Important Dates

Outlined below are the key program dates for the next two of cohorts that will launch in the near future.

• The LSF3 DMin Cohort begins September 2017.
• The LSF4 DMin Cohort begins September 2018.

Application due dates

All cohorts:

• Early application deadline of February 1st.
• Final application deadline of June 1st. We will continue to accept applications after the deadline when cohorts are not filled.
• Apply now for next start
• Enrollment deposit due July 15 of start year

Semester one

Event	Cohort 3	Cohort 4
Course registration	by Aug. 15, 2017	by Aug. 15, 2018
Coursework begins	Sept. 4, 2017	Sept. 3, 2018

Coursework phase

Semester	Cohort 3	Semester	Cohort 4
Fall 2017	Begins: Sept. 4, 2017 Online Chat: Weekly on Tue. at 8-9am PDT/PST F2F: Oct. 16 - Oct. 23, departing anytime Tue, Oct. 24. Ends: Dec. 15, 2017	Fall 2018	Begins: Sept. 3, 2018 Online Chat: Weekly on Tue. at 9-10am PDT/PST F2F: Oct 15 - Oct 22, departing anytime Oct 23, 2018 Ends: Dec. 14, 2018
Spring 2018	Begins: Jan. 8, 2018 Online Chat: Weekly on Tue. at 8-9am PDT/PST F2F: Feb 27 - Mar 5 departing anytime Mar 6. Spring Break: Mar. 26-30, 2018 Ends: Apr. 27, 2018	Spring 2019	Begins: Jan. 14, 2019 Online Chat: Weekly on Tue. at 9-10am PDT/PST F2F: Feb 26 - Mar 4, departing anytime Mar 5. 2019. Spring Break: Mar. 25-29, 2019 Ends: May 3, 2019
Fall 2018	Begins: Sept. 3, 2018 Online Chat: Weekly on Tue. at 8-9am PDT/PST F2F: Oct. 24-30, departing Oct. 31, 2018 Ends: Dec. 14, 2018	Fall 2019	Begins: Sept. 2, 2019 Online Chat: Weekly on Tue. at 9-10am PDT/PST F2F: Oct. 23-29, departing anytime Oct. 30, 2019 Ends: Dec. 13, 2019
Spring 2019	Begins: Jan. 14, 2019 Online Chat: Weekly on Tue. at 8-9am PDT/PST F2F: Mar. 6-12, departing anytime Mar. 13, 2019 Spring Break: Mar. 25-29, 2019 Ends: May 3, 2019	Spring 2020	Begins: Jan. 13, 2020 Online Chat: Weekly on Tue. at 9-10am PDT/PST F2F: Mar 4-10, departing anytime Mar. 11, 2020 Spring Break: Mar. 23-27, 2020 Ends: May 1, 2020

The Dissertation

Draft	Cohort 3	Cohort 4
Writing Studio Retreat	Tentatively 5-6 days in mid/late October 2019	Tentatively 5-6 days in mid/late October 2020
Penultimate revision	January, 2020	January, 2021
Oral defense	February, 2020	February, 2021
Final archival copy deadline	April, 2020	April, 2021

Graduation

Event	Cohort 3	Cohort 4
Hooding Ceremony and Commencement	May 1, 2020	Apr. 30, 2021

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