To be eligible to earn an advanced degree, students must fulfill appropriate requirements as established by their major department and the Graduate School, and have an approved Candidacy Application.Procedures and final deadlines required by the Graduate School are described below.
Note:Please submit paperwork first to your department and allow time for review before Graduate School deadlines.
Commencement Dates &Requirements
For August 22, 2024*
- April 1, 2024
- Graduate students who plan to have their degrees awarded in Augustbut would like to be listed in the commencement program mustapply online to graduateٳdzܲon the “apply for graduation” card.Though you plan to participate in aMay ceremony, please select Augustas the semester of graduation if that is when your degree will be awarded.
- June 14, 2024
- Master's students must submit to the Graduate School a .Applications follow a workflow process and must be approved by the academic department before they are directed to the Graduate School.
- June 15, 2024
- Master's students who have not already done somustapply online to graduateٳdzܲon the “apply for graduation” card in order to have the degree awarded in August.This is required even though there is no university-wide ceremony.
- July 30, 2024
- Master's students must complete the thesis defense or final examination by this date.Notice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School using the master's final examination form two weeks before the exam.Certain units do not require an exam for non-thesis students.Please contact your department with any questions.
- August 6, 2024
- Master's thesis plan students must submit the thesisand Thesis Approval Form to ProQuest by this deadline. The thesis must befor review and approval by Graduate School staff by the end of the business day. The single-pageThesis Approval Form(TAF) must be uploaded as a supplemental file with the dissertation in order for the submission to be complete.Students whose dissertationsare received after this deadline, or those not submitted with the TAF,must apply to graduate at the following semester'scommencement.
- August 12, 2024
- Grade changes must besubmitted for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters.
- September 6, 2024
For December 19, 2024*
- September 4, 2024
- Preferred Deadline- Master's students must submit to the Graduate School a .Applications follow a workflow process and must be approved by the academic department before they are directed to the Graduate School.
- October 1, 2024
- Final Deadline- Master's students who have not already done so must submit to the Graduate School a .Applications follow a workflow process and must be approved by the academic department before they are directed to the Graduate School.
- October 1, 2024
- Master's students who have not already done somustapply online to graduateٳdzܲon the “apply for graduation” card in order to have the degree awarded in December.This is required even though there is no university-wide ceremony.
- November 21, 2024
- Master's students must complete the thesis defense or final examination by this date.Notice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School using the master's final examination form two weeks before the exam.Certain units do not require an exam for non-thesis students.Please contact your department with any questions.
- December 3, 2024
- Master's thesis plan students must submit the thesisand Thesis Approval Form to ProQuest by this deadline. The thesis must befor review and approval by Graduate School staff by the end of the business day. The single-pageThesis Approval Form(TAF) must be uploaded as a supplemental file with the dissertation in order for the submission to be complete.Students whose dissertationsare received after this deadline, or those not submitted with the TAF,must apply to graduate at the following semester'scommencement.
- December 9, 2024
- Grade changes must besubmitted for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters.
- January 3, 2025
*Note:Although there is no campus-wide ceremony, students may have degrees awarded in August and December.