In addition to providing full tuition to graduate assistants, MTSU rewards excellence by offering the Albert and Ethel Carver Smith Award ($2,000). In addition, the English Department offers the following awards to qualified graduate students:

• the Peck Award ($1,500)
• the Frazier Writing Award ($200 for first; $100 for second)
• the William R. Wolfe Award (given for the three best essays of the year by a graduate student; prizes vary)

Important Dates
Summer 2009

June 5: Last day to file Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation

June 26: Last day for filing theses and dissertations for August graduation

Important Dates
Fall 2009

September 14: Last day for graduate students to file Intent to Graduate forms for December Graduation

October 1: Workshop/discussion for graduate students on preparing for graduate exams. Time and place: 4:15, Todd 227

October 23: M.A. Comprehensive and Ph.D. Qualifying Exams

October 30 and 31: Ph.D. Preliminary Exams

November 6: Last day for filing theses and dissertations for December graduation. Workshop/presentation for graduate students on the academic job search. Time and place: 3:30, PH 322.

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