Important Dates
For Beginning Your Graduate Degree Program in Fall 2026
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April 15, 2026 (Wed) - Deadline to accept an offer of admission to the graduate program. |
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May 15, 2026 (Fri) - Deadline for international students to initiate visa request. |
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June 1, 2026 (Mon) - Deadline for New Student Health Evaluation Forms. Requirement applies only to full-time students. (There is a grace period through August 31, 2026 for graduate students, though we request you submit as soon as possible). |
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July 31, 2026 (Fri) - Deadline for W&M-sponsored Student Health Insurance Enrollment and Waivers. Required for all full-time students; part-time students must submit a part-time student status form to be exempt from the insurance requirement. |
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August 3, 2026 (Mon) - New Student Registration Begins |
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August 3, 2026 (Mon) - Deadline for Photo Submission for W&M Student ID Card. |
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August 18-20, 2026 (Tues-Thurs overnight) - Mandatory Orientation: In-Person New Student Overnight Field Orientation at our Eastern Shore Lab Campus in Wachapreague, VA. Required for all matriculating graduate students. August 21, 2026 (Fri) - Optional "Behind the Scenes Tour" of our Gloucester Point Campus. August 22, 2026 (Sat) - Mandatory International Orientation: In-Person at William & Mary Williamsburg campus. Required for all matriculating graduate international students. |
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August 24, 2026 (Mon) - Mandatory Orientation: In-Person New Student Orientation at the Batten School & VIMS Gloucester Point, VA campus. Required for all matriculating graduate students. August 25, 2026 (Tues) - Mandatory Orientation: In-Person New Student Orientation at William & Mary Williamsburg campus. Required for all matriculating graduate students. August 25, 2026 (Tues) - Graduate Assistantship Start Date. Last day to provide original I-9 verification documents to Academic Affairs Finance & Program Administrator. |
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August 26, 2026 (Wed) - First Day of Fall Classes |
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August 26, 2026 (Wed evening) - W&M Opening Convocation on Williamsburg campus. Strongly encouraged for all matriculating graduate students. |
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September 16, 2026 (Wed) - First pay date for graduate assistantships starting August 25, 2026. |
Last updated by J. Dahnke on May 11, 2026.