Dates, Deadlines, and Procedures

Summary of Procedures
Procedure	Under Direction of	Date
Selection of an Advisor	Department Chair	Varies by program
Selection of a Committee	Advisor	Varies by program
Request for Transfer Credit	Advisor, Department Chair, Dean of Academic College/Division, Dean of Graduate School	Within 1st year of program enrollment, prior to submission of program of study
Preliminary Examinations	Department Chair or Advisor	Not required by some programs
Final Program of Study/Admission to Candidacy	Advisor, Department Chair, Dean of Academic College/Division, Dean of Graduate School	No later than 8/2/24 (Fall); 12/13/24 (Spring); 5/2/25 (Summer)* -- Classified status required
Comprehensive Examinations	Advisor or Department Chair	Varies by program
Application for Graduation	Graduate School	No later than 9/16/24 (Fall); 2/10/25 (Spring); 5/16/25 (Summer) - **Graduation Application due 5/16/25 for August (Summer) - If you wish to have your name included in the commencement program, you must observe the date listed in the university's academic calendar (4/1/25)
Thesis or Dissertation Final Draft to Committee	Student and Advisor	No later than 2 weeks prior to oral defense
Thesis or Dissertation Defense/Oral Examination (Non-Thesis)	Advisor, Committee, and Dean of Graduate School	No later than 11/15/24 (Fall 2024); 4/18/25 (Spring 2025); 7/18/25 (Summer 2025)
Submission of Final Thesis/Dissertation	Dean of Graduate School	Within 2 weeks following oral examination for thesis/dissertation

Dates subject to change.

*: The submission date is defined as: the date the program of study is submitted to the Graduate School with all student, department, and college signatures.
**: Graduation Application due 5/19/23 for August (Summer) - If you wish to have your name included in the commencement program, you must observe the date listed in the university's academic calendar (3/27/23); see above link.