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.
Fall 2023 Important Dates
August
- Monday, August 21
- Classes begin
September
- Monday, September 4
- Labor Day (No Classes)
- Tuesday, September 5
October
- Monday, October 2
- 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.
- 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.
- Monday, October 9
- Last date for a fall 2023 graduate to pass the final doctoral defense(department must return report to Graduate Enrollment Services immediately)
- Friday, November 3
- Last date for a fall 2023 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 10
- Last date for committee members to approve final thesis/dissertation
- Last date for committee members to approve final thesis/dissertation
- Sunday, November 19 - Saturday, November 26
- Thanksgiving holiday (no classes)
December
- Friday, December 8
- Deadline for fall 2023 graduating students to submit a request for a letter of certification to Graduate Enrollment Services (12:00 p.m.)
- Classes end
- Monday, December 11 - Friday, December 15
- Final exams
- Final exams
- Saturday, December 16
Spring 2024 Important Dates
January
- Monday, January 8
- Classes begin
- Monday, January 15
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes)
- Monday, January 22
February
- Monday, February 5
- Last date for a spring 2024 graduate to upload a draft of the Master’s thesis or Doctoral dissertation to the eTD website for format review
- Friday, February 23
- Last date for a spring 2024 graduate to pass the final doctoral defense (department must return report to Graduate Enrollment Services immediately)
March
- Sunday, March 3 – Saturday, March 9
- Spring break (No Classes)
- Monday, March 18
- Last date for a spring 2024 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
- Monday, March 25
- Last date for committee members to approve final Thesis/Dissertation
April
- Friday, April 26
- Classes End
- Deadline for spring 2024 graduating students to submit a request for a letter of certification to Graduate Enrollment Services (12 p.m.)
May
- Monday, April 29 – Friday, May 3
- Final exams
- Sunday, May 5
- Graduate School spring commencement ceremony, Bryce Jordan Center (Masters) Pegula Arena (Doctoral), 4:30 p.m.
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.