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Doctoral Students – 03/28/2025
Last day to hold the defense for Spring 2025 graduation
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Master’s Students – 03/28/2025
Last day to hold the defense for Spring 2025 graduation
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Master’s Students
2025 Expected Graduation Terms
Spring Term: 2025
| Important Dates: Master’s Students | |
| Last day to submit form M-1 | 06/07/2024 |
| Last day to submit form M-2 | 11/08/2024 |
| Last day to submit form M-3 | Three weeks before your defense* |
| Last day to hold the defense | 03/28/2025 |
| Last day to submit Final ETD Approval form | 04/18/2025 |
*03/7/2025 is the last day to submit your M3 if you are defending on the last day to hold the defense, 03/28/2025.
Summer Term: 2025
| Important Dates: Master’s Students | |
| Last day to submit form M-1 | 09/27/2024 |
| Last day to submit form M-2 | 03/28/2025 |
| Last day to submit form M-3 | Three weeks before your defense* |
| Last day to hold the defense | 06/27/2025 |
| Last day to submit Final ETD Approval form | 07/18/2025 |
*06/06/2025 is the last day to submit your M3 if you are defending on the last day to hold the defense, 06/27/2025.
Fall Term: 2025
| Important Dates: Master’s Students | |
| Last day to submit form M-1 | 02/07/2025 |
| Last day to submit form M-2 | 06/27/2025 |
| Last day to submit form M-3 | Three weeks before your defense* |
| Last day to hold the defense | 11/14/2025 |
| Last day to submit Final ETD Approval form | 12/5/2025 |
*10/24/2025 is the last day to submit your M3 if you are defending on the last day to hold the defense, 11/14/2025.
2026 Expected Graduation Terms
Spring Term: 2026
| Important Dates: Master’s Students | |
| Last day to submit form M-1 | 06/06/2025 |
| Last day to submit form M-2 | 11/14/2025 |
| Last day to submit form M-3 | Three weeks before your defense* |
| Last day to hold the defense | 03/27/2026 |
| Last day to submit Final ETD Approval form | 04/17/2026 |
*03/06/2026 is the last day to submit your M3 if you are defending on the last day to hold the defense, 03/27/2026.
| Important Information: | |
| (1) | These are the dates forms are due TO the University Graduate School. Students must also meet departmental and college deadlines. Failure to meet these deadlines could delay graduation. Consult with the College website or your Graduate Program Director for this information. Ultimately, it is the student’s responsibility to make sure forms are received by the University Graduate School on time. |
| (2) | All defenses must be held no earlier than the first Friday and no later than the last Friday in a given semester. For Spring 2025, the earliest day would be 1/10/2025. The last day to hold a defense in the semester would be 4/25/2025. For Summer 2025, the earliest day would be 5/9/2025. The last day to hold a defense in the semester would be 7/25/2025. For Fall 2025, the earliest day would be 8/29/2025. The last day to hold a defense in the semester would be 12/12/2025. For Spring 2026, the earliest day would be 1/9/2026. The last day to hold a defense in the semester would be 4/24/2026. For Summer 2026, the earliest day would be 5/8/2026. The last day to hold a defense in the semester would be 7/24/2026. |
| (3) | FORM M-1 should be submitted by master’s students as soon as the thesis committee has been formed. FORM M-1 should typically be submitted one semester before FORM M-2 but no later than the deadline: TWO semesters before the anticipated graduation term. |
| (4) | FORM M-2 should be submitted by master’s students no later than the deadline: ONE semester before the anticipated graduation term. |
| (5) | FORM M-3 must be submitted to the University Graduate School at least 3 weeks before the date of the defense or by the deadline (whichever date is earlier). |