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