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 |
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October 5, 2024 |
Planning Form |
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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. |
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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.
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Spring 2025 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |