Important 2025-2026 dates for Politics majors.
NOTE: All deadlines represent Eastern Time (ET).
| Date | Deadline | Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 9/2/2025 | 4:30 pm | Junior Class Mandatory Meeting Computer Science 104 |
| Wednesday 9/3/2025 | 4:30 pm | Senior Class Mandatory Meeting Computer Science 104 |
| Tuesday 10/21/2025 | 11:59 pm | Deadline to Apply for Winter Break Senior Thesis Research Funding - seniors The application can be accessed online via SAFE. |
| Thursday 12/4/2025 | 4:00 pm | Senior Thesis Progress Report Due The report must be submitted directly online. Instructions will be sent as the deadline nears. |
| Friday 12/12/2025 | 5:00 pm | Draft of Fall Research Prospectus Due to Junior Practicum Instructor Instructors are not obligated to give comments on these preliminary drafts if they are submitted after the deadline. |
| Friday 1/16/2026 | 4:00 pm | Fall Research Prospectus Due The paper in PDF format must be submitted online. Instructions will be sent as the deadline nears. |
| Friday 1/30/2026 | 5:00 pm | Name of Spring Junior Paper Adviser Due Juniors must email the name of their Spring Junior Paper Adviser to Gayle Brodsky, along with a copy to Adviser. |
| Monday 3/2/2026 | 5:00 pm | Draft of Senior Thesis Due to Adviser Advisers may not be able to give the same attention to drafts submitted after this deadline. |
| Friday 3/20/2026 | 5:00 pm | Draft of Spring Junior Paper Due to Adviser Advisers are not obligated to give comments on these preliminary drafts if they are submitted after the deadline. |
| Monday 3/23/2026 | 11:59 pm | Deadline to Apply for Summer Break Senior Thesis Research Funding - juniors The application can be accessed online via SAFE. |
| Monday 3/30/2026 | 5:00 pm | Deadline to Complete Senior Thesis Matching Survey - juniors Students will be notified of their senior thesis adviser assignments in April. |
| Tuesday 3/31/2026 | 4:00 pm | Senior Thesis Due One electronic copy of the thesis in PDF format must be uploaded into the Politics Senior Thesis Database in addition to submitting it to University Thesis Central for Mudd Library archiving purposes. |
| Monday 4/13/2026 | 11:59 pm | Summer Internship Funding Application Deadline - juniors The application can be accessed online via SAFE. |
| Wednesday 4/15/2026 | 12:00 pm | Deadline to Submit Thesis Poster The poster in PDF format must be submitted online. Instructions will be sent as the deadline nears. [The Department will handle the ordering of posters as well as the associated expenses.] |
| Tuesday 4/28/2026 | 4:00 pm | Spring Junior Paper Due The paper in PDF format must be submitted online. Instructions will be sent as the deadline nears. |
| Wednesday 4/29/2026 | 1:30-4:30 pm | Senior Thesis Poster Session Location TBA. |