Thesis and Dissertation Procedures

The purpose of the thesis or dissertation is to show evidence of the graduate student's development as a consumer of research and knowledge. The process of writing a thesis or dissertation starts very early -at the point of writing a proposal. Several graduate programs have formatting guidelines and thesis timelines of their own. It is important that students are mindful of these program-specific policies. Where those guidelines are more exacting than the ones listed here, and where a program’s deadlines are earlier than the ones listed here, those program-specific guidelines/timelines take precedence.

Summer 2013 Deadlines

June 10 - Deadline to apply for Summer graduation

June 11 - Thesis and Dissertation Information Session, J.J. Daniel Hall, Room 2002, 1 p.m.

June 19 - Thesis and Dissertation Information Session, J. J. Daniel Hall, Room 2002, 4 p.m.

August 2 - Summer 2013 Commencement

August 9 – Summer 2013 Thesis/Dissertation due to The Graduate School

Fall 2013 Deadlines

September 13 - Deadline to apply for Fall graduation

September 27 – Thesis/Dissertation Committee Membership Form submission deadline

November 15 – Deadline to defend Thesis/ Dissertation for Fall 2013 graduates

December 2 – Fall 2013 Thesis/Dissertation due to The Graduate School 

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