Dates and Deadlines
Admissions Timelines
Each program has its own specific application deadlines. For the matriculation schedule and general University admissions-related dates, refer to the admissions timelines page.
Graduation Deadlines
Jun 3
Format Review deadline for thesis and dissertation students only
Jun 14
Student deadline to apply for graduation in LionPATH
Jun 14
Doctoral Pass Final Defense for Ph.D. and D.Ed. only. Deadline for D.M.A., D.N.P., Dr.PH., D.BA., D.Eng. students is June 24.
Jun 18
Program begins graduation checks. Use Graduation Tracking Search or PE_SR_G_GRDTN_TRACKING_SEARCH query.
Jun 26
Doctoral/Master’s Thesis Students Submit Final Thesis or Dissertation; Deadline for D.M.A., D.N.P., Dr.PH., D.B.A., D.Eng. students to pass final defense
Jul 1
Milestones – Programs finish adding Master’s culminating experience milestones (ex. GMRTHESIS, GCAPSTONE, etc.) in Grad Tracking. The milestone may be marked as “in progress”, “not completed”, “completed”, or the status left blank at this time.
Jul 1
PIC “Signs Off” in Graduation Tracking – Grad (Major/Option/Minor or Dual) PIC Approved or Denied; Programs add a note in Grad Tracking if “Denied”.
Aug 12
GRADES Due Next Day – Programs run query for missing grades. Inform instructors. PE_SR_GRDTN_INC_FAIL_GRDS_CURR (600, 610, 596 need grades)
Aug 13
Master Milestone Completion – Programs make sure master’s culminating milestones are updated to “Completed” if the student is graduating. Use this query to check your students’ milestones. PE_SR_G_GRDTN_CULM_MLSTN_ANY
Aug 13
GRADES Due – hard deadline
Aug 15
Doctoral and Master REMOVALs – Doctoral and master’s students removed from graduation if any outstanding grades or problems (includes PIC approvals).
Thesis/Dissertation Deadlines
Jun 3
Submit master's thesis for format review
Jul 5
Last date for committee members to approve final thesis/dissertation