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Important Dates: M.A. in American History

Gettysburg College-Gilder Lehrman Master of Arts (M.A.) in American History

 

Fall 2026

DateDaysEvent
July 13MondayFall term registration opens
September 3ThursdayFall application deadline
September 10ThursdayTuition deadline*
September 15TuesdayStudents gain access to fall courses in course LMS and receive orientation materials and syllabi from GLI
September 17Thursday-Wednesday

Week One

  • 9/17 first day of classes
  • 9/23 final day to add a fall course
  • 9/23 final day to drop courses with a tuition refund
September 24Thursday-WednesdayWeek Two
October 1Thursday-WednesdayWeek Three
October 8Thursday-WednesdayWeek Four
October 15Thursday-WednesdayWeek Five
October 22Thursday-WednesdayWeek Six
October 29Thursday-WednesdayWeek Seven
November 5Thursday-WednesdayWeek Eight
November 12Thursday-Wednesday

Week Nine

  • 11/18 last day to withdraw with a grade of W
November 19Thursday-WednesdayWeek Ten
November 26Thursday-Wednesday

Week Eleven

  • 11/26 Student Experience Surveys sent out**
December 3Thursday-Wednesday

Week Twelve

  • 12/9 final day of the fall term
  • 12/9 deadline to complete Student Experience Surveys
December 19SaturdayAll grades due
December 26SaturdayFall 2026 degree conferral

*Students who register after the tuition deadline of September 10, 2026, must pay tuition within 24 hours of registration. **A link to the survey will be sent to your Gettysburg College email address. You will have two weeks to complete it.

Any student who has enrolled but not paid by the tuition due date will be unenrolled from their course/courses. Students will have an opportunity to reenroll and must remit payment within 24 hours of reenrollment. New charges will appear on the student's account within the 24-hour period.

Any student whose initial enrollment falls within the drop/add period must pay within 24 hours of enrollment, or they will be unenrolled by the end of the drop/add period for that term.

Spring 2027

DateDaysEvent
November 23MondaySpring term registration opens
January 21ThursdaySpring application deadline
January 28ThursdayTuition deadline*
February 2TuesdayStudents gain access to spring courses in course LMS and receive orientation materials and syllabi from GLI
February 4Thursday-Wednesday

Week One

  • 2/4 first day of classes
  • 2/10 final day to add a spring course
  • 2/10 final day to drop courses with a tuition refund
February 11Thursday-WednesdayWeek Two
February 18Thursday-WednesdayWeek Three
February 25Thursday-WednesdayWeek Four
March 4Thursday-WednesdayWeek Five
March 11Thursday-WednesdayWeek Six
March 18Thursday-WednesdayWeek Seven
March 25Thursday-WednesdayWeek Eight
April 1Thursday-Wednesday

Week Nine

  • 4/7 last day to withdraw with a grade of W
April 8Thursday-WednesdayWeek Ten
April 15Thursday-Wednesday

Week Eleven

  • 4/15 Student Experience Surveys sent out**
April 22Thursday-Wednesday

Week Twelve

  • 4/28 final day of the spring term
  • 4/28 deadline to complete Student Experience Surveys
May 8SaturdayAll grades due
May 15SaturdaySpring 2027 degree conferral

*Students who register after the tuition deadline of January 28, 2027, must pay tuition within 24 hours of registration. **A link to the survey will be sent to your Gettysburg College email address. You will have two weeks to complete it.

Any student who has enrolled but not paid by the tuition due date will be unenrolled from their course/courses. Students will have an opportunity to re-enroll and must remit payment within 24 hours of re-enrollment. New charges will appear on the student's account within the 24-hour period.

Any student whose initial enrollment falls within the drop/add period must pay within 24 hours of enrollment, or they will be unenrolled by the end of the drop/add period for that term.

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