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. Applications received after this date may not be processed in time for that semester's graduation. Applications must have departmental approval when submitted. |
Sept. 5 |
Feb. 6 |
June 18 |
Submit the Application for Graduation (online process) |
Sept 5 |
Feb. 6 |
June 18 |
If completing a thesis, submit thesis to Graduate School, LSC 1251, ASAP for format review, but not later than |
October 19 |
March 22 |
June 28 |
Submit Request for Examination to the Graduate School, LSC 1251, for final exam, report, project or thesis defense, 1 week before exam, but no later than |
Nov. 9 |
April 12 |
July 5 |
Last day for taking final comprehensive exam or defending thesis, report or project |
Nov. 16 |
April 19 |
July 12 |
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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.
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Nov. 30 |
May 3 |
July 26 |
Grade changes should be submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters. |
Dec. 7 |
May 10 |
July 29 |
End of Term |
Dec. 15 |
May 18 |
Aug. 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.