June
June 15, 2023
Graduate students who have not already done so must聽apply online to graduate听迟丑谤辞耻驳丑听聽on the 鈥渁pply for graduation鈥� card in order to聽have the degree awarded in August.聽This is required even though there is no university-wide ceremony.聽PhD students must enter their dissertation title as part of the online graduation application; you may update the title through the portal until this date.聽This title will appear聽on your transcript after your degree is awarded.
June 15, 2023鈥�
Master's students must submit to the Graduate School a聽.聽Applications follow a workflow process and must be approved by the academic department before they are directed to the Graduate School.
July
July 25, 2023
Doctoral聽students must complete the PhD dissertation defense or final examination by this date.聽Notice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School using the聽doctoral final examination form聽two weeks before the exam.
August
August 1, 2023
PhD students must聽submit the dissertation聽with the single-page Thesis Approval Form to ProQuest by this deadline. The dissertation must be聽聽for review and approval by Graduate School staff by the end of the business day. The聽Thesis Approval Form聽(TAF) must be uploaded as a supplemental file with the dissertation in order for the submission to be complete.聽Students whose dissertations聽are received after this deadline, or those not submitted with the TAF,聽must apply to graduate at the following semester's聽commencement.
August 1, 2023
PhD and DMA students must fill out the聽聽by this deadline.聽.
August 1, 2023
Master's students must complete the thesis defense or final examination by this date.聽Notice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School using the聽master's final examination form聽two weeks before the exam.聽Certain units do not require an exam for non-thesis students.聽Please contact your department with any questions.
August 7, 2023
Doctoral grade changes must be聽submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous or current semesters.
August 8, 2023
Master's thesis plan students must聽submit the thesis聽and the single-page Thesis Approval Form to ProQuest by this deadline. The thesis must be聽聽for review and approval by Graduate School staff by the end of the business day. The聽Thesis Approval Form聽(TAF) must be uploaded as a supplemental file with the dissertation in order for the submission to be complete.聽Students whose dissertations聽are received after this deadline, or those not submitted with the TAF,聽must apply to graduate at the following semester's聽commencement.
August 14, 2023
Master鈥檚 grade changes must be聽submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters.
Plan ahead for additional summer graduation deadlines, available on the graduation requirements page.