Graduate Programs
Graduate Deadlines
Fall 2019
Comprehenvisve examination:
鈼 Last Day: Committee Form for Comp Exam October
4, 2019
(Submit Form to GPS**)
鈼 Last Day to start Comp. Exam
October 25, 2019
to apply for Candidacy in Fall 2019
Candidacy Deadline:
鈼 Deadline for Candidacy requests (Submit Form to GPS) November 18,
2019
(Committee Form must be on file prior to submission)
Dissertation Defense
鈼 Timeframe to Complete Required ETD Workshop Summer 2019*
(Or online in Fall 2019)
鈼 Deadline to apply for graduation,
September 20, 2019*
鈼 Deadline: Completed Dissertation Manuscript to September
30, 2019
Committee with Major Professor/s approval
(5-6 weeks prior to defense date; 9/30 if defense is 11/8.)
鈼 Deadline to request PhD Defense
October 18, 2019
(Submit Form to GPS, 3 weeks prior to Defense Date)
鈼 Final Day to Defend Dissertation
November 8, 2019
鈼 Deadline for completing ETD registration and November
15, 2019*
submitting FINAL approved Dissertation by 5:00
M.A. Thesis Defense 鈥 Fall 2019:
鈼 Deadline to apply for graduation,
September 20, 2019*
鈼 Deadline: Completed Thesis Manuscript to Committee October 3,
2019
with Major Professor/s approval
(3 weeks prior to defense date; 10/3 if defense is 10/24.)
鈼 Deadline to request MA Defense October
11, 2019
(Send Email Request to GPS, 2 weeks prior to Defense Date)
鈼 Final Day to Defend Thesis
October 24, 2019
鈼 Deadline for completing ETD registration and November
1, 2019*
submitting FINAL approved Thesis by 5:00
Spring 2020
Comprehensive examination:
鈼 Last Day: Committee Form for Comp Exam March 20,
2020
(Submit Form to GPS**)
鈼 Last Day to start Comp. Exam to
March 27, 2020
Apply for Candidacy in Spring 2020
Candidacy:
鈼 Deadline for Candidacy requests (Submit Form to GPS) April 17,
2020
(Committee Form must be on file prior to submission)
Dissertation Defense 鈥 Spring 2020***
鈼 Complete Required Online ETD Workshop Fall 2019
鈼 Deadline to apply for graduation,
February 1, 2020*
鈼 Deadline: Completed Dissertation Manuscript to February
14, 2020
Committee with Major Professor/s approval
(6 weeks prior to defense date; 2/14 if defense is 3/27)
鈼 Deadline to request Dissertation Defense
March 6, 2020
(Submit Form to GPS, 3 weeks prior to Defense Date)
鈼 Final Day to Defend Dissertation
March 27, 2020
鈼 Deadline for completing ETD registration and April
3, 2020*
submitting FINAL approved Dissertation by 5:00
M.A. Thesis Defense 鈥 Spring 2020***
鈼 Deadline: Completed Thesis Manuscript to Committee February 14,
2020
with Major Professor/s approval
(4 weeks prior to defense date; 2/14 if defense is 2/28.)
鈼 Deadline to request MA Defense February
28, 2020
(Send Email Request to GPS, 2 weeks prior to Defense Date)
鈼 Final Day to Defend Thesis
March 13, 2020
鈼 Deadline for completing ETD registration and March
20, 2020*
submitting FINAL approved Thesis by 5:00
*Graduate School Deadline or University Deadline
**GPS = Graduate Program Specialist
*** Since the Spring 2020 Deadlines were not yet published on the Office of Graduate
Studies page at the time of writing this,
the Spring 2020 Deadlines are estimated based on 2019 deadlines.
Other deadlines may apply.
Click for application for candidacy. Ph.D. Defense and Committee Forms may be found here.