Admission to the Graduate School does not constitute admission to candidacy. Completion of hours of course work does not mean a student is automatically eligible for an advanced degree. Students must have fulfilled appropriate requirements, as established by their major department and the Graduate School. The Application for Admission to Candidacy must be approved and submitted as indicated below. STUDENTS, YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING DEADLINES!
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Graduation Term |
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Action To Take |
December
2012 |
May
2013 |
August
2013 |
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Submit Application for Admission to Candidacy to the Graduate School, LSC 1251. Doctoral students must be officially admitted to candidacy before a final oral examination can be scheduled. |
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION |
Submit the Application for Graduation (online process) |
September 5
(census date) |
February 6
(census date) |
June 18
(census date) |
Submit dissertation for format review to Graduate School, LSC 1251, no later than |
October 19
(6 weeks after census) |
March 22
(6 weeks after census) |
June 28 |
Submit Request for Examination and Announcement Form to the Graduate School, LSC 1251, for final oral defense of dissertation two weeks prior to defense, but no later than |
November 2
|
April 5 |
June 28 |
Last day to defend dissertation |
November 16
(2 weeks before final copies) |
April 19
(2 weeks before final copies) |
July 12
(2 weeks before final copies) |
Last day to submit final thesis (Plan I) electronically to ProQuest/UMI. Submit the Statement of Approval of the Thesis form to the Graduate School (LSC-1251) with original signatures of your committee members. You may also order hard copies of the thesis when submitted electronically, at an additional charge. Students whose theses are received after the deadline will graduate the following semester. |
November 30
(2 weeks before end of term) |
May 3
(2 weeks before end of term) |
July 26
(1 week before end of term) |
Grade changes should be submitted for incomplete courses and disseration IPs taken during previous semesters |
December 7
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May 10
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July 29 |
END OF TERM |
December 15 |
May 18 |
August 3 |
THESE DEADLINES WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIRED GRADUATION DEADLINES SET FOR THE SCHOOLS/COLLEGES PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF RECORDS AND REGISTRATION. ANY VARIANCE FROM THESE DEADLINES DOES NOT GUARANTEE GRADUATION.