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Deadlines for Thesis/Graduate Project and Dissertation

Students submitting a thesis/project/dissertation: Submitting a date change form will ONLY change your date on Solar. Students must modify their grad date in the Electronic Thesis/Dissertation system [ETD] by the planning form deadline of the anticipated semester/term of graduation. 

IMPORTANT: Failure to meet any of the deadlines results in changing your graduation date to the next available semester, and you will be required to register for A&R 601 for $250.  

Deadlines   

 

Spring 2024

March 1, 2024

Planning Form

IMPORTANT: It is the student's responsibility to confirm the Graduate Coordinator and all committee members have approved the planning form in ETD in a timely manner and prior to the preliminary deadline.

NOTE: Failure to do so will prohibit the student from submitting their preliminary draft.

April 5, 2024

Preliminary Formatting for Theses, Dissertation and Graduate Project  

IMPORTANT: Preliminary draft stage requires that students have a completed working draft by the preliminary deadline. 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students TWO days to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. 

May 3, 2024

Thesis/Dissertation/Graduate Project Final Submission 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students ONE day to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. 

 

Summer 2024

June 7, 2024

Planning Form

IMPORTANT: It is the student's responsibility to confirm the Graduate Coordinator and all committee members have approved the planning form in ETD in a timely manner and prior to the preliminary deadline.

NOTE: Failure to do so will prohibit the student from submitting their preliminary draft.

July 5, 2024

Preliminary Formatting for Theses, Dissertation and Graduate Project  

IMPORTANT: Preliminary draft stage requires that students have a completed working draft by the preliminary deadline. 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students TWO days to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. 

August 2, 2024

Thesis/Dissertation/Graduate Project Final Submission 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students ONE day to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. 

 

Fall 2024

October 5, 2024

Planning Form

IMPORTANT: It is the student's responsibility to confirm the Graduate Coordinator and all committee members have approved the planning form in ETD in a timely manner and prior to the preliminary deadline.

NOTE: Failure to do so will prohibit the student from submitting their preliminary draft.

November 1, 2024

Preliminary Formatting for Theses, Dissertation and Graduate Project  

IMPORTANT: Preliminary draft stage requires that students have a completed working draft by the preliminary deadline. 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students TWO days to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. 

December 6, 2024

Thesis/Dissertation/Graduate Project Final Submission 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students ONE day to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. 

 

 

 

Spring 2025

March 3, 2025

Planning Form

IMPORTANT: It is the student's responsibility to confirm the Graduate Coordinator and all committee members have approved the planning form in ETD in a timely manner and prior to the preliminary deadline.

NOTE: Failure to do so will prohibit the student from submitting their preliminary draft.

April 4, 2025

Preliminary Formatting for Theses, Dissertation and Graduate Project  

IMPORTANT: Preliminary draft stage requires that students have a completed working draft by the preliminary deadline. 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students TWO days to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. 

May 2, 2025

Thesis/Dissertation/Graduate Project Final Submission 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students ONE day to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. 

 

Summer 2025

June 6, 2025

Planning Form

IMPORTANT: It is the student's responsibility to confirm the Graduate Coordinator and all committee members have approved the planning form in ETD in a timely manner and prior to the preliminary deadline.

NOTE: Failure to do so will prohibit the student from submitting their preliminary draft.

July 7, 2025

Preliminary Formatting for Theses, Dissertation and Graduate Project  

IMPORTANT: Preliminary draft stage requires that students have a completed working draft by the preliminary deadline. 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students TWO days to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. 

August 1, 2025

Thesis/Dissertation/Graduate Project Final Submission 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students ONE day to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. 

 

Fall 2025

October 3, 2025

Planning Form

IMPORTANT: It is the student's responsibility to confirm the Graduate Coordinator and all committee members have approved the planning form in ETD in a timely manner and prior to the preliminary deadline.

NOTE: Failure to do so will prohibit the student from submitting their preliminary draft.

November 3, 2025

Preliminary Formatting for Theses, Dissertation and Graduate Project  

IMPORTANT: Preliminary draft stage requires that students have a completed working draft by the preliminary deadline. 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students TWO days to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. 

December 5, 2025

Thesis/Dissertation/Graduate Project Final Submission 

NOTE: It is the student's responsibility to check ETD for any required format change(s). If the student's formatting was rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students ONE day to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD.