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

For August 22, 2024*

  • April 1, 2024
    • Graduate students who plan to have their degrees awarded in August听but would like to be listed in the commencement program must听apply online to graduate听迟丑谤辞耻驳丑听on the 鈥渁pply for graduation鈥� card.听 Though you plan to participate in a听May ceremony, please select August听as the semester of graduation if that is when your degree will be awarded.
  • June 14, 2024
    • 鈥婱aster's students must submit to the Graduate School a .听 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 so听must听apply online to graduate听迟丑谤辞耻驳丑听on the 鈥渁pply for graduation鈥� card in order to have the degree awarded in August.听This is required even though there is no university-wide ceremony.听听
  • July 30, 2024
    • Master's students must complete the thesis defense or final examination by this date.听Notice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School using the master's final examination form two weeks before the exam.听Certain units do not require an exam for non-thesis students.听 Please contact your department with any questions.
  • August 6, 2024
    • Master's thesis plan students must submit the thesis听and Thesis Approval Form to ProQuest by this deadline. The thesis must be听听for review and approval by Gradaute School staff by the end of the business day. The 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.听乐播传媒 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.
  • August 12, 2024
    • Grade changes must be听submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters.
  • September 6, 2024

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

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