NELC’s Student Affairs Committee meets each quarter on the third and the seventh Wednesday at 3:00 PM. Meeting dates and deadlines for Autumn 2008 are listed below.

Deadline for student petitions

Friday, October 10, 2008 (noon)

Friday, November 7, 2008 (noon)

Distribution of agendas

Monday, October 13, 2008

Monday, November 10, 2008

 SAC meeting dates

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Meeting dates and deadlines for Winter 2008 are listed below.

Deadline for student petitions

Friday, January 16, 2009 (noon)

Friday, February 13, 2009 (noon)

Distribution of agendas

 Monday, January 19, 2009

Monday, February 16, 2009

 SAC meeting dates

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Meeting dates and deadlines for Spring 2009 are listed below.

 Deadline for student petitions

Friday, April 10, 2009 (noon)

Friday, May 8, 2009 (noon)

Distribution of agendas

 Monday, April 13, 2009

Monday, May 11, 2009

 SAC meeting dates

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Humanities Division Graduate Student Council

Time Lines

Scholastic Residence Timeline
see Rules and Requirements (Rev. 2004) for details
This timeline is also available as a Word document or as a PDF.

Year One

• Begin taking language exams (French, German, or approved substitute); one must be high-passed before the start of Year Two. To view the language exams that were administered in past quarters you can visit http://dos.uchicago.edu/langexam.shtml.
• Submit “blue form” (in-residence aid request) by the first day of winter quarter to be considered for the next year’s financial aid.
• Year One Review in spring quarter; copy of the review goes to the student.
• In spring quarter, submit Form 17, identifying the topic for the MA thesis approved by at least one of the two faculty readers, no later than Friday of Week 10. This is a pre-requisite for registration in autumn quarter of Year Two.

Year Two

• High-pass second language exam before the start of Year Three.
• Submit “blue form” (in-residence aid request) by the first day of winter quarter to be considered for the next year’s financial aid.
• Submit Application for Degree form no later than the first day of the quarter in which you plan to receive your MA degree. (Miss this deadline, and you will not graduate; no exceptions!)
• Submit two copies of the completed MA thesis to the NELC office by the first day of spring quarter.
• Year Two Review in spring quarter; notification to the student by Week Five in spring quarter.

Year Three

• Continue coursework; begin preparation for comprehensive exams; clear all incompletes and blanks.
• Submit “blue form” (in-residence aid request) by the first day of winter quarter to be considered for the next year’s financial aid.

Year Four

• Take comprehensive exams before the end of Year Four (summer after Year Four is acceptable).
• Submit Form 27, the written and approved list of examinations and examiners, to the NELC office by Week 10 of the quarter preceding that in which the exams will be taken. EXCEPTION: Students taking exams in the summer must submit their form by Week 5 of spring quarter so exams can be written before faculty leave for the summer.
• Occasionally, students who take exams early will be ready to propose their dissertation topic during this year rather than in Year Five.

We are currently in the process of creating time lines for Advanced Residence and Extended Residence. Thank you for your patience.