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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Graduate Students,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to pass along the important dates and information for Autumn 2020 that are listed below. If you have any questions please let me know. Best of luck as we get Autumn semester started!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000">**LEAVE for Students On Appointments (GRA, GTA, FELLOW)**<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Must report Absences to Supervisor and report Absences that extend 3 days or longer to Supervisor, Academic Advisor, Graduate Program Coordinator, and Dept. HR Manager.</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000">Important Registration Dates:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">August 25<sup>th</sup>: First Day of Classes<br>
August 28<sup>th</sup>: Last day to add a first term or whole term course without a petition<br>
September 7<sup>th</sup>: Labor Day – no classes, offices closed<br>
September 18<sup>th</sup>: Last day to drop using online registration<br>
September 18<sup>th</sup>: Last date to drop a course without receiving a “W”<br>
October 30<sup>th</sup>: Last date to drop a course without petitioning<br>
November 11<sup>th</sup>: Veteran’s Day – no classes, offices closed<br>
November 26<sup>th</sup> – 27th: Thanksgiving Break – no classes, offices closed<br>
December 7<sup>th</sup> – 11<sup>th</sup>: Final Exams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Autumn Semester 14 Weeks (8/24 – 12/4)<br>
First Session (8/24-10/12)<br>
Second Session (10/15-12/4)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000">Autumn Semester Graduation Deadlines:
</span></b> <a href="https://gradsch.osu.edu/graduation-calendar"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">https://gradsch.osu.edu/graduation-calendar</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#C00000"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">September 11th: Application to Graduate<br>
November 25th: MS & Doctoral Exam Completion<br>
December 4th: Approved Thesis & Dissertation<br>
TBD: Commencement <br>
January 8, 2021: End-of-Semester Deadline<br>
Final Semester Procedures and Timelines:<span style="color:#595959"> </span></span><a href="https://gradsch.osu.edu/completing-your-degree/final-semester/final-semester-procedures-and-timelines"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#3898F9">https://gradsch.osu.edu/completing-your-degree/final-semester/final-semester-procedures-and-timelines</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#3898F9"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000">Other Important Information:<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you will be graduating this semester, please notify me as soon as possible so that I can run a degree audit so that I can make sure you have met all of the requirements for the degree. We can also set up an appointment
if you would like to discuss the graduation procedure or if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Also, please notify me if you are planning to take your Qualifier Exam II or Candidacy Exam this semester. All graduate programs are going through an assessment as required by the Graduate School and your
committees will be receiving surveys to complete after you finish your exams. Graduate students will also be receiving surveys after the completion of the Candidacy Exam and Final Exam (PhD students) and MS Final Exam (MS Thesis students). These surveys are
online through Qualtrics and you will receive an email at the appropriate time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you are a Ph.D. student who has already passed the Candidacy Exam, you are eligible to receive a Master’s based upon the completion of the Candidacy Exam. This can be done by going to gradforms.osu.edu
and choosing the “MS” application and by checking the Candidacy box. No other information is needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Angela S. Bennett</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
Graduate Program Coordinator<br>
William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<br>
310 CBEC, 151 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210<br>
614-292-9076 Office / 614-292-3769 Fax<br>
<a href="mailto:bennett.234@osu.edu"><span style="color:blue;background:white">bennett.234@osu.edu</span></a>
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