Graduate School

Important Dates & Deadlines for Graduate Students

August 2023

  • August 1 Fall term bill due date 
  • August 27-28 Graduate Student of Color Orientation
  • August 23-25 International Graduate Student Orientation
  • August 29-30 All-Student Orientation for PhD & MFA Students
  • August 31 Resource Fair

September 2023

  • September 1 Fulbright Fellowship initial application deadline (internal) at 4:30 pm
  • September 6 Classes begin
  • September 8 Deadline for October graduates to submit the Application to Graduate via Banner
  • September 19 Last day to add a course without a fee
  • September 11-29 Fulbright campus interviews

October 2023

  • October 2 Banner-based Application to Graduate open to students who expect to complete in February (Registrar's requirement)
  • October 2 Research Mobility Fellowship applications due for Spring travel
  • October 3 Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5 pm deadline)
  • October 9 Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • October 10 Final submission deadline for Fulbright Fellowship at 5:00 pm
  • October 20 Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5 pm deadline)
  • October 20 Community Fellows application deadline
  • October 30 DAAD applications due at 4 pm (internal deadline)

November 2023

  • November 1 Deadline for students on leave to notify the Graduate School of a desire to return in the spring and to submit materials for readmission
  • November 7 Registration for Spring classes for continuing students
  • November 16* Spring term bills generated (see Bursar website)
  • November 22-26 Thanksgiving recess

December 2023

January 2024

  • January 1 Spring term bill due date
  • January 12 Deadline for February graduates to submit the Application to Graduate via Banner
  • January 12 Thesis and dissertation submission deadline for February graduates
  • January 15 Banner-based Application to Graduate open to students who expect to complete in May (Registrar's requirement)
  • January 24 Classes begin

February 2024

March 2024

April 2024

  • April 1 Deadline for students who are on medical leave to notify the Graduate School and their program about returning for the summer and to submit materials for readmission
  • April 8 Nominations for Graduate Student Contribution to Community Life Award
  • April 19 Deadline for May graduates to submit the Application to Graduate via Banner

May 2024

  • May 1 Thesis and dissertation submission deadline for May graduates
  • May 1 Deadline for students on leave to notify the Graduate School of a desire to return in the fall and to submit materials for readmission
  • May 8-17 Final exams
  • May 23* (approximate) Bills for summer-start programs, such as UEP and MAT are generated (aid entered before this date will be reflected)
  • May 24-26 Commencement weekend

June 2024

  • June 11 Summer term bill due date
  • June 22* Fall term bills generated 

July 2024

  • July TBA Banner-based Application to Graduate open to students who expect to complete in October (Registrar's requirement)

August-September 2024

  • August 1 Fall term bill due date 
  • August 25-26 Graduate Student of Color Orientation
  • August 21-23 International Graduate Student Orientation
  • August 27-28 All-Student Orientation
  • Resource Fair TBA

*Tentative date