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Graduate Candidate Deadlines

The following documents must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies on or before the dates indicated, for graduation in the specified term. Departments may have additional deadlines.

 

 Summer
2011		Fall 
2011		Winter
2012		Spring
2012		Summer
2012

GO-16M

Note: dates occur during the preceding term
Appointment of Thesis Final Oral Examination Committee
To be submitted by the Advisor for all master's students completing theses. (See Note 1)
Non-thesis oral examination committees are appointed within the departments only. (See Note 2)		 May 31 Sept. 19 Nov. 28, '11 March 12 June 4
 

Application for Degree

For all graduate students. No student will graduate without submitting this form.		 June 24 Sept. 30 Jan. 13 April 6 June 29
 

GO-12

Approved Graduate Degree Program (Master's Students)		 June 24 Sept. 30 Jan. 13 April 6 June 29
 

Thesis/Dissertation Defense

For all graduate students completing theses or dissertations. See Note 1		 July 8 Nov. 4 Feb. 17 May 11 July 13
 

Thesis/Dissertation, Submission for
Final Approval

For all graduate students completing theses or dissertations. See Note 3		 July 22 Nov. 18 March 2 May 25 July 27
 

GO-17

Recommendation for the Master's or Doctoral Degree and/or Graduate Certificate Program Completion Form
(These forms not to be handled by students -- Prepared and submitted by the department or doctoral program for all graduate students)		 Aug. 16 Dec. 13 March 27 June 19 Aug. 21

 

Early Term Graduation
(for thesis and dissertation students only)

Student who miss the listed Thesis/Dissertation Submission deadline may graduate in the following term without registering in that following term if they submit the completed/defended/approved/formatted thesis/dissertation no later than 5:00 p.m. on the GO-17 deadline (e.g., students who turn in all copies of the thesis after July 22 but no later than 5:00 p.m. August 16, 2011, and have met all other requirements by that date, will graduate in Fall term 2011 without having to register in Fall term; they must be registered in Summer term 2011).

Notes

Note 1:

The student must deliver a defense draft of the thesis or dissertation to all members of the approved committee no fewer than 14 days before the oral defense.

Note 2:

For a non-thesis final oral examination, the oral examination must be held during regular term (during 8-week term for Summer) and at least two weeks before the end of the term.

Note 3:

Final copies of theses and dissertations must be prepared in compliance with the ETD Formatting Requirements available from the Office of Graduate Studies.