Graduate Program Deadlines
The following deadlines apply to students who anticipate receiving their advanced degrees at the time indicated. Departments/divisions may impose additional requirements and more stringent deadlines. All graduate students must be registered for 2 credits both during the semester in which requirements are completed and during the preceding semester.
| Graduation schedules: | January 2011 | May 2011 | September 2011 |
| Official graduation date: | January 25, 2011 | May 22, 2011 | September 25, 2011 |
| Master’s students | |||
| Diploma application due in the College Graduate Office: | November 1, 2010 | February 1, 2011 | July 1, 2011 |
| Thesis proposal submission: | August 27, 2010 | December 20, 2010 | May 10, 2011 |
| Thesis defense:* | December 31, 2010 | April 28, 2011 | August 26, 2011 |
| Approved and signed thesis to be turned in: | January 7, 2011 | May 5, 2011 | September 2, 2011 |
| Doctoral students | |||
| Dissertation prospectus due to student’s research committee: | Two weeks before the defense date. | ||
| Diploma application due in the department/division office:† | November 1, 2010 | February 1, 2011 | |
| Dissertation abstract (350 words) due in the department/division office: | At least three weeks before the Final Oral Examination date. | ||
| Schedule of Final Oral Examination due in the department/division office:‡ | Two weeks before the Final Oral Examination date. | ||
| Last date to hold Final Oral Examination: | December 31, 2010 | April 15, 2011 | |
| Approved and signed dissertations due in the department/division office: § | January 7, 2011 | April 22, 2011 |
* Thesis defense must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance of defense date. A Master’s Thesis Announcement Document must be submitted to the department/division.
† The diploma application is valid only for the graduation date specified; a new application must be filed if the student does not graduate as planned.
‡ All committee members must sign that they have read the dissertation.
§ All PhD degree requirements are complete only when both copies of the dissertation have been approved by the department/division and accepted by the library, and a bound copy has been submitted to the department/division.
