Graduation Deadlines

Deadlines Spring 2019 Summer 2019 Fall 2019
Advance to Candidacy

Jan 18

 May 24 Sept 6
Apply for Graduation Feb 8 Jun 14 Oct 4
Submit to the School of Graduate Studies: (1) Preliminary Approval and; and (2) Notice of Defense and; 

Note: If your defense is scheduled before this deadline, the Preliminary Approval and Notice of Defense must be submitted 2 weeks prior to the Defense.		 Apr 11 Jul 5 Nov 14
Last Day to defend Thesis/Dissertation

Note: Forms to bring to your defense for committee signatures: (1) Approval Page; (2) Final Report on Candidate form

Apr 26 Jul 19 Nov 29
Submit to the School of Graduate Studies:(1) Final Report on Candidate;(2) Thesis/Dissertation Approval Page May 2 Jul 25 Dec 5
Submit electronic PDF of Thesis/Dissertation to UMI/ProQuest Publishing

Note: Once you electronically submit your final copy for publishing, no changes are made to the format or content. Therefore, the burden of how the manuscript looks is entirely the responsibility of the student author.		 May 2 Jul 25 Dec 5
Graduate Commencement

May 11

Aug 2

Dec 19

Forms and Assistance: All forms are available on the School of Graduate Studies' website. Students are responsible for obtaining the most current version (available on our site), and submitting them with the appropriate signatures.

Enrollment Requirements: Students must be registered for a minimum of one credit hour for the term in which they graduate. If you have registered for all the courses on your program of study, you may enroll in 996 Continuing Enrollment.