Thesis / Dissertation Timeline

Thesis/Dissertation Timeline

Masters/Doctoral Degree Candidates

Listed below are University deadlines. Some colleges and departments may have earlier deadlines. Please visit your Academic Dean's office and/or your Committee Chair(s) for information concerning earlier deadlines.
 
Doctoral students in the College of Education should refer to the College of Education Dissertation Handbook for their dissertation timeline.

 

Fall 2013 Graduation (December 13 and 14, tentative)
   

October 4, 2013

Submit draft thesis/dissertation to Library for format and style review.
   

November 1, 2013

Last day to complete a public defense of the thesis/dissertation. Obtain signatures from the thesis/dissertation committee on the title page and abstract of the thesis/dissertation and send a signed Report of the Outcome of the Thesis/Dissertation Defense to the appropriate academic dean. Obtain the signature of the committee chair on the Route Sheet.
   

November 13, 2013

Last day to submit complete, defended, and signed thesis/dissertation to the appropriate academic dean's office.
   

 November 15, 2013

Last day to submit final thesis/dissertation (defended and signed) and Route Sheet to the Director of the Library.
   

November 22, 2013

Last day to make all final copies of thesis/dissertation and submit to the NGL for binding. Last day to submit Route Sheet to the Dean of Graduate Studies.
   

 

Spring 2014 Graduation (May 9 and 10, tentative)
   

March 7, 2014

Submit draft thesis/dissertation to Library for format and style review.
   

March 28, 2014

Last day to complete a public defense of the thesis/dissertation. Obtain signatures from the thesis/dissertation committee on the title page and abstract of the thesis/dissertation and send a signed Report of the Outcome of the Thesis/Dissertation Defense to the appropriate academic dean. Obtain the signature of the committee chair on the Route Sheet.
   

April 9, 2014

Last day to submit complete, defended, and signed thesis/dissertation to the appropriate academic dean's office.
   

April 11, 2014

Last day to submit final thesis/dissertation(defended and signed) and Route Sheet to the Director of the Library.
   

April 18, 2014

Last day to make all final copies of thesis/dissertation and submit to the NGL for binding. Last day to submit Route Sheet to the Dean of Graduate Studies.

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