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Freeing the Power of the Individual

 Graduate School

Deadlines

Graduation and Dissertation/Thesis Deadlines

Requirement

May 2012

**August 2012

December 2012

May 2013

Submit Application for Degree form and Progress to Degree Transcript (GRD 11) and Exit Survey:  www.usm.edu/graduateschool

Friday

November 4, 2011

Monday

March 19, 2012

Friday

July 6, 2012

Friday

November 5, 2012

Submit Dissertation Prospectus Approval Form to Graduate Degree Auditor

Friday

November 4, 2011

Monday

March 19, 2012

Friday

July 6, 2012

Friday

November 5, 2012

Submit Contact Graduate Reader Form www.usm.edu/graduateschool

Friday

November 4, 2011

Monday

March 19, 2012

Friday

July 6, 2012

Friday

November 5, 2012

*E-mail title page to graduatereader@usm.edu for approval. Example thesis and dissertation title pages can be found in the Guidelines for Dissertations and Thesis on pages 26 and 27.

Friday

November 4, 2011

Monday

March 19, 2012

Friday

July 6, 2012

Friday

November 5, 2012

*Submit results of Oral Defense of Thesis or Dissertation Form to the Graduate School.

Tuesday

March 20, 2012

Friday

June 8, 2012

Wednesday

October 10, 2012

Tuesday

March 19, 2013

*Submit hard copy of thesis or dissertation to the graduate reader for proofing and final approval. FINAL SIGNED TITLE PAGES DUE! Three (3) signed title pages are due to the graduate reader. Title page must be approved by the graduate reader before it is signed by the committee following the successful defense of dissertation or thesis. Final approval signatures must be in black ink.

Monday

March 26, 2012

Friday

June 15, 2012

Wednesday

October 17, 2012

Monday

March 25, 2013

*Submit final copies of dissertation to the graduate reader.

Monday

April 23, 2012

Monday

July 30, 2012

Monday

November 19, 2012

Monday

April 22, 2013

*Submit final copies of thesis to the graduate reader.

Monday

May 7, 2012

Monday

August 6 , 2012

Friday

November 30, 2012

Monday

May 6, 2013

*Commencement Green Coliseum 10:00 or 2:30 pm (click here for more information)

Friday

May 11, 2012

 

**No Ceremony

Friday

December

14, 2012

Friday

May 10,

2013

*Submit comprehensive exam results form for master's and specialist's students NOT writing a thesis.

Submit change of grade forms for "I" grades.

Monday

May 7, 2012

Wednesday

August 1, 2012

Monday

December 10, 2012

Monday

May 7, 2013

* No exceptions to the deadlines will be permitted

** August graduates may participate in the December ceremony