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Doctoral Students – 07/03/2025
Last day to hold the defense for Summer 2025 graduation
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Master’s Students – 07/03/2025
Last day to hold the defense for Summer 2025 graduation
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Master’s Students
2025 Expected Graduation Terms
Summer Term: 2025
| Important Dates: Master’s Students | |
| Thesis Committee M-1 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
09/27/2024 |
| Thesis Proposal M-2 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
03/28/2025 |
| Thesis Request for Oral Defense M-3 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
Three weeks before your defense* |
| Last day to hold the defense After Committee, GPD, College Dean and UGS approvals |
07/03/2025** |
| Final ETD Approval form due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
07/25/2025 |
*06/13/2025 is the last day to submit your Thesis Request for Oral Defense M3 to UGS (after Committee, GPD and College Dean Approvals) if you are defending on the last day to hold the defense, 07/03/2025.
**The last day to hold a defense is Thursday, July 3 due to the Fourth of July Holiday.
Fall Term: 2025
| Important Dates: Master’s Students | |
| Thesis Committee M-1 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
02/07/2025 |
| Thesis Proposal M-2 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
06/27/2025 |
| Thesis Request for Oral Defense M-3 to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
Three weeks before your defense* |
| Last day to hold the defense After Committee, GPD, College Dean and UGS approvals |
11/14/2025 |
| Final ETD Approval form due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
12/5/2025 |
*10/24/2025 is the last day to submit your Thesis Request for Oral Defense M3 to UGS (after Committee, GPD and College Dean Approvals) 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 | |
| Thesis Committee M-1 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
06/06/2025 |
| Thesis Proposal M-2 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
11/14/2025 |
| Thesis Request for Oral Defense M-3 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
Three weeks before your defense* |
| Last day to hold the defense After Committee, GPD, College Dean and UGS approvals |
03/27/2026 |
| Final ETD Approval form due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
04/17/2026 |
*03/06/2026 is the last day to submit your Thesis Request for Oral Defense M3 to UGS (after Committee, GPD and College Dean Approvals) if you are defending on the last day to hold the defense, 03/27/2026.
Summer Term: 2026
| Important Dates: Master’s Students | |
| Thesis Committee M-1 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
09/26/2025 |
| Thesis Proposal M-2 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
03/27/2026 |
| Thesis Request for Oral Defense M-3 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
Three weeks before your defense* |
| Last day to hold the defense After Committee, GPD, College Dean and UGS approvals |
07/02/2026** |
| Final ETD Approval form due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
07/24/2026 |
*06/12/2026 is the last day to submit your Thesis Request for Oral Defense M3 to UGS (after Committee, GPD and College Dean Approvals) if you are defending on the last day to hold the defense, 07/02/2026.
**The last day to hold a defense is Thursday, July 2 due to the Fourth of July Holiday.
Fall Term: 2026
| Important Dates: Master’s Students | |
| Thesis Committee M-1 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
02/06/2026 |
| Thesis Proposal M-2 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
07/02/2026 |
| Thesis Request for Oral Defense M-3 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
Three weeks before your defense* |
| Last day to hold the defense After Committee, GPD, College Dean and UGS approvals |
11/13/2026 |
| Final ETD Approval form due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
12/04/2026 |
*10/23/2026 is the last day to submit your Thesis Request for Oral Defense M3 to UGS (after Committee, GPD and College Dean Approvals) if you are defending on the last day to hold the defense, 11/13/2026.
2027 Expected Graduation Terms
Spring Term: 2027
| Important Dates: Master’s Students | |
| Thesis Committee M-1 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
06/12/2026 |
| Thesis Proposal M-2 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
11/13/2026 |
| Thesis Request for Oral Defense M-3 due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
Three weeks before your defense* |
| Last day to hold the defense After Committee, GPD, College Dean and UGS approvals |
04/02/2027 |
| Final ETD Approval form due to UGS (After Committee, GPD and College Dean approvals) |
04/23/2027 |
*03/12/2027 is the last day to submit your Thesis Request for Oral Defense M3 to UGS (after Committee, GPD and College Dean Approvals) if you are defending on the last day to hold the defense, 04/02/2027.
| Important Information: | |
| (1) | These are the dates forms are due TO the University Graduate School, after Committee, GPD, and College Deans approvals. 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 Summer 2025, the earliest day would be 5/16/2025. The last day to hold a defense in the semester would be 8/1/2025. 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 5/15/2026. The last day to hold a defense in the semester would be 7/31/2026. For Fall 2026, the earliest day would be 8/28/2026. The last day to hold a defense in the semester would be 12/11/2026. For Spring 2027, the earliest day would be 1/15/2027. The last day to hold a defense in the semester would be 4/30/2027. For Summer 2027, the earliest day would be 5/14/2027. The last day to hold a defense in the semester would be 7/30/2027. |
| (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). |