Important Deadlines
Deadlines for Proposals, Defenses, and Final Submissions
Please note: All proposals should be submitted to your individual committee members for their approval at least one week before the submission deadline. (Earlier submission to the committee is strongly advised.) Otherwise, you cannot expect faculty members to read and approve drafts in time to meet deadlines.
All proposals must be submitted as a Word-compatible attachment sent to [email protected] as well as signature pages and proposals must be submitted in hard copy.
Any questions or concerns may be sent to John Gooch, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, while Alice Presti is on maternity leave (Nov. 14, 2019 – Feb. 19, 2020).
Spring 2020
| December 13 | Last day to submit completed and signed forms (with reading list) for independent study to Pia Jakobsson. |
| January 6 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 15 January). (This is the last date for Proposals from students expecting to graduate in the Spring semester.) (Submit hard copies to Julia Maddox in JO 4.503) |
| January 22 | Applications for Graduation due online (contact Pia for MA and PhD). |
| February 1 | Teaching Assistant Applications due (submit to [email protected]). |
| February 5 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 19 February). (Students submitting Proposals on this date will graduate in summer or later semesters.) (Submit hard copies to Julia Maddox in JO 4.503) |
| February 19 | Last day for submission of final draft of Dissertations to all members of the supervising committee. Doctoral students who do not meet this deadline will not graduate this semester. |
| March 5 | Last day for submission of final draft of Portfolios and Theses to all members of the supervising committee. Master's students who do not meet this deadline will not graduate this semester. |
| March 19 | Last day to request oral defense of Portfolios, Theses, & Dissertations. |
| March 25 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 8 April). (Students submitting Proposals on this date will graduate in spring or later terms.) (Submit hard copies to Alice Presti in JO 4.510) |
| April 2 | Last day to hold oral defense of Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations. |
| April 9 | Last day to upload Dissertation for final review by Graduate Education Office. |
| April 16 | Last day to receive approval of final version of dissertation by Graduate Education Office. |
| April 30 *noon | Last day for final submission of Portfolios (to the A&H office). |
| TBA | Doctoral Hooding Ceremony & Spring Commencement. |
Fall 2019
| August 5 | Last day to submit completed and signed form (with reading list) for independent study. |
| August 7 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 21 August). (This is the last date for proposals from MA students expecting to graduate in the Fall semester.) |
| August 27 | Applications for Graduation due in Galaxy (To activate application, please email Pia for MA or Alice for PhD). |
| September 23 | Last day for submission of final draft of dissertations to all members of the supervising committee. Doctoral students who do not meet this deadline will not graduate this semester. |
| September 25 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 9 October). (Students submitting proposals on this date will graduate in spring or later semesters.) |
| October 8 | Last day for submission of final draft of Portfolios or Theses to all members of the supervising committee. Master’s students who do not meet this deadline will not graduate this semester. |
| October 22 | Last day to request oral exam of Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations. |
| October 30 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 13 November). (Students submitting Proposals on this date will graduate in spring or later semesters.) |
| November 5 | Last day to hold oral defense of Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations. |
| November 14 | Last day to upload Dissertations for final review by the Graduate Education Office. |
| November 19 | Last day for final submission of Portfolios (to the A&H office). |
| TBD | Doctoral Hooding Ceremony & Fall Commencement. |
For general University deadlines, see the Academic Calendar. For deadlines pertaining to the Office of Graduate Studies, see here.
