Doctoral Students
Applying to Graduate
Degrees are conferred three times a year. In addition to conferral that takes place during the commencement ceremony at the end of the Winter term, degrees completed during the Summer term are conferred at the August meeting of the University Regents and are distributed by mail. All candidates who complete the degree requirements may choose to participate in a commencement ceremony at a later date.
The Office of the Registrar publishes annual deadlines by which a candidate must defend a dissertation and complete all degree requirements. The deadline in order to have the degree conferred in the same term is approximately six weeks before the end of the term.
The Office of the Registrar also publishes annual deadlines for candidates who defend after this date but before the last day of the term, and who complete all degree requirements, including final revisions. These candidates will have their degree conferred in the term in which they complete all requirements and submit final revisions, but will not be required to register for an additional term. The Final Dissertation and Degree Requirement Deadline Dates are below.
Final Dissertation and Degree Requirement Deadline Dates
Intended Last Term of Enrollment | Last Day to Defend | Dissertation Submission Deadline | Last Day to Complete All Requirements & Last Day to Apply to Graduate | Degree Conferral Date | |
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Summer 2021 | For diploma to be conferred in the same term | June 25, 2021 | June 28, 2021 | July 9, 2021 | August 25, 2021 |
For diploma to be conferred in following term with no new registration | August 25, 2021 | September 13, 2021 | September 24, 2021 | December 17, 2021 | |
Fall 2021 | For diploma to be conferred in the same term | November 5, 2021 | November 8, 2021 | November 19, 2021 | December 17, 2021 |
For diploma to be conferred in following term with no new registration | January 11, 2022 | January 12, 2022 | January 25, 2022 | April 29, 2022 | |
Winter 2022 | For diploma to be conferred in the same term | March 18, 2022 | March 21, 2022 | April 1, 2022 | April 29, 2022 |
For diploma to be conferred in following term with no new registration | July 29, 2022 | August 2, 2022 | August 16, 2022 | August 22, 2022 | |
Summer 2022 | For diploma to be conferred in the same term | July 29, 2022 | August 2, 2022 | August 16, 2022 | August 22, 2022 |
For diploma to be conferred in following term with no new registration | August 22, 2022 | September 12, 2022 | September 23, 2022 | December 16, 2022 | |
Fall 2022 | For diploma to be conferred in the same term | November 4, 2022 | November 7, 2022 | November 18, 2022 | December 16, 2022 |
For diploma to be conferred in following term with no new registration | January 9, 2023 | January 12, 2023 | January 23, 2023 | April 26, 2023 | |
Winter 2023 | For diploma to be conferred in the same term | March 17, 2023 | March 20, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | April 26, 2023 |
For diploma to be conferred in following term with no new registration | May 30, 2023 | June 2, 2023 | June 12, 2023 | August 22, 2023 |
Refer to our Doctoral Dissertations Policies and Procedures for complete details about dissertation submission steps.