Research Doctoral Program Calendar for 2023-2024
Fall Semester (August - December 2023)
Research Doctoral Last Day to Drop/Add for Fall 2023 | July 7, 2023 |
PhD Preresidency Application Deadline for Fall 2023 | July 14, 2023 |
Qualifying Exams (1:00-4:00 PM) | July 26-28, 2023 |
PhD Language Proficiency Testing Deadline for Fall 2023 Entrance | July 28, 2023 |
Qualifying Exam Results Due (by noon) | August 10, 2023 |
Final Day for Tuition Payment for Fall 2023 | August 11, 2023 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for September ReDOC | August 14, 2023 |
Fall Semester Classes Begin | August 14, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | August 16, 2023 |
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Research Doctoral Application Deadline for Spring 2024 Entrance | September 1, 2023 |
Labor Day: No Classes; Offices Closed | September 4, 2023 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for October ReDOC | September 11, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | September 13, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Entrance Examinations for Local Applicants | September 18, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Entrance Examinations for Nonlocal Applicants | September 21, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Applicant Division Interviews (11:00 AM) | September 22, 2023 |
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ThM Last Day to Apply for December Graduation | October 2, 2023 |
PhD Last Day to Apply for December Graduation | October 2, 2023 |
Dissertation Submission Deadline for December Graduation | October 2, 2023 |
Fall Break (Offices Open) | October 2-6, 2023 |
Directed Study Proposal Deadline for Spring 2024 | October 4, 2023 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for November ReDOC | October 9, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | October 18, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Admissions Committee (9:00-11:00 AM) | October 23, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Notification of Admission for Spring 2024 | October 25, 2023 |
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ThM Application Deadline for Spring 2024 Entrance | November 1, 2023 |
Last Day to Apply for Qualifying Exams in January 2024 | November 1, 2023 |
ThM Thesis Submission Deadline for December 2023 Graduation | November 1, 2023 |
Research Proposal Submission Deadline (to Guidance Committee) | November 1, 2023 |
Prospectus Approval Deadline for May 2024 Graduation | November 1, 2023 |
ThM, Research Doctoral Registration (January, Spring 2024) | October 30-November 13, 2023 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for December ReDOC | November 13, 2023 |
Thanksgiving Break: No Classes; Offices Close at Noon Wednesday | November 20-24, 2023 |
Dissertation Final pdf Due | November 21, 2023 |
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Last Day to Drop-Add for January 2024 Workshops | December 1, 2023 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | December 4, 2023 |
Research Proposal Approval Deadline | December 8, 2023 |
Language Proficiency Testing Application Deadline | December 15, 2023 |
PhD Preresidency Application Deadline for Spring 2024 | December 15, 2023 |
Offices Closed for Christmas, New Year’s (close at 12:00 noon on December 23, reopen January 2) | December 23, 2023-January 1, 2024 |
Fall Graduation Activities
Graduation Rehearsal for NOBTS Students | Thursday, December 7, 2023 |
President’s Reception for Graduates | Thursday, December 7, 2023 |
Fall Semester Graduation for NOBTS Students | Friday, December 8, 2023 |
January 2024 Doctoral Intensives
Last Day to Apply for Qualifying Exam in January 2024 | November 1, 2023 |
ThM, Research Doctoral Registration for January 2024 Intensives | October 30-November 13, 2023 |
Last Day to Drop-Add for January 2024 Intensives | November 13, 2023 |
Research Doctoral January Intensives Week 1 | January 2-5, 2024 |
Qualifying Examinations | January 4-6, 2024 |
PhD Language Proficiency Testing Deadline for Spring 2024 Entrance | January 6, 2024 |
Research Doctoral January Intensives Week 2 | January 8-12, 2024 |
Spring Semester (January-May 2024)
Research Doctoral Last Day to Drop-Add for Spring 2024 | December 8, 2023 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for February ReDOC | January 9, 2024 |
Qualifying Exam Results Due (by noon) | January 12, 2024 |
Final Day for Tuition Payment for Spring 2024 | January 12, 2024 |
Martin Luther King Day (No Classes; Offices Closed) | January 15, 2024 |
Spring Semester Classes Begin | January 16, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Application Deadline for Fall 2024 Entrance | February 1, 2024 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for March ReDOC | February 7, 2024 |
Mardi Gras: Offices Closed; No Classes on Main Campus | February 13, 2024 |
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Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | February 14, 2024 |
Dissertation Submission Deadline for May Graduation | February 1, 2024 |
ThM Last Day to Apply for May Graduation | March 1, 2024 |
PhD Last Day to Apply for May Graduation | March 1, 2024 |
Directed Study Proposal Deadline for Summer 2024 | March 1, 2024 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for April ReDOC | March 4, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Entrance Examinations for Local Applicants | March 5, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Entrance Examinations for Nonlocal Applicants | March 7, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Applicant Division Interviews (11:00 AM) | March 8, 2024 |
Spring Break (Offices Open) | March 11-15, 2024 |
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Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | March 20, 2024 |
Good Friday (No Classes; Offices Closed) | March 29, 2024 |
Last Day to Apply for Qualifying Exams in August 2024 | April 2, 2024 |
Research Proposal Submission Deadline (to Guidance Committee) | April 2, 2024 |
ThM Application Deadline for Fall 2024 | April 2, 2024 |
ThM Thesis Submission Deadline for May 2024 Graduation | April 2, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Admissions Committee (9:00-11:00 AM) | April 8, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Notification of Admission for Fall 2024 Entrance | April 9, 2024 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for May ReDOC | April 9, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | April 10, 2024 |
ThM, Research Doctoral Registration (Summer, Fall 2024) | March 25-April 19, 2024 |
Dissertation Final pdf Due | April 26, 2024 |
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Directed Study Proposal Deadline for Fall 2024 | May 1, 2024 |
Institutional Review Board Request Deadline for June ReDOC | May 7, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | May 8, 2024 |
Research Proposal Approval Deadline | May 9, 2024 |
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Prospectus Approval Deadline for December 2024 Graduation | June 1, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (11:30 AM) | June 5, 2024 |
Spring Graduation Activities
Graduation Rehearsal for NOBTS Students | Thursday, May 9, 2024 |
President’s Reception for Graduates | Thursday, May 9, 2024 |
Spring Graduation for NOBTS Students | Friday, May 10, 2024 |
Summer (June-August 2024)
Directed Study Proposal Deadline for Summer 2024 | March 1, 2024 |
ThM, Research Doctoral Registration (Summer, Fall 2024) | March 25- April 19, 2024 |
Last Day to Apply for Qualifying Exam in August 2024 | April 2, 2024 |
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Research Proposal Approval Deadline | May 10, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Last Day to Drop-Add for Summer Weeks1 and 2 Intensives | May 19, 2024 |
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Research Doctoral Summer Intensives Week 1 | June 3-7, 2024 |
Southern Baptist Convention, Indianapolis, IN | June 11-12, 2024 |
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Research Doctoral Last Day to Drop-Add for Fall 2024 | July 12, 2024 |
Language Proficiency Testing Application Deadline | July 12, 2024 |
PhD Preresidency Application Deadline for Fall 2024 | July 12, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Summer Intensives Week 2 | July 22-26, 2024 |
Qualifying Exams (1:00-4:00 PM) | July 29-31, 2024 |
Language Proficiency Testing Deadline for Fall 2024 Entrance | July 31, 2024 |
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Qualifying Exam Results Due (by noon) | August 19, 2024 |
Fall Semester Classes Begin | August 19, 2024 |
Research Doctoral Committee Meeting (2:00 PM) | August 21, 2024 |