommended) for Final Oral Exam (Ph.D.) for May 2010 Graduation
Last Day (recommended) for Master’s Thesis Defense, Project Presentation or Exam for May 2010 Graduation

March 22 Open Registration Summer 2010
March 26 Last Day to Drop a Class
March 26 Deadline to Audit and Pass/Fail
March 29 Open Registration Fall 2010
April 2

Deadline to Submit all Materials for May 2010 Graduation
MATERIALS INCLUDE: THE COMPLETED THESIS OR DISSERTATION, AND ALL FORMS.

April 26 Last Day of Spring 2010 Semester Classes
April 26 Deadline to Resolve Incomplete from Fall 2009 
May 8 Final Grades Due to Registrar (11:00 a.m.)
May 16

Awarding of Degrees (no Convocation or Diploma Ceremony)
ALL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS MUST BE RESOLVED