Graduate Student Resources

 

Graduation Deadlines

Action Fall Graduation Spring Graduation Summer Graduation
Advance to Candidacy (Thesis or Project) July 15 October 15 February 15
Apply to Graduate (Thesis or Project) October 15 February 1 July 15
Committee-approved Thesis to Chair * October 30 March 11 July 5
Chair-approved Thesis to Dean * November 13 March 24 July 19
Dean-approved Thesis and approval form to Graduate School November 28 April 7 August 1
Committee-approved Project to Chair * December 8 April 17 August 3
Chair-approved Project submission to
and all associated paperwork to Graduate School
December 15 April 24 August 10
All remaining paperwork to Graduate School (Thesis) December 15 April 24 August 15

*These dates may change, check with your department. 
Note: if your deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the deadline is the 8 a.m., Alaska time, on the closest Monday. For example, if the deadline is November 28, and that falls on a Saturday, then the actual deadline will be 8 a.m. Monday, November 30.