Graduate Candidate Deadlines

The following documents must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies on or before the dates indicated, for graduation in the specified term. Departments may have additional deadlines.

  Summer
2009		 Fall
2009		 Winter
2010		 Spring
2010		 Summer
2010

GO-16M

Note: dates occur during the preceding term
Appointment of Thesis Final Oral Examination Committee
To be submitted by the Advisor for all master's students completing theses. (See Note 1)
Non-thesis oral examination committees are appointed within the departments only. (See Note 2)		 June 1 Sept. 21 Nov. 30, '09 March 8 June 1

Application for Degree

For all graduate students. No student will graduate without submitting this form.		 June 26 Oct. 2 Jan. 8 April 2 June 25

GO-12

Approved Graduate Degree Program (Master's Students)		 June 26 Oct. 2 Jan. 8 April 2 June 25

Thesis/Dissertation Defense

For all graduate students completing theses or dissertations. See Note 1		 July 10 Nov. 6 Feb. 12 May 7 July 9

Thesis/Dissertation, Submission for
Final Approval

For all graduate students completing theses or dissertations. See Note 3		 July 24 Nov. 20 Feb. 26 May 21 July 23

GO-17

Recommendation for the Master's or Doctoral Degree and/or Graduate Certificate Program Completion Form
(These forms not to be handled by students -- Prepared and submitted by the department or doctoral program for all graduate students)		 Aug. 18 Dec. 15 March 23 June 15 Aug. 17

Early Term Graduation
(for thesis and dissertation students only)

A student who misses the listed Thesis/Dissertation Submission deadline may graduate in the following term without registering in that following term if she/he submits the completed/defended/approved/formatted thesis/dissertation no later than 5:00 P.M. on the GO-17 deadline (i.e., a student who turns in all copies of the thesis after July 24 but no later than 5:00 P.M. August 18, 2009, and has met all other requirements by that date, will graduate in Fall term 2009 without having to register in Fall term; she/he must be registered in Summer term 2009).

Notes

Note 1:

The student must deliver a defense draft of the thesis or dissertation to all members of the approved committee no fewer than 14 days before the oral defense.

Note 2:

For a non-thesis final oral examination, the oral examination must be held during regular term (during 8-week term for Summer) and at least two weeks before the end of the term.

Note 3:

Final copies of theses and dissertations must be prepared in compliance with the formatting requirements available from the Office of Graduate Studies and on our website, http://www.gsr.pdx.edu.