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Graduation Deadlines

Deadlines Fall 2020 Spring 2021 Summer 2021

Advance to Candidacy

Note: To be advanced to candidacy, you must be in approved status and have submitted the final applicable forms: Program of Study, Topic Proposal, Doctoral Comp Exam Results.

Sept. 4 Jan 22 May 28
Apply for Graduation Oct 2 Feb 19 Jun 25
Submit to the School of Graduate Studies: Preliminary Approval and Notice of Defense

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.
Nov 19 Apr 15 Jul 9
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

Dec 4 Apr 30 Jul 23
Submit to the School of Graduate Studies:(1) Final Report on Candidate;(2) Thesis/Dissertation Approval Page Dec 10 May 6 Jul 29
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.
Dec 10 May 6 Jul 29
Graduate Commencement

Dec 17

May 15

Aug 6

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.

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