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.
Spring 2021
| January 4 | Independent Study deadline. |
| January 6 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 20 January). (MA students who do not meet this deadline will not graduate this semester.) |
| January 14 | The last day for regular registration. |
| February 4 | Applications for Graduation due online (email [email protected] to activate application). |
| February 17 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 3 March). (Students submitting Proposals on this date will graduate in summer or later semesters.) |
| March 1 | 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 16 | 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 30 | Last day to request oral defense of Portfolios, Theses, & Dissertations. |
| March 31 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 14 April). (Students submitting Proposals on this date will graduate in summer or later terms.) |
| April 13 | Last day to hold oral defense of Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations. |
| website | For additional university deadlines for dissertations and theses, see information from the Office of Graduate Education’s website. |
| May 6 | Last day for final submission of Portfolios (to the A&H office) and Theses (to Office of Graduate Education). |
| May 8 | Last day of classes. |
| TBA | Independent studies registration deadline - Summer |
Fall 2020
| August 7 | Independent Studies deadline – instructions are attached. |
| August 5 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 15 August). (MA students who do not meet this deadline will not graduate in the Fall.) |
| August 13 | The last day for regular registration. |
| August 27 | Graduation applications due |
| September 23 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 7 October). (Students submitting proposals on this date will graduate in spring or later semesters.) |
| September 29 | 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. |
| October 13 | 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 27 | Last day to request oral exam of Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations. |
| October 28 | Proposals for Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations due in the A&H Office (for GSC consideration on 11 November). (Students submitting Proposals on this date will graduate in spring or later semesters.) |
| November 10 | Last day to hold oral defense of Portfolios, Theses, and Dissertations. |
| website | For additional university deadlines for Dissertations and Theses, see information from the Office of Graduate Education’s website. |
| November 17 | Last day to upload Dissertations for final review by the Office of Graduate Education. |
| November 25 | Last day of classes. |
| December 3 | Last day for final submission of Portfolios (to the A&H office). |
| January 4 | Independent studies registration deadline – Spring 2021 |
For general University deadlines, see the Academic Calendar. For deadlines pertaining to the Office of Graduate Studies, see here.
