Graduation deadlines for spring 2023
February
Feb. 1, 2023聽(Preferred deadline)鈥
Master's students, especially Bachelor's-Accelerated Master's and dual degree students,聽should submit a聽 to the Graduate School. Applications follow a workflow process and must be approved by the academic department before they are directed to the Graduate School.
March
March 1, 2023
Graduate students聽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 have the degree awarded in May.聽This is required whether you plan to attend the university-wide ceremony or not.聽PhD students must enter their dissertation title as part of the online graduation application, and the title may be updated until this deadline.聽This title will appear聽on your transcript after your degree is awarded.
March 1, 2023 (Final deadline)
鈥婱aster's students must submit a聽聽to the Graduate School if they have not already done so. Applications follow a workflow process and must be approved by the academic department before they are directed to the Graduate School.
April
April 11, 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.
April 18, 2023
PhD students must聽submit the dissertation聽with 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.
April 18, 2023
PhD and DMA students must fill out the聽聽by this deadline. Additional information about the survey is available on the .
April 18, 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.
April 24, 2023
Doctoral grade changes must be聽submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous or current semesters.
April 25, 2023
Master's thesis plan students must聽submit the thesis聽and 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.
May
May 1, 2023
Master鈥檚 grade changes must be聽submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters.
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