Spring Convocation Ceremony
The Division of the Arts & Humanities holds a Graduation and Hooding Ceremony on the final Friday of spring quarter in conjunction with the University-wide Convocation. At the divisional event, graduates from all four quarters of the academic year are recognized, and doctoral candidates are hooded. There is no hooding ceremony in other quarters; doctoral graduates from the previous three quarters are invited to participate in the spring ceremony. Graduates of the MA programs are also invited to separate diploma ceremonies and celebratory events.
Financial Obligations
All financial obligations to the University must be settled prior to graduation. For more information, please see the information here: https://registrar.uchicago.edu/graduation/application-to-graduate/financial-obligations/
Special Deadline Notes
Information on grading deadlines can be found here: https://registrar.uchicago.edu/calendars/grading-deadlines/
Receiving Your Degree
Please note: this information is for graduate students in the Division of the Arts & Humanities. All other students should refer to the University Registrar or their respective school or program.
Teaching Fellows in the Arts & Humanities
Information regarding applications for the Teaching Fellows in Arts & Humanities will be sent to doctoral students when information becomes available in the Autumn Quarter.
MFA Student Teaching
Teaching Assistantships
To accommodate students' interests in teaching, the department offers paid teaching assistantships in most Visual Arts courses via GradGargoyle. Teaching assistantships are applied for in the preceding summer quarter for the following academic year (Fall, Winter, Spring). MFA students are also encouraged to apply for assistantships in other departments across the university.
PhD Student Teaching
The Division of the Arts & Humanities worked with departments to create tailored pedagogical training plans, which outline requirements related to teaching. The Division articulated a clear analogy between learning to become a scholar and learning to become a teacher.
Graduate Student Teaching
This section provides information about teaching responsibilities and opportunities for graduate students in the Arts & Humanities Division.
Most first-year Arts & Humanities graduate students are not allowed to teach; rather, they are expected to focus on their coursework.
Summer Registration
Students register for the summer quarter during the eighth week of the spring quarter. In addition to registration, students may change enrollments (add/drop) in weeks nine through eleven of spring quarter. Summer tuition for doctoral students on a Division of the Arts & Humanities fellowship is covered.
Pass/Fail, Audits, and Language Exams
Learn more about student registration options and important registration requirements.