Important Dates

Summer 2021

• Friday, July 9
  • Thesis/dissertation drafts to be completed and checked for graduate/doctoral students completing work for degrees in August 2021.
  • Applications for thesis/dissertation examinations are due.
• Friday, July 23
  • Last day to have a thesis/dissertation/comprehensive exam. Results of examinations to be filed by academic unit head.
• Saturday, August 7
  • Commencement.
• Tuesday, August 10
  • The deadline for all theses/dissertations/deficient coursework to be submitted to appropriate offices.

Fall 2021

• Thursday, November 11
  • Thesis/dissertation drafts to be completed and checked for graduate/doctoral students completing work for degrees in May 2021.
  • Applications for thesis/dissertation examinations are due.
• Tuesday, November 30
  • Last day to have a thesis/dissertation/comprehensive exam. Results of examinations to be filed by academic unit head.
• Saturday, December 11
  • Commencement.
• Tuesday, December 14
  • The deadline for all theses/dissertations/deficient coursework to be submitted to appropriate offices.