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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 email attachment sent to Alice Salazar Presti. All signature pages must be submitted in hard copy.

 

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).
Last day to upload Thesis for review by the Graduate Education Office.

TBD

Doctoral Hooding Ceremony & Fall Commencement.

 

Summer 2019

May 1

Last day to submit completed and signed form (with reading list) for independent study.
May 15

Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 30 May).
(This is the last date for Proposals from students expecting to graduate in the Summer semester.)

May 21

The last day for regular registration deadline.
May 21

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.

May 28

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.

June 11

Applications for Graduation due online (contact Pia for MA, Alice for PhD).
June 21

Last day to request oral defense of Portfolios, Theses, & Dissertations.
July 5

Last day to hold oral defense of Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations.
July 16

Last day to upload dissertation for final review by Graduate Education Office.
July 19

Last day to receive approval of final version of dissertation by Graduate Education Office.
July 26

Last day for final submission of Portfolios (to the A&H office).

TBA

Doctoral Hooding Ceremony.

 

For general University deadlines, see the Academic Calendar. For deadlines pertaining to the Office of Graduate Studies, see here.