Graduate Graduation Deadlines

Schedule of Deadlines for Master's, Specialist and Doctoral Students

Semester of Degree Completion (Graduation)	Summer 2024	Fall 2024	Spring 2025	Summer 2025	Fall 2025
Classes Begin	May 13	Aug. 26	Jan. 13, 2025	May 19	Aug. 25
Last day for filing a Application for Graduation	June 15	Sept. 6	Jan. 31, 2025	June 6	Sept. 12
Last day for filing doctoral dissertation proposal for current semester graduation	May 3, 2024	Aug. 2	Dec. 13	May 9, 2025	Aug. 8
Last day for requesting defense of doctoral dissertation	June 14	Oct. 18	March 14, 2025	June 13	Oct. 17
Nominations due for Graduate Dean's Citation for Excellence	n/a	Oct. 25	March 14, 2025	June 13	Oct. 17
Last day for defense of doctoral dissertation	June 28	Nov. 1	March 28, 2025	June 27	Oct. 31
Last day for filing master鈥檚 thesis, doctoral scholarly project and doctoral dissertation	July 5	Nov. 8	April 4, 2025	July 3	Nov. 7
Nominations due for outstanding dissertation/thesis	n/a	Nov. 8	April 4, 2025	July 3	Nov. 7
Last day for filing results of master鈥檚 and specialist鈥檚 written comprehensive examination	July 5	Nov. 15	April 25, 2025	July 25	Nov. 28
All degrees conferred	Aug. 2	Dec. 13	May 9, 2025	Aug. 8	Dec. 12
Graduate commencement ceremony		Dec. 13	May 9, 2025	Dec. 12	Dec. 12
All grades due	Aug. 7	Dec. 18	May 14, 2025	Aug. 13	Dec. 18
Last day for filing Summer Application for Graduation to guarantee student name in spring commencement program
Transcripts available with final degree	Sept. 3	Jan. 21	June 16, 2025	Sept. 9	Jan. 20, 2026
Diplomas available with degree	Sept. 16	Feb. 11, 2025	June 30	Sept. 22	Feb. 10, 2026