Important Deadlines
Note: For University-wide deadlines (class start/end dates, add/drop dates, etc.), please see the Office of the University Registrar's website or the Office of the Bursar's website.
Summer 2024 Important Dates
May
- Monday, May 13
- Classes begin
- Monday, May 27
- Memorial Day holiday (no classes)
June
- Monday, June 3
- Last date for a summer 2024 graduate to upload a draft of the master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation to the eTD website for format review
- Friday, June 14
- Last date for a summer 2024 graduate to pass the final doctoral defense (department must return report to Graduate Enrollment Services immediately
- Last date for a summer 2024 graduate to apply for graduation on LionPATH
- Wednesday, June 19
- Juneteenth holiday (no classes)
- Wednesday, June 26
- Last date for a summer 2024 graduate to upload a final thesis or dissertation to the eTD website
- Last date for a D.N.P. student to pass final oral presentation
- Last date for a D.M.A. student to pass the final performance
- Last date for DEng student to pass final oral presentation
- Last date for DrPH student to pass final oral presentation
- Last date for D.B.A. student to pass final oral presentation
July
- Thursday, July 4
- Independence Day (no classes)
- Friday, July 5
- Last date for committee members to approve final thesis/dissertation
August
- Wednesday, August 7
- Deadline for summer 2024 graduating students to submit a request for a letter of certification to Graduate Enrollment Services (12:00 p.m.)
- Classes End
- Friday, August 9
- Final Exams
- Saturday, August 10
- Graduate School summer commencement ceremony, Bryce Jordan Center, 2:30 p.m.
Fall 2024 Important Dates
August
- Monday, August 26
- Classes begin
September
- Monday, September 2
- Labor Day (No Classes)
- Tuesday, September 10
October
- Tuesday, October 1
- Last date for a fall 2024 graduate to upload a draft of the master's thesis or doctoral dissertation to the ETD website for format review.
- Last date for a fall 2024 graduate to upload a draft of the master's thesis or doctoral dissertation to the ETD website for format review.
- Tuesday, October 8
- Last date for a fall 2024 graduate to pass the final doctoral defense(department must return report to Graduate Enrollment Services immediately)
November
- Friday, November 1
- Last date for a fall 2024 graduate to upload a final thesis or dissertation to the eTD website
- Last date for a D.M.A. student to pass final performance
- Last date for a D.N.P. student to pass final oral presentation
- Last date for DEng student to pass final oral presentation
- Last date for DrPH student to pass final oral presentation
- Last date for D.B.A. student to pass final oral presentation
- Friday, November 8
- Last date for committee members to approve final thesis/dissertation
- Last date for committee members to approve final thesis/dissertation
- Sunday, November 24 - Saturday, November 30
- Thanksgiving holiday (no classes)
December
- Friday, December 13
- Deadline for fall 2024 graduating students to submit a request for a letter of certification to Graduate Enrollment Services (12:00 p.m.)
- Classes end
- Monday, December 16 - Friday, December 20
- Final exams
- Final exams
- Sunday, December 22