Deadlines

POSC FORMS

Program of Study and Committee (POSC) Form

All graduate students are to submit their Degree Planning Sheet (DPS) and other appropriate department POS documentation forms, at the same time as submitting the electronic Graduate College POSC Form in AccessPlus according to the following English Department graduate program deadlines (does not include counting summer semesters):

September 21, 2020—Fall 2020
February 22, 2021—Spring 2021

2nd semester of coursework for MA program graduate assistants (GAs)
(or non-GA MA students upon completion of 9 POS credit hours)
4th semester of coursework for MFA program graduate assistants (GAs)
(or non-GA MFA students upon completion of 27 POS credit hours)
5th semester of coursework for PhD program graduate assistants (GAs)
(or non-GA PhD students upon completion of 36 POS credit hours)

AWARDS

Research and Teaching Excellence Award (REA/TEA) Nominations

All nomination and student documents are due by 11:59 p.m. on the announced deadlines below.

Semester	Research Excellence	Teaching Excellence
Fall 2020	October 14, 2020	October 14, 2020
Spring 2021	March 5, 2021	March 5, 2021
Summer 2021	June 1, 2021	Nominations not accepted

Downloadable document of Call for Nominations 2020-21

English Department Student Awards for Leadership and Service

Outstanding Service by a Graduate Student Award

Graduate Student Leadership Award

Deadline—Fall 2020: November 9, 2020

Deadline—Spring/Summer 2021: April 12, 2021

For more information and applications, go to Awards and Scholarships

English Department Student Awards & Scholarships

For current undergraduate and graduate students.

Deadline—February 15, 2021

For more information and applications, go to Awards and Scholarships

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Graduate Assistantship Applications for 2021-22
(current student requests for new appointments, reassignments, and extensions)

(If you currently have a graduate assistantship with the English Department and have remaining semesters of eligibility after your current Letter of Intent ends May 15, 2021, you do not have to reapply.)

Deadline—January 15, 2021

Downloadable PDF document of application requirements (updated document coming soon)

GRADUATION

Graduation Advising Meeting

For students who plan to graduate and major professor supervisors this academic year (fall, spring, or summer).

Graduation Bootcamp for Graduate Students
TBD
via Webex

Resources

PHD PROGRAMS

ALT Examinations Committee 2020-21

Elena Cotos (ecotos@iastate.edu) 317 Ross (Chair)
Jim Ranalli (jranalli@iastate.edu) 319 Ross
Carol Chapelle (carolc@iastate.edu) 339 Ross

RPC Examinations Committee 2020-21

Abram Anders (adanders@iastate.edu) 223 Ross
Anne Kretsinger-Harries (akh@iastate.edu) 445 Ross
Maggie LaWare (mlaware@iastate.edu) 311 Ross (Chair)
Geoff Sauer (gsauer@iastate.edu) 433 Ross

PhD Portfolio Submissions

All portfolios are due by 12:00 Noon on the announced deadlines below.

	Fall 2020	Spring 2021
ALT (4th sem)	not applicable (N/A)	1st submission / January 25, 2021 (Mon) by 12:00 noon 2nd submission / April 19, 2021 (Mon) by 12:00 noon (if required)
RPC (3rd sem; 4th sem if admitted with bachelor's degree)	November 6, 2020 (Fri) by 12:00 noon	March 5, 2021 (Fri) by 12:00 noon

PhD Annual Reviews

All ALT and RPC doctoral students must complete Annual Reviews each year by the following deadlines according to the procedures and forms found at procedures and forms.

	Spring 2021
ALT	April 5, 2021
RPC	April 1, 2021

RPC Potential Comprehensive Written Examination Question Submission

Deadlines for examination questions to be submitted electronically to the RPC Examinations Committee chair are the first Monday of the following months (September, November, February, and April) unless the chair announces otherwise:

September 7, 2020
November 2, 2020
February 1, 2021
April 5, 2021

If you have questions, please contact members of the 2020-21 RPC Examinations Committee above.