Stay on top of all of your deadlines for your thesis or dissertation.

Degrees are granted monthly. In order for a degree to be conferred in a given month, the following items must submitted to the University Graduate School by the deadlines below. May and December deadlines will vary.

Master’s Thesis

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If Graduating in December or May

• By December 19, 2019 or May 1, 2020, for students whose degree requires a thesis, you must submit your initial thesis to the ProQuest site. Within one week of the deadline, you will receive confirmation that your thesis was accepted or an email requesting formatting revisions. 
• By December 19, 2019 or May 1, 2020, your Master's Application for Advanced Degree E-Doc must be received by the University Graduate School. We strongly recommend submitting the E-Doc at least ten days prior to this deadline to allow time for your department to approve it prior to routing to the University Graduate School.  
• By January 10, 2020 or May 15, 2020, you must submit a signed acceptance page, as well as a corrected thesis (after initial review by the master’s recorder).

If Graduating in a Month Other than December or May

• By the 15th of the month you wish to graduate, you must submit your initial thesis and your Master's Application for Advanced Degree E-Doc must be received by the University Graduate School. You will be notified of any format changes that are needed within a week of the deadline (by the 22nd of the month you submitted).
• By the 27th of the month you wish to graduate, you must submit a signed acceptance page, as well as your thesis corrections as determined by the master's recorder. 

Doctoral Dissertation

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Defense Deadlines

At least 30 days before your defense, schedule a mutually agreeable time with your committee to hold your defense, and submit your defense announcement.

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The 30-day deadline applies to the date the University Graduate School receives your announcement, not necessarily when you send it. Track your announcement to ensure timely approval. For more information, click on the small, information icon on the "PhD Defense Announcement" button in the the Graduate School task page on One.IU, when it open, click the “Student Reference Link.”   

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If Graduating in Demceber or May

• By December 19, 2019 or May 1, 2020,you must submit your initial dissertation. All the content of your dissertation must be complete at this point as only formatting changes are permitted after your initial submission. You will be notified of any format changes that are needed within a week of the deadline. 
• By January 10, 2020 or May 15, 2020, you must submit a signed acceptance page and a signed abstract page, as well as a corrected dissertation (after initial review by the doctoral recorder.)

If Graduating in a Month Other than December or May

• By the 15th of the month you wish to graduate, you must submit your initial dissertation. All content of your dissertation must be complete at this point as only formatting changes are permitted after your initial submission.You will be notified of any format changes that are needed within a week of the deadline (by the 22nd of the month).
• By the 27th of the month you wish to graduate, you must submit a signed acceptance page and a signed abstract page, as well as a corrected doctoral dissertation (after initial review by the doctoral recorder.)