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.听Procedures and final deadlines required by the Graduate School are described below.听

Note:听Please submit paperwork first to your department and allow time for review before Graduate School deadlines.

Commencement Dates &听Requirements鈥�

For December 19, 2024*

  • October 1, 2024
    • Doctoral students who have not already done so听must听apply online to graduate听迟丑谤辞耻驳丑听听on the 鈥渁pply for graduation鈥� card in order to听have the degree awarded in December.听This is required even though there is no university-wide ceremony.听PhD students must enter their dissertation title as part of the online graduation application; you may update the title through the portal until this date.听This title will appear听on your transcript after your degree is awarded.听
  • November 14, 2024
    • Doctoral听students must complete the PhD dissertation defense or final examination by this date.听Notice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School using the doctoral final examination form two weeks before the exam.
  • November 21, 2024
    • PhD students must submit the dissertation听with Thesis Approval Form to ProQuest by this deadline. The dissertation must be听听for review and approval by Gradaute School staff by the end of the business day. The听single-page听Thesis Approval Form听(TAF) must be uploaded as a supplemental file with the dissertation in order for the submission to be complete.听Students whose dissertations听are received after this deadline, or those not submitted with the TAF,听must apply to graduate at the following semester's听commencement.
  • November 21, 2024
    • PhD and DMA students must fill out the 听by this deadline.听.
  • December 2, 2024
    • Grade changes must be听submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous or current semesters
  • December 13, 2024

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For May 8, 2025

  • March 1, 2025
    • Doctoral students who have not already done so听must听apply online to graduate听迟丑谤辞耻驳丑听听on the 鈥渁pply for graduation鈥� card in order to听have the degree awarded in May.听This is required whether or not you plan to attend the university-wide ceremony.听PhD students must enter their dissertation title as part of the online graduation application; you may update the title through the portal until this date.听This title will appear听on your transcript after your degree is awarded.听
  • April 8, 2025
    • Doctoral听students must complete the PhD dissertation defense or final examination by this date.听Notice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School using the doctoral final examination form two weeks before the exam.
  • April 15, 2025
    • PhD students must submit the dissertation听with Thesis Approval Form to ProQuest by this deadline. The dissertation must be听听for review and approval by Gradaute School staff by the end of the business day. The听single-page听Thesis Approval Form听(TAF) must be uploaded as a supplemental file with the dissertation in order for the submission to be complete.听Students whose dissertations听are received after this deadline, or those not submitted with the TAF,听must apply to graduate at the following semester's听commencement.
  • April 15, 2025
    • PhD and DMA students must fill out the 听by this deadline.听.
  • April 21, 2025
    • Grade changes must be听submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous or current semesters
  • TBD

*Note: although there is no campus-wide ceremony, students may have degrees awarded in August and December.