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ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2011-2012


August 2011


29 MON - 2 Sept FRI
New student orientation and course registration

31 WED
12:00PM Curatorial Studies Information Session


September 2011


1 THURS
9:00 AM Language Exams in the Marble Room
10:30 AM Language Exams in the Marble Room
12:00PM Language Exams in the Marble Room

5 MON
Labor Day (Buildings Closed)

6 TUE
Fall Term Classes Begin

6 TUE
9:00AM - 12:00PM Course interviews for Curatorial Studies: Exhibition Practices, The New American Wing


13 TUES
12:30 PM Faculty meeting & Ph.D. candidacy review in the Seminar Room
2:00 PM Fellowship Committee meeting in the Academic Office


October 2011

3 MON
MA students’ deadline to select thesis advisor

10 MON
Columbus Day – IFA Open


November 2011


14 MON
M.A. students’ thesis proposal due to thesis advisor and to Director of Master’s Studies

14 MON - 18 FRI
9:30 AM - 4PM Spring term registration in the Academic Office

17 THU
9:30AM - 4PM Registration for Conservation students at the Conservation Center

24 THU - 25 FRI
Thanksgiving (Buildings Closed)


December 2011


8 THU
9:00 AM Language Exams in the Marble Room
10:30 AM Language Exams in the Marble Room
12:00 PM Language Exams in the Marble Room

19 MON - 23 FRI
Fall term exam period

24 Dec SAT - Jan 3 TUE
Winter Recess – University Buildings Closed


January 2012

 
16 MON
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Buildings Closed)

23 MON
Spring Term Classes Begin

26 THU
10:00 AM Faculty meeting and Ph.D. candidacy review in the Loeb Room
12:00 PM Fellowship meeting in the Academic Office


February 2012


20 MON
Presidents Day (buildings closed)


March 2012

9 FRI
Complete first draft of the M.A. thesis is submitted to the thesis advisor in hard copy, unless the advisor asks for an electronic submission

12 MON - 16 FRI
Spring Break (Buildings Open)


April 2012

13 FRI
Two copies of the final, corrected version of the M.A. thesis are submitted to the Academic Office

19 THU
9:00 AM Language Exams in the Marble Room
10:30 AM Language Exams in the Marble Room
12:00 PM Language Exams in the Marble Room


May 2012


7 MON
Notification of M.A. thesis pass/fail and distinction

9 WED – 15 TUE
Spring Term Exam Period

11 FRI
GSAS Convocation at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center

15 TUE
IFA Graduation Ceremony

16 WED
NYU Commencement

17 THU
10 AM Faculty meeting & Ph.D. annual reviews in the Seminar Room

28 MON
Memorial Day (Buildings Closed)


July 2012


4 WED
Independence Day (Buildings Closed)


August 2012


27 MON - 31 FRI
New Student Orientation and Fall Course Registration


September 2012


3 MON
Labor Day (Buildings Closed)
4 TUE
Fall term classes begin



M.A. Degree Deadlines


Last day to apply for 2012 degrees via Albert:
10/7/11 (January degree)
1/27/12 (May degree)
6/8/12 (September degree)


Ph.D. Degree Deadlines


Last day to apply for 2011/2012 degrees via Albert:
6/10/11 (September degree)
10/1/11 (January degree)
1/28/12 (May degree)
6/10/12 (September degree)

Dissertation drafts to GSAS Student Affairs Office:
8/5/11 (September degree)
12/3/11 (January degree)
3/16/12 (May degree)
8/5/12 (September degree)

Final copies of dissertations to GSAS Student Affairs Office:
9/16/11 (September degree)
1/14/12 (January degree)
5/4/12 (May degree)
9/16/12 (September degree)

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Degree Requirements [PDF]
  M.A. | Ph.D. | Conservation

Special Programs
  Curatorial Studies
  Excavations
  IFA Global Study Opportunities
  IFA-Frick Symposium
  Levy & White Travel Grant

Course Descriptions [PDF]
  Art History: Spring '12 | Fall '12 | Archive
  Conservation: Fall '11 | Spring '12

Financing Graduate Study
  Tuition Costs and Billing
  NYU Financial Aid
  GSAS Dean's Student Travel Grant

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