Calendar of important deadlines and dates for GMB students

1st year: - Graduate School Orientation, all graduate students, mandatory. Usually on 4th Wednesday of August, the day before the first day of classes, at noon in Cox Hall. - 4th Thursday of August: Registration and payment of student fees at Student Financial Services in the Boisfeuillet Jones Center. - 4th Friday of August: start of classes. - GMB Orientation and Welcoming Reception, mandatory. Usually on Thursday or Friday following Grad School orientation.

2nd year: - Qualifying (comprehensive) exams: Written exam are in mid-January, 1 or 2 days before the first day of classes, which is usually on the 3rd Thursday. Oral exams are usually scheduled in the second week of March during Spring Break. - By end of June, all 2nd year students need to have their Thesis Committee members selected and handed in the appropriate form to the DGS.

3rd year: - First Thesis Committee meeting should take place between beginning of September to early November. Students need to prepare an approximately 5 page "thesis proposal". After the meeting, the proposal and signed committee meeting form need to be handed to the DGS. - In the Spring semester of the 3rd year, student will give their first GMB seminar (IBS 546r), followed by their second Thesis Committee meeting.

This and related information should have been mailed to all incoming students.

Other important dates, including due dates for Theses and Dissertations, can be found on the GSOAS web page calendar link (http://www.emory.edu/GSOAS/calendar.html#M).