Graduate
Graduation Deadlines
Please read carefully: Critical graduation, ETD, and candidacy deadlines below.
Fall 2024 Deadlines
| Suggested Deadline | Final Deadline | |
|---|---|---|
| Requesting Thesis Defense via APS | October 1 |
October 1 |
| Applying for Graduation | September 30 |
October 4 |
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ETD Registration
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October 1 |
October 25 (Thesis) November 8 (Dissertation) |
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Defense and Final Submission of Thesis to Proquest |
October 11 |
October 25 |
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Requesting Dissertation Defense via APS |
October 14 |
November 1 |
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Defense and Final Submission of Dissertation to Proquest |
October 25 |
November 8 |
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Completion of Comps Exams (PhD) |
November 15 |
December 4 |
Spring 2024 Deadlines
| Suggested Deadline | Final Deadline | |
|---|---|---|
| ETD Registration | February 9 |
March 15 (Thesis) March 29 (Dissertation) |
| Applying for Graduation | February 9 | February 16 |
| Requesting Thesis Defense via APS | February 15 | February 15 |
| Requesting Dissertation Defense via APS | February 15 | March 22 |
| Defense and Final Submission of Thesis to Proquest | March 1 | March 15 |
| Defense and Final Submission of Dissertation to Proquest | March 15 | March 29 |
| Completion of Comps Exams (PhD) | April 10 | April 24 |
Fall 2023 Deadlines
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Deadline to apply for graduation (through Student Self-Service) | Spetember 18 |
| Deadline to request Master's Defense (Departmental) | September 15 |
| Deadline to request PhD Defense | September 15 |
| MA ETD Registration and Thesis submission Deadline | October 27 |
| PhD ETD Registration and Dissertation submission Deadline | November 10 |
| PhD Admission to Candidacy Deadline | November 29 |
Spring 2023 Deadlines
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Deadline to apply for graduation (through Student Self-Service) | February 6, 2023 |
| Deadline to request Master’s defense (Departmental) | March 10, 2023 |
| Deadline to request PhD defense (Departmental) College deadline is March 24th; see me if you are between these dates. |
March 17, 2023 |
| Deadline for MA ETD registration and final submission of Thesis (Graduate School) | March 17, 2023 |
| *Deadline to start the process for graduate certification by informing APS you want to graduate this semester (Departmental) | April 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for PhD ETD registration and final submission of Dissertation (Graduate School) | March 31, 2023 |
| Deadline to apply for PhD candidacy (Departmental) College deadline is April 28th; see me if you are between these dates. |
April 14, 2023 |
Fall 2022 Deadlines
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Deadline to apply for graduation (through Student Self-Service) | September 19, 2022 |
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Deadline to request PhD Defenses College deadline is Nov. 4th |
October 21, 2022 |
| Deadline to request Master’s defense (Departmental) |
October 21, 2022 |
| Deadline for completing ETD registration for and submitting FINAL approved Thesis by 5:00 pm |
October 28, 2022 |
| *Deadline to start the process for graduate certification by informing APS you want to graduate this semester (Departmental) |
November 4, 2022 |
| Deadline for completing ETD registration for and submitting FINAL approved Dissertation by 5:00 pm |
November 11, 2022 |
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Deadline to request PhD candidacy (Departmental) College deadline is Nov. 30th |
November 16, 2022 |
Summer 2021 Deadlines
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Deadline to request Ph.D. defense (Departmental) College deadline is June 11th; see the APS if you are between these dates. |
May 28, 2021 |
| Deadline to request Master’s defense (Departmental) | June 11, 2021 |
| Deadline to apply for graduation (through Student Self-Service) | June 14, 2021 |
| Deadline for MA ETD registration and final submission of Thesis (Graduate School) | June 25, 2021 |
| *Deadline to start the process for graduate certification by informing APS you want to graduate this semester (Departmental) | June 25, 2021 |
| Deadline for PhD ETD registration and final submission of Dissertation (Graduate School) | July 2, 2021 |
| Deadline to apply for PhD candidacy (Departmental) College deadline is Aug. 6th; see the APS if you are between these dates. |
July 23, 2021 |
Please note:
- If you have not applied for graduation by the deadline, you can still apply late,
up until the last week of classes.
- Failure to register for ETD by the deadline will prevent you from participating in commencement, but it will not prevent you from having your degree conferred this semester.
- Departmental deadlines are set to allow 2 weeks processing before College deadlines.
*IMPORTANT: Your graduation must be certified by the department, the college, and Graduate Studies, in addition to defense, thesis, and dissertation deadlines. That means that the APS needs to fill out paperwork and have it processed by a certain date in order for you to graduate. You must be very clear with the APS about whether or not you intend to graduate, as there are those who choose not to graduate the same semester they defend. (Merely submitting your ETD is not enough for graduation.)
Your deadline for letting the APS know whether you want to graduate in Spring 2024
is February 9.
(Please note: If your plans change after informing the APS, let the APS know immediately.
Once they send out your graduate certification, they usually cannot take it back.)