Northern Illinois University
Department of Anthropology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Students already enrolled in our program should be aware of the following dates and information.

Graduate School resources:

• Thesis Critical Dates and Deadlines 
• Thesis Guidelines 
• Forms
• Travel Grants (PDF)

Department resources:

• Anthropology handbook
• Format for thesis proposals in anthropology (PDF)
• Sample thesis cover Page (PDF)
• ProQuest thesis - find past M.A. theses
• Library resources for anthropology
• Assistantship application
• Assistantships renewal application
• Internship information
• Graduate travel/research fund (DOCX)
• Need help getting funding?

NIU resources:

Qualifying and Comprehensive Exam Dates

You must be enrolled in classes the semester you take the qualifying or comprehensive exams.

Physical

• Fall - early November
• Spring - comprehensive - the first Friday after spring break
• Spring - qualifying - the first Monday after finals

Cultural

• Fall - mid-September
• Spring - mid-February

Linguistics

• Fall - mid-September
• Spring - mid-February

Archaeology

• Fall - early November
• Spring - March, the first Friday after spring break