Important Documents and Dates

Important Graduate Documents and Dates

A number of very relevant links are listed below. Our Graduate Studies Committee recommends that you become very familiar with the information contained therein; you will find that many of your important questions are answered within the linked documents.

Application for Admission Guidelines

Teaching Assistantship Application and Instructions

Graduate Course Checksheet


Department of Biological Sciences' Graduate Handbook

UAA Thesis Guidelines

The Thesis and Thesis Defense Procedures

2012-2013 Graduate Deadlines

The Academic Year 2012-2013 deadlines by which graduate theses must reach the Department of Biological Sciences Office for review and signature are as follows:

  • Fall                   November 12, 2012
  • Spring               March 11, 2013
  • Summer            June 10, 2013

The Academic Year 2012-2013 deadlines by which graduate theses must reach the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office for review and signature are as follows:

  • Fall                   November 26, 2012
  • Spring               March 25, 2013
  • Summer            June 24, 2013

These deadlines provide the Director of Biological Sciences and the College Dean with sufficient time to read theses and return them to students for review and editing prior to submission to the next level. Edits and revisions can, and likely will, be required at each stage of the process. Students are therefore encouraged to leave more time than indicated above.

Thesis Submission Deadlines to The Graduate School:

  • Fall                   December 10, 2012
  • Spring               April 10, 2013
  • Summer            July 10, 2013

If the deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the deadline becomes the CLOSEST Monday.

2012-2013 Teaching Assistantship Application Deadline:

  • Fall 2013                 March 29th, 2013
  • Spring 2014             TBA

Please refer additional questions to Dr. Jennifer Burns, Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee.