August
- APA convention
- AERA proposals due in early August
- Written comprehensives take place the week before classes begin
September
- Orientation: Welcoming first years (first day of class)
- Students should begin thinking about APA presentations for the following year
- First-year doctoral students complete a program of study
- The second-year doctoral students welcome the first years
- Intern applicants begin serious exploration of internship options
- Intern applicants need to request letters of recommendation and organize materials for Director of Training to certify their readiness.
- First-year field experiences identified and assigned to incoming cohort
of doctoral students
October
- Diversity Challenge conference here at Lynch School
- Intern applicants begin to crystallize their choices and attend an Internship
- Preparation Seminar with Dr. Blustein
- Teachers College Multicultural Winter Roundtable sends out a call for papers
- Students should initiate a meeting with their advisor
November
- Some internship application deadlines occur in November
- APA proposals for August convention presentation are due
- Spring registration begins
December
- First-years send out applications for second-year practicum/sites
- Interviews for internships begin
- Doctoral applications due on December 15
January
- Spring semester begins
- Interviews for practicum sites begin
February
- Matching day for intern applicants
- Interview of doctoral applicants
- Teachers college Winter Roundtable takes place in New York
March
- Doctoral assistantship deadlines
- AERA convention typically takes place in late March or early April
- March 30 is the deadline for dissertations to be defended for May graduation
April
- Third year students and faculty meet about fall comprehensives
- Intent to propose must be approved by April 1 to be considered for nominations for dissertation fellowships
- Second year students and faculty meet about dissertations and dissertation seminar
- April 15 is final day for doctoral admission offers
- Doctoral students meet with advisors to review next year's plan and to process the Annual Evaluation
- Fall registration begins
May
- Robing ceremony takes place on the Sunday before Commencement
- Commencement
- May 31 is last day for 9-month and 11-month assistantships
- Students learn about assistantships in May
- Students must defend final dissertation by commencement to start accruing postdoctoral hours before September (which is the date for next opportunity to defend)
- All students who will not be registering for advanced practicum in the fall and who are providing clinical services must return their Approval for Placement form to Director of Training
- First-year students present an overview of their First-Year Field Experience to faculty and students
- Second-year students present a summary of a research project or proposal to faculty and students