Summer Graduation Deadline

Master and Doctoral Graduation Deadlines

First Monday in March

Deadline for filing Application For Graduation Forms (PDF Format) for Graduate Certificates, Master's, and Doctoral degrees to be awarded at the end of Summer Semester. Deadline is for Summer Graduates who will be participating in Spring Commencement.

First Monday in June

Deadline for filing Application For Graduation Forms (PDF Format) for Graduate Certificates, Master's, and Doctoral degrees to be awarded at the end of Summer Semester. Deadline is for students who do not plan to participate in Spring Commencement. 

*A $25 late fee will be assessed on all late applications.

Flexible

One week prior to your defense, electronically submit your thesis or professional paper (MS Word or PDF format) and your current e-mail address to the Graduate School Office. See ETDP Submission Process for Thesis and Professional Paper or Dissertation.

  • This is simply to check for formatting errors.

August 23,

2024

Final deadline for completion of all requirements for graduation.  This includes submission of the final electronic version of your document and other final items to the Graduate School. See ETDP Submission Process for Thesis and Professional Paper or Dissertation.

July 26,

2024

Last day of Summer Semester and award date for Summer degrees.


Refer to the Graduate School's on-line instructions for more information on the creating and preparation of the thesis, professional paper and dissertation.