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.
Spring 2023 Important Dates
January 2023
- 9, Monday
- Classes Begin
- 16, Monday
- Martin Luther King Day (no classes)
- 23, Monday
February 2023
- 6, Monday
- Last date for a Spring 2023 graduate to upload a draft of the master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation to the eTD website for format review
- 24, Friday
- Last date for a Spring 2023 graduate to pass the final doctoral defense (department must return report to Graduate Enrollment Services immediately)
March 2023
5, Sunday – 11, Saturday Spring Break (No Classes)
- 20, Monday
- Last date for a Spring 2023 graduate to upload final thesis or dissertation to the eTD website for final review
- Last date for a D.N.P student to pass final oral presentation
- Last date for a D.M.A. student to pass final performance
- Last date for a D.P.H student to pass final performance
- 27, Monday
- Last date for committee members to approve final thesis/dissertation
April 2023
- 28, Friday
- Classes End
- Deadline for Spring 2023 graduating students to submit a request for a letter of certification to Graduate Enrollment Services (12 p.m.)
May 2023
- 1 Monday – 5 Friday
- Final Exams
- 7, Sunday
- Graduate School Spring Commencement Ceremony, Bryce Jordan Center, 4:30 p.m.
Summer 2023 Important Dates
May 2023
- 1 Monday – 5 Friday
- Final Exams
- 7, Sunday
- Graduate School Spring Commencement Ceremony, Bryce Jordan Center, 4:30 p.m.
- 15, Monday
- Classes Begin
- 29, Monday
- Memorial Day Holiday (no classes)
June 2023
- 5, Monday
- Last date for a Summer 2023 graduate to upload a draft of the master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation to the eTD website for format review
- 16, Friday
- Last date for a Summer 2023 graduate to pass the final doctoral defense (department must return report to Graduate Enrollment Services immediately)
- 16, Friday
- 19, Monday
- Juneteenth Holiday (no classes)
- 28, Wednesday
- Last date for a Summer 2023 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 2023
- 4, Tuesday
- Independence Day (no classes)
- 5, Wednesday
- Last date for committee members to approve final thesis/dissertation
August 2023
- 10, Thursday
- Deadline for Summer 2023 graduating students to submit a request for a letter of certification to Graduate Enrollment Services (12:00 p.m.)
- 10, Thursday
- Classes End
- 11, Friday
- Final Exams
- 12, Saturday
- Graduate School Summer Commencement Ceremony, Bryce Jordan Center, 2:30 p.m.
Fall 2023 Important Dates
August 2023
- 21, Monday
- Classes Begin
September 2023
- 4, Monday
- Labor Day (No Classes)
October 2023
- 2, Monday
- Last date for a Fall 2023 graduate to upload a draft of the master's thesis or doctoral dissertation to the ETD website for format review
- 9, Monday
- Last date for a Fall 2023 graduate to pass the final doctoral defense(department must return report to Graduate Enrollment Services immediately)
November 2023
- 3, Friday
- Last date for a Fall 2022 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
- 10, Friday
- Last date for committee members to approve final thesis/dissertation
- 19, Sunday- 26, Saturday
- Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
December 2023
- 8, Friday
- Deadline for Fall 2022 graduating students to submit a request for a letter of certification to Graduate Enrollment Services (12:00 p.m.)
- Classes End
- 11, Monday- 15, Friday
- Final Exams
- 16, Saturday