• Deadline for Scholarships/Fellowships
• Deadline for Application for Graduation
• Deadline for Thesis Submission
  
• Deadline for Advancement to Candidacy Form to Graduate School
• Graduation Deadlines

Graduate School Important Dates and Deadlines (your department might have earlier deadlines):

Deadline for Thesis & Dissertation Submission*

• Fall Graduation: December 3
• Spring Graduation: April 7
• Summer Graduation: August 1

*Requests for extensions to deadlines will be considered on a case-by-case basis and approval is NOT guaranteed. Please use this form to request an extension.  

Note: If the deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the deadline is the closest Monday. For example, if the deadline is Dec. 3 and that falls on a Saturday, then the actual deadline will be Monday, December 5th.

Deadline for Advancement to Candidacy Form

At the latest, the Advancement to Candidacy Form must be submitted at least one semester before you plan to graduate. [Page 7, Graduate Student Handbook]

• Fall: October 15
• Spring: February 15
• Summer: July 15

Note: If the deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the deadline is the closest Monday. For example, if the deadline is October 15 and that falls on a Saturday, then the actual deadline will be Monday, October 17.

Deadline for Application for Graduation†

Application for graduation (140K PDF) is filed through the Graduation Office -- 1st floor Signers' Hall. Contact them at 474-7523 to submit the application and fee for graduation. After Graduation receives your application for graduation they will send you a graduation checklist with any remaining requirements necessary for graduation.

• Fall Graduation: October 15
• Spring Graduation: February 15
• Summer Graduation: June 15

†Please note: The Graduation Office deadline is the previous Friday if the normal deadline falls on a weekend. Late applicants will be charged an additional $30.00