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Graduation Application Deadlines

Spring Semester: September 1
Summer Semester: February 1
Fall Semester: June 1

Calendars by Semester

» Spring 2026
- Monday, September 1: Last Day to Apply for Spring 2026 Graduation
- Thursday, October 1: Last Day for International Applicants to Apply for Spring 2026 Admission
- Monday–Friday, October 27–31: Spring 2026 Advisement Week (current students)
- Tuesday, November 3: Spring 2026 Registration Begins
- Tuesday, December 1: Last Day for Domestic Applicants to Apply for Spring 2026 Admission
- Tuesday, December 1: Last Day to Apply for Readmission for Spring 2026
- Thursday–Friday, January 8–9: Advisement and Registration for Spring 2026 (new and readmitted students)
- Wednesday, January 14: Enrollment Confirmation Deadline
- Thursday, January 15: Classes Begin
- Friday, January 16: Late Registration Begins ($100 late fee)
- Monday, January 19: Martin Luther King Day Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed)
- Sunday, February 1: Last Day to Apply for Summer 2026 Graduation
- Thursday, February 5: Graduate Studies Program Showcase
- TBA: Thesis & Dissertation Information Session
- Monday–Friday: March 16–20: Spring Break (No Classes, Offices Open)
- Tuesday, March 24: Fast Track Information Session (11:00 am)
- Wednesday, March 25: Fast Track Information Session (1:00 pm)
- Monday–Thursday, March 30–April 2: Advisement for Summer/Fall 2026
- Thursday, April 2: No Classes, Offices Open
- Friday, April 3: Good Friday Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed)
- Monday, April 6: Registration for Summer/Fall 2026 Begins
- Monday–Friday, April 6–10: Graduate Student Appreciation Week (multiple events)
- Friday, April 10: Last day to submit forms (e.g., substitutions, committee or candidacy forms, transfers, validation forms, exception requests, reclassification to full standing, or other requested documents, etc.) required for graduation (if applicable)
- Tuesday, April 14: Graduate Studies Information Session (11 am)
- Friday, April 17: Last Day to Submit Exception Request to Walk in Commencement
- Friday, April 17: Last Day to Report Results of Comprehensive Exam
- Friday, April 17: Last Day to Report Results of Thesis/Dissertation Defense
- Friday, April 24: Last Day to Submit Signed Thesis/Dissertation Certificate of Approval
- Friday, April 24: Last Day to Submit Committee-Approved Thesis/Dissertation into ProQuest
- Friday, May 1: Last Day to Submit Final Thesis/Dissertation Revisions
- Friday, May 1: Last Day to Submit Survey of Earned Doctorate (Ph.D. Students)
- Friday, May 1: Last Day to Remove "Incomplete" Grades if Graduating in December
- Friday, May 1: Last Day of Classes
- Friday, May 1: INSL Praxis (official score)
- Monday–Thursday, May 4–7: Final Exam Week
- Friday, May 8: Graduation — Commencement Details »
- Monday, May 11: Grades Due (10:00 am)
» Summer 2026
- Sunday, February 1: Last Day to Apply for Summer 2026 Graduation
- Sunday, February 1: Last Day for International Applicants to Apply for Summer 2026 Admission
- Monday, April 6: Summer/Fall 2026 Registration Begins
- Friday, May 1: Last Day for Domestic Applicants to Apply for Summer 2026 Admission
- Friday, May 1: Last Day to Apply for Readmission for Summer 2026
- Monday, May 11: Intersession Classes Begin
- Friday, May 22: Intersession Classes End
- Monday, May 25: Memorial Day (No Classes, Offices Closed)
- Tuesday, May 26: Summer 1 and Full-Term Classes Begin
- Monday, June 1: Last Day to Apply for Fall 2026 Graduation
- Friday, June 19: Juneteenth (No Classes, Offices Closed)
- Wednesday, June 24: Summer 1 Last Day of Classes
- Thursday, June 25: Summer 1 Study Day (No Classes Full-Term Summer)
- Friday, June 26: Summer 1 Finals (No Classes Full-Term Summer)
- Monday, June 29: Summer 2 Classes Begin (Full-Term Summer Resumes)
- Thursday, July 2: Last day to submit degree progression documentation required for graduation (e.g., substitution forms, committee or candidacy forms, transfer forms, course validation forms, exception requests, reclassification to full standing forms, other requested documents, etc.)
- Friday, July 3: Independence Day (No Classes, Offices Closed)
- Friday, July 10: Last Day to Report Results of Comprehensive Exam
- Friday, July 10: Last Day to Report Results of Thesis/Dissertation Defense
- Friday, July 17: Last Day to Submit Signed Thesis/Dissertation Certificate of Approval
- Friday, July 17: Last Day to Submit Committee-Approved Thesis/Dissertation into ProQuest
- Friday, July 24: Last Day to Submit Final Thesis/Dissertation Revisions
- Friday, July 24: Last Day to Submit Survey of Earned Doctorate (Ph.D. Students)
- Friday, July 24: Last Day to Remove "Incomplete" Grades if Graduating
- Tuesday, July 28: Summer 2 & Full-Term Summer Last Day of Classes
- Tuesday, July 28: INSL Praxis (official score)
- Wednesday, July 29: Summer 2 & Full-Term Summer Study Day
- Thursday–Friday, July 30–31: Summer 2 & Full-Term Summer Finals
- Friday, July 31: Summer 2026 Graduation Date (no summer commencement)
- Monday, August 3: Summer 2026 Grades Due (10:00 am)
» Fall 2026
- Monday, April 6: Summer/Fall 2026 Registration Begins
- Friday, May 1: Last Day for International Applicants to Apply for Fall 2026 Admission
- Monday, June 1: Last Day to Apply for Fall 2026 Graduation
- Saturday, August 1: Last Day for Domestic Applicants to Apply for Fall 2026 Admission
- Saturday, August 1: Last Day to Apply for Readmission for Fall 2026
- Monday, August 17: New Graduate Student Orientation (4 pm)
- Wednesday, August 19: Enrollment Confirmation Deadline
- Thursday, August 20: Classes Begin
- Friday, August 21: Late Registration Begins ($100 late fee)
- Tuesday, September 1: Last Day to Apply for Spring 2027 Graduation
- Monday, September 7: Labor Day Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed)
- TBA: Thesis & Dissertation Information Session
- Thursday–Friday, October 15–16: Fall Break (No Classes, Offices Open)
- Wednesday, October 21: Fast Track Information Session (11:00 am)
- Thursday, October 22: Fast Track Information Session (1:00 am)
- Tuesday, November 10: Graduate Studies Information Session (1:00 pm)
- Friday, November 6: Last day to submit forms (e.g., substitutions, committee or candidacy forms, transfers, validation forms, exception requests, reclassification to full standing, or other requested documents, etc.) required for graduation (if applicable)
- Monday, November 2: Registration for Spring 2027 Begins
- Tuesday, November 3: Civic Engagement Day (No Classes, Offices Open)
- Friday, November 13: Last Day to Submit Exception Request to Walk in Commencement
- Friday, November 13: Last Day to Report Results of Comprehensive Exam
- Friday, November 13: Last Day to Report Results of Thesis/Dissertation Defense
- Friday, November 20: Last Day to Submit Signed Thesis/Dissertation Certificate of Approval
- Friday, November 20: Last Day to Submit Committee-Approved Thesis/Dissertation into ProQuest
- Wednesday–Friday, November 25–27: Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes 25–27, Offices Closed 26–27)
- Friday, December 4: Last Day of Classes
- Friday, December 4: Last Day to Submit Final Thesis/Dissertation Revisions
- Friday, December 4: Last Day to Submit Survey of Earned Doctorate (Ph.D. Students)
- Friday, December 4: Last Day to Remove "Incomplete" Grades if Graduating in December
- Friday, December 4: INSL Praxis (official score)
- Monday–Thursday, December 7–10: Final Exam Week
- Friday, December 11: Graduation & Commencement — Commencement Details »
- Monday, December 14: Grades Due (10:00 am)
- Thursday, December 24–Friday, January 1: Holiday Break (Offices Closed)

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Last Updated: 2/5/2026

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