Research Doctoral Program Calendar for 2022-2023
Fall Semester (August - December 2022)
Research Doctoral Last Day to Drop/Add for Fall 2022 | July 8, 2022 |
PhD Preresidency Application Deadline for Fall 2022 | July 15, 2022 |
Qualifying Exams (1:00-4:00 PM) | July 27-29, 2022 |
PhD Language Proficiency Testing Deadline for Fall 2022 Entrance | July 29, 2022 |
Qualifying Exam Results Due (by noon) | August 11, 2022 |
Final Day for Tuition Payment for Fall 2022 | August 12, 2022 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for September ReDOC | August 15, 2022 |
Fall Semester Classes Begin | August 15, 2022 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | August 17, 2022 |
Research Doctoral Application Deadline for Spring 2023 Entrance | September 2, 2022 |
Labor Day: No Classes; Offices Closed | September 5, 2022 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for October ReDOC | September 12, 2022 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | September 14, 2022 |
Research Doctoral Entrance Examinations for Local Applicants | September 26, 2022 |
Research Doctoral Entrance Examinations for Nonlocal Applicants | September 29, 2022 |
Research Doctoral Applicant Division Interviews (11:00 AM) | September 30, 2022 |
ThM Last Day to Apply for December Graduation | October 3, 2022 |
PhD Last Day to Apply for December Graduation | October 3, 2022 |
Dissertation Submission Deadline for December Graduation | October 3, 2022 |
Fall Break (Offices Open) | October 3-7, 2022 |
Directed Study Proposal Deadline for Spring 2023 | October 5, 2022 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for November ReDOC | October 10, 2022 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | October 12, 2022 |
Research Doctoral Admissions Committee (9:00-11:00 AM) | October 24, 2022 |
Research Doctoral Notification of Admission for Spring 2023 | October 26, 2022 |
ThM Application Deadline for Spring 2023 Entrance | November 1, 2022 |
Last Day to Apply for Qualifying Exams in January 2023 | November 1, 2022 |
ThM Thesis Submission Deadline for December 2022 Graduation | November 1, 2022 |
Research Proposal Submission Deadline (to Guidance Committee) | November 1, 2022 |
Prospectus Approval Deadline for May 2023 Graduation | November 1, 2022 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | November 9, 2022 |
ThM, Research Doctoral Registration (January, Spring 2023) | October 31-November 14, 2022 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for December ReDOC | November 14, 2022 |
Dissertation Final pdf Due | November 22, 2022 |
Thanksgiving Break: No Classes; Offices Close at Noon Wednesday | November 21-25, 2022 |
Last Day to Drop-Add for January 2023 Workshops | December 1, 2022 |
Research Proposal Approval Deadline | December 9, 2022 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | December 14, 2022 |
Language Proficiency Testing Application Deadline | December 15, 2022 |
PhD Preresidency Application Deadline for Spring 2023 | December 16, 2022 |
Offices Closed for Christmas, New Year’s (close at 12:00 PM on December 23, reopen January 4) | December 23, 2022-January 2, 2023 |
Fall Graduation Activities
Graduation Rehearsal for NOBTS Students | Thursday, December 8, 2022 |
President’s Reception for Graduates | Thursday, December 8, 2022 |
Fall Semester Graduation for NOBTS Students | Friday, December 9, 2022 |
January 2023 Doctoral Intensives
Last Day to Apply for Qualifying Exam in January 2023 | November 1, 2022 |
ThM, Research Doctoral Registration for January 2023 Intensives | October 31-November 14, 2022 |
Last Day to Drop-Add for January 2023 Intensives | November 14, 2022 |
Research Doctoral January Intensives Week 1 | January 2-6, 2023 |
Qualifying Examinations | January 4-6, 2023 |
PhD Language Proficiency Testing Deadline for Spring 2023 Entrance | January 6, 2023 |
Research Doctoral January Intensives Week 2 | January 10-14, 2023 |
Spring Semester (January-May 2023)
Research Doctoral Last Day to Drop-Add for Spring 2023 | December 10, 2022 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for February ReDOC | January 10, 2023 |
Qualifying Exam Results Due (by noon) | January 13, 2023 |
Final Day for Tuition Payment for Spring 2023 | January 14, 2023 |
Martin Luther King Day (No Classes; Offices Closed) | January 16, 2023 |
Spring Semester Classes Begin | January 17, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | January 18, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Application Deadline for Fall 2023 Entrance | February 1, 2023 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for March ReDOC | February 8, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | February 8, 2023 |
Mardi Gras: Offices Closed; No Classes on Main Campus | February 21, 2023 |
Dissertation Submission Deadline for May Graduation | March 1, 2023 |
ThM Last Day to Apply for May Graduation | March 1, 2023 |
PhD Last Day to Apply for May Graduation | March 1, 2023 |
Directed Study Proposal Deadline for Summer 2023 | March 1, 2023 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for April ReDOC | March 5, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Entrance Examinations for Local Applicants | March 7, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | March 8, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Entrance Examinations for Nonlocal Applicants | March 9, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Applicant Division Interviews (11:00 AM) | March 10, 2023 |
Spring Break (Offices Open) | March 13-17, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Admissions Committee (9:00-11:00 AM) | April 3, 2023 |
Last Day to Apply for Qualifying Exams in August 2023 | April 3, 2023 |
Research Proposal Submission Deadline (to Guidance Committee) | April 3, 2023 |
ThM Application Deadline for Fall 2023 | April 3, 2023 |
ThM Thesis Submission Deadline for May 2023 Graduation | April 3, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | April 5, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Notification of Admission for Fall 2023 Entrance | April 5, 2023 |
Good Friday (No Classes; Offices Closed) | April 7, 2023 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for May ReDOC | April 10, 2023 |
ThM, Research Doctoral Registration (Summer, Fall 2023) | April 17-May 1, 2023 |
Dissertation Final pdf Due | April 28, 2023 |
Directed Study Proposal Deadline for Fall 2023 | May 3, 2023 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for June ReDOC | May 8, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | May 10, 2023 |
Research Proposal Approval Deadline | May 12, 2023 |
Prospectus Approval Deadline for December 2023 Graduation | June 1, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (11:30 AM) | June 7, 2023 |
Spring Graduation Activities
Graduation Rehearsal for NOBTS Students | Thursday, May 11, 2023 |
President’s Reception for Graduates | Thursday, May 11, 2023 |
Spring Graduation for NOBTS Students | Friday, May 12, 2023 |
Summer (June-August 2023)
Directed Study Proposal Deadline for Summer 2023 | March 1, 2023 |
Last Day to Apply for Qualifying Exam in August 2023 | April 3, 2023 |
ThM, Research Doctoral Registration (Summer, Fall 2023) | April 17-May 1, 2023 |
Research Proposal Approval Deadline | May 12, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Last Day to Drop-Add for Summer Weeks1 and 2 Intensives | May 19, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Summer Intensives Week 1 | June 5-9, 2023 |
Southern Baptist Convention, New Orleans, LA | June 13-14, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Last Day to Drop-Add for Fall 2023 | July 14, 2023 |
Language Proficiency Testing Application Deadline | July 14, 2023 |
PhD Preresidency Application Deadline for Fall 2023 | July 14, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Summer Intensives Week 2 | July 24-28, 2023 |
Qualifying Exams (1:00-4:00 PM) | July 26-28, 2023 |
Language Proficiency Testing Deadline for Fall 2023 Entrance | July 28, 2023 |
Qualifying Exam Results Due (by noon) | August 10, 2023 |
Classes Begin | August 14, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | August 16, 2023 |