Deadlines

Deadlines

Index to this page:

• Master's Candidates deadlines
• Doctoral Candidates deadlines
• Internship deadlines
• Commencement Program deadline

 

For more information:

• UA Important Dates & Deadlines (Registrar's Office)

MASTER'S CANDIDATES

These are the Graduate College Degree Certification Department Deadlines for submitting paperwork, etc., for graduation. These selections apply to Masters candidates only.

Graduation Semester	ePortfolio and Completion of Degree Requirements	Plan of Study	Change of Grades
Spring	April 1	2nd Semester of Residence or during the semester in which you will complete 18 credit hours, whichever comes first	Within one year of awarding of a grade
Summer	July 1
Fall	November 1
Submit to	SIRLS Office	SIRLS Office
Information	Instructions	Instructions

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DOCTORAL CANDIDATES

These are the Graduate College Degree Certification Department Deadlines for submitting paperwork, etc., for graduation. These selections apply to Ph.D. candidates only.

Plan of Study

• Deadline: 3rd Semester in Residence
• Submit to: Graduate College
• More Information

Comprehensive Written and Oral Examination

• Deadline: Before admission to degree candidacy (Oral & written exams to be taken in successive semesters)
• Submit to: Graduate Degree Certification Office
• More Information

SIRLS Oral Candidacy Exam

• Deadline: After completion of comprehensive exams and no later than the semester immediately following the semester in which you complete your comprehensive exams (not counting summer sessions)
• Submit to: Candidacy Committee
• More Information

Advancement to Candidacy Form

• Deadline: Due six (6) months prior to Final Oral Defense
• Submit to: Graduate Degree Certification Office
• More Information

Schedule the Oral Defense Examination

• Deadline: Due three (3) weeks before the date of the examination
• Submit to: Graduate Degree Certification Office
• More Information

Take the Oral Defense Examination

• Deadline: Upon the completion of the dissertation
• Submit to: Graduate Degree Certification Office
• More Information

Submit Dissertation

• Deadline: Upon successful completion of the Final Oral Defense Examination
• Submit to: Graduate Degree Certification Office
• More Information

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INTERNSHIPS

FALL: July 1
SPRING: December 1
SUMMER: May 1

 

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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

The Commencement Program goes to press 1-1/2 months before the commencement ceremony. Notify the Graduate Degree Certification Office of changes in your completion date to ensure your name will appear in the program.

Doctoral Students must complete all requirements to attend the commencement ceremony. Completion of requirements includes passing the Oral Defense Examination and submission of the final copies of the Dissertation/Document to the Graduate Degree Certification Office.

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For more information:

University of Arizona Important Dates & Deadlines