Graduate Evaluations

Monday to Friday: 8:00am to 5:00pm


 

Valera Hall (VH) 275 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8222

Phone: (818) 677-4800

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DPR Senior Analyst

Lani Kiapos


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Graduate Evaluator (A-L)

Tanya Kiapos


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Graduate Evaluator

Judy Roberts (M-Z)


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Thesis & Dissertation Deadlines

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. 

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). On initial review of student's formatting if student is rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students TWO days to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. Subsequent reviews will only be given ONE day 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). On initial review of student's formatting if student is rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students TWO days to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. Subsequent reviews will only be given ONE day 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). On initial review of student's formatting if student is rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students TWO days to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. Subsequent reviews will only be given ONE day 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). On initial review of student's formatting if student is rejected, the Graduate Evaluator gives students TWO days to make corrections and to resubmit in ETD. Subsequent reviews will only be given ONE day 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. 

 

Graduate Evaluations

Monday to Friday: 8:00am to 5:00pm


 

Valera Hall (VH) 275 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8222

Phone: (818) 677-4800

Send email

DPR Senior Analyst

Lani Kiapos


Send email

Graduate Evaluator (A-L)

Tanya Kiapos


Send email

Graduate Evaluator

Judy Roberts (M-Z)


Send email

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