Dates and Deadlines Master’s Thesis, Doctoral Dissertation, and DNP Project Dates and Deadlines* Spring Each deadline below is the last possible day to complete the corresponding action. February 1 - Application to Graduate Before March 11 - Student submits draft to committee based on due date set by Committee Chair March 11 - Oral Defense (Department submits Notification of Defense two weeks before and Report of Oral Examination/Defense two days after the defense) March 12 to March 20 - Department/Program submits Kuali Thesis/Dissertation/DNP Project Signature Form with the committee-approved manuscript attachedNote: Form may take approximately 5-7 business days to reach College Dean. March 27 - College Dean receives Signature Form with manuscript attached for approval and signature April 5 - Completed Kuali Signature Form reaches the Graduate School April 6 - Student uploads Thesis/Dissertation/DNP Project to ProQuest April 15 - Non-Thesis Final Oral Exam Last Day of Examinations (noon) - Student completes copyediting Thesis/Dissertation/DNP Project by the last day of final examinations as published in the academic calendar Summer Each deadline below is the last possible day to complete the corresponding action. June 1 - Application to Graduate Before June 15 - Student submits draft to committee based on due date set by Committee Chair June 15 - Oral Defense (Department submits Notification of Defense two weeks before and Report of Oral Examination/Defense two days after the defense) June 16 to June 21 - Department/Program submits Kuali Thesis/Dissertation/DNP Project Signature Form with the committee-approved manuscript attachedNote: Form may take approximately 5-7 business days to reach College Dean. June 27 - College Dean receives Signature Form with manuscript attached for approval and signature June 29 - Completed Kuali Signature Form reaches the Graduate School June 30 - Student uploads Thesis/Dissertation/DNP Project to ProQuest July 15 - Non-Thesis Final Oral Exam Last Day of Examinations (noon) - Student completes copyediting Thesis/Dissertation/DNP Project by the last day of final examinations as published in the academic calendar Fall Each deadline below is the last possible day to complete the corresponding action. September 1 - Application to Graduate Before October 25 - Student submits draft to committee based on due date set by Committee Chair October 25 - Oral Defense (Department submits Notification of Defense two weeks before and Report of Oral Examination/Defense two days after the defense) October 26 to October 29 - Department/Program submits Kuali Thesis/Dissertation/DNP Project Signature Form with the committee-approved manuscript attachedNote: Form may take approximately 5-7 business days to reach College Dean. November 1 - College Dean receives Signature Form with manuscript attached for approval and signature November 5 - Completed Kuali Signature Form reaches the Graduate School November 6 - Student uploads Thesis/Dissertation/DNP Project to ProQuest November 15 - Non-Thesis Final Oral Exam Last Day of Examinations (noon) - Student completes copyediting Thesis/Dissertation/DNP Project by the last day of final examinations as published in the academic calendar * These dates have been adjusted to give students more time to submit; therefore, these deadlines are firm dates. The thesis/dissertation/DNP project must be approved and the Signature Form signed by the Committee Chair/Research Advisor, committee members, Department Chair/Program Coordinator, College Dean, and student and submitted to the Graduate School by the posted dates above. The thesis/dissertation/DNP project must be uploaded to ProQuest for copyediting by the posted dates above. The student must complete the copyediting process by noon on the last day of final exams in order to graduate. Dates falling on Saturday, Sunday, or during Spring Break will be extended to the following Monday. Dates falling on a university-observed holiday will be extended to the next business day. Subsequent deadlines will not shift. Are you graduating soon? If so, be sure to visit the Registrar's graduation page.