Graduate Student Deadlines

Fall 2025 deadlines:

All materials for DGS review should be submitted electronically to Erin Esch Pereira (eee8@georgetown.edu), Graduate Program Coordinator, unless otherwise indicated.

» Friday 8/22/25

• Final deadline for tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval)

» Friday 10/24/2025

• Students planning to submit Qualifying Reviews in Spring 2026 must submit written intention to the DGS by October 27 on a departmental student request form

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval)

• MS in Passing form due to Graduate School for students requesting the December degree

» Monday 11/17/2025

• Dissertation Proposal due for DGS review (post-defense and with mentor, committee, and IRB approval)  Please also note that the proposal defense must be scheduled two weeks in advance; see the Graduate Student Handbook and proposal defense scheduling form

• Master's Thesis Proposal due for DGS review (with mentor's and IRB approval if applicable) for students writing their thesis for Spring 2026

• Fall Deadline to submit dissertation or thesis*, defended (when applicable) and approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in December*. Email eee8 for more information.

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Spring 2026 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Fall 2026 (with application materials due March 15 for coming Fall 2026)

» Sunday 12/1/2025

• PhD Applications for Admission due for Fall 2026 admissions cycle

» Thursday 12/12/2025

• Defended, revised, committee-and-DGS-approved dissertations and theses* due to the Graduate School for Fall graduation, submitted in ProQuest

• Note that we recommend submission by 12/3 to allow time to make any required formatting edits prior to the Graduate School final deadline.

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Spring 2026 deadlines:

» Thursday 1/15/2026

• Fall 2026 Master's Applications for Admission due

» Friday 1/9/2026

• Final deadline for Spring tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval).

» Thursday 1/31/2026

• Graduation Applications due to the Graduate School for all May graduates

• MS in Passing Form due to Graduate School for students requesting the May degree (submit to the department for DGS review one week prior)

» Monday 3/2/2026

• Last day of Spring term for Dissertation Defense to take place, to be eligible for May 2026 graduation

• Foreign Language Proficiency requests due for graduating MS students, submitted on a graduate student request form with advisor approval

» Monday 3/9/2026

• Qualifying Review (QP1) Materials due

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval)

• Second Qualifying Paper (QP2) due

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Fall 2026 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Spring 2026 (with application materials due November 17 for Spring 2026)

» Wednesday 4/1/2026

• Spring Deadline to submit committee-approved dissertation or thesis, approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in May*.  Visit our dissertation defense and submission webpage for more information.

• Dissertation Proposal Defense completed and Proposal submitted for DGS review, with IRB approval if applicable

• MS or MLC Thesis Proposal due for DGS review for students writing a Thesis in Fall 2026

» Monday 4/15/2026

• We very strongly recommend dissertations and theses be uploaded to ProQuest for Graduate School review by 4/15.  This allows time for students to correct formatting edits required by the Graduate School and still remain eligible for May graduation. More here from the Graduate School about very final deadlines. 

» Friday 5/1/2026

• Final deadline for (defended, revised, committee -and DGS-approved) dissertations and theses* to the Graduate School for Spring graduation, submitted in ProQuest.  Submission on this date does not guarantee May graduation; any formatting edits required would likely delay graduation.  

• Deadline for Statement of Intention to submit Proposal in Fall 2025, on graduate student request form with approval of mentor

*Master's theses require only one person serving as mentor, not full a committee; nor do theses require a public defense.

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Fall 2024 deadlines:

All materials for DGS review should be submitted electronically to Erin Esch Pereira (eee8@georgetown.edu), Graduate Program Coordinator, unless otherwise indicated.

» Friday 8/23/24

• Final deadline for tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval)

» Friday 10/25/2024

• Students planning to submit Qualifying Reviews in Spring 2025 must submit written intention to the DGS by October 27 on a departmental student request form

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval)

• MS in Passing form due to Graduate School for students requesting the December degree

» Monday 11/18/2024

• Dissertation Proposal due for DGS review (post-defense and with mentor, committee, and IRB approval)  Please also note that the proposal defense must be scheduled two weeks in advance; see the Graduate Student Handbook and proposal defense scheduling form

• Master's Thesis Proposal due for DGS review (with mentor's and IRB approval if applicable) for students writing their thesis for Spring 2025

• Fall Deadline to submit dissertation or thesis*, defended (when applicable) and approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in December*. Email eee8 for more information.

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Spring 2025 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Fall 2025 (with application materials due March 15 for coming Fall 2025)

» Sunday 12/1/2024

• PhD Applications for Admission due for Fall 2025 admissions cycle

» Thursday 12/12/2024

• Defended, revised, committee-and-DGS-approved dissertations and theses* due to the Graduate School for Fall graduation, submitted in ProQuest

• Note that we recommend submission by 12/5 to allow time to make any required formatting edits prior to the Graduate School final deadline.

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Spring 2025 deadlines:

» Wednesday 1/15/2025

• Fall 2024 Master's Applications for Admission due

» Friday 1/10/2025

• Final deadline for Spring tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval).

» Friday 1/31/2025

• Graduation Applications due to the Graduate School for all May graduates

• MS in Passing Form due to Graduate School for students requesting the May degree (submit to the department for DGS review one week prior)

» Monday 3/3/2025

• Last day of Spring term for Dissertation Defense to take place, to be eligible for May 2025 graduation

• Foreign Language Proficiency requests due for graduating MS students, submitted on a graduate student request form with advisor approval

» Monday 3/10/2025

• Qualifying Review (QP1) Materials due

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval)

• Second Qualifying Paper (QP2) due

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Fall 2024 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Spring 2025 (with application materials due November 22 for Spring 2025)

» Tuesday 4/1/2025

• Spring Deadline to submit committee-approved dissertation or thesis, approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in May*.  Visit our dissertation defense and submission webpage for more information.

• Dissertation Proposal Defense completed and Proposal submitted for DGS review, with IRB approval if applicable

• MS or MLC Thesis Proposal due for DGS review for students writing a Thesis in Fall 2025

» Tuesday 4/15/2025

• We very strongly recommend dissertations and theses be uploaded to ProQuest for Graduate School review by 4/15.  This allows time for students to correct formatting edits required by the Graduate School and still remain eligible for May graduation. 

» Thursday 5/1/2025

• Final deadline for (defended, revised, committee -and DGS-approved) dissertations and theses* to the Graduate School for Spring graduation, submitted in ProQuest.  Submission on this date does not guarantee May graduation; any formatting edits required would likely delay graduation.  

• Deadline for Statement of Intention to submit Proposal in Fall 2025, on graduate student request form with approval of mentor

*Master's theses require only one person serving as mentor, not full a committee; nor do theses require a public defense.

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Fall 2023 deadlines:

All materials for DGS review should be submitted electronically to Erin Esch Pereira (eee8@georgetown.edu), Graduate Program Coordinator, unless otherwise stated.

» Friday 8/25/23

• Final deadline for tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval)

» Friday 10/27/2023

• Students planning to submit Qualifying Reviews in Spring 2023 must submit written intention to the DGS by October 27 on a departmental student request form

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval)

• MS in Passing form due to Graduate School for students requesting the December degree

» Monday 11/20/2023

• Dissertation Proposal due for DGS review (post-defense and with mentor, committee, and IRB approval)  Please also note that the proposal defense must be scheduled two weeks in advance; see the Graduate Student Handbook and proposal defense scheduling form

• Master's Thesis Proposal due for DGS review (with mentor's and IRB approval if applicable) for students writing their thesis for Spring 2024

• Fall Deadline to submit dissertation or thesis*, defended (when applicable) and approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in December*. Email eee8 for more information.

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Spring 2024 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Fall 2024 (with application materials due March 15 for coming Fall 2024)

» Friday 12/1/2023

• PhD Applications for Admission due for Fall 2022 admissions cycle

» Monday 12/11/2023

• Defended, revised, committee-and-DGS-approved dissertations and theses* due to the Graduate School for Fall graduation, submitted in ProQuest

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Spring 2024 deadlines:

» Monday 1/15/2024

• Fall 2024 Master's Applications for Admission due

» Friday 1/12/2024

• Final deadline for Spring tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval).

» Thursday 2/1/2024

• Graduation Applications due to the Graduate School for all May graduates

• MS in Passing Form due to Graduate School for students requesting the May degree

» Friday 3/1/2024

• Qualifying Review (QP1) Materials due

• Last day of Spring term for Dissertation Defense to take place, to be eligible for May 2024 graduation

• Foreign Language Proficiency requests due for graduating MS students, submitted on a graduate student request form with advisor approval

» Monday 3/11/2024

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval)

• Second Qualifying Paper (QP2) due

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Fall 2024 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Spring 2025 (with application materials due November 22 for Spring 2025)

» Tuesday 4/2/2024

• Spring Deadline to submit committee-approved dissertation or thesis, approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in May*.  Visit our dissertation defense and submission webpage for more information.

• Dissertation Proposal Defense completed and Proposal submitted for DGS review, with IRB approval if applicable

• MS or MLC Thesis Proposal due for DGS review for students writing a Thesis in Fall 2024

» Monday 4/15/2024

• We very strongly recommend dissertations and theses be uploaded to ProQuest for Graduate School review by 4/15.  This allows time for students to correct formatting edits required by the Graduate School and still remain eligible for May graduation. 

» Monday 5/1/2024

• Final deadline for (defended, revised, committee -and DGS-approved) dissertations and theses* to the Graduate School for Spring graduation, submitted in ProQuest.  Submission on this date does not guarantee May graduation; any formatting edits required would likely delay graduation.  

• Deadline for Statement of Intention to submit Proposal in Fall 2024, on graduate student request form with approval of mentor

*Master's theses require only one person serving as mentor, not full a committee; nor do theses require a public defense.

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Fall 2022 deadlines:

All materials for DGS review should be submitted electronically to Erin Esch Pereira (eee8@georgetown.edu), Graduate Program Coordinator, unless otherwise stated.

» Friday 8/26/22

• Final deadline for tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval)

» Friday 10/28/22

• Students planning to submit Qualifying Reviews in Spring 2023 must submit written intention to the DGS by October 29 on a departmental student request form

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval)

• MS in Passing form due to Graduate School for students requesting the December degree

» Monday 11/21/2022

• Dissertation Proposal due for DGS review (post-defense and with mentor, committee, and IRB approval)  Please also note that the proposal defense must be scheduled two weeks in advance; see the Graduate Student Handbook and proposal defense scheduling form

• Master's Thesis Proposal due for DGS review (with mentor's and IRB approval if applicable) for students writing their thesis for Spring 2023

• Fall Deadline to submit dissertation or thesis*, defended (when applicable) and approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in December*. Email eee8 for more information.

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Spring 2023 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Fall 2023 (with application materials due March 15 for coming Fall 2023)

» Thursday 12/1/2022

• PhD Applications for Admission due for Fall 2022 admissions cycle

» Friday 12/9/2022

• Defended, revised, committee-and-DGS-approved dissertations and theses* due to the Graduate School for Fall graduation, submitted in ProQuest

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Spring 2023 deadlines:

» Sunday 1/15/2023

• Fall 2022 Master's Applications for Admission due

» Friday 1/13/2022

• Final deadline for Spring tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval).

» Wednesday 2/1/2023

• Graduation Applications due to the Graduate School for all May graduates

• MS in Passing Form due to Graduate School for students requesting the May degree

» Wednesday 3/1/2023

• Last day of Spring term for Dissertation Defense to take place, to be eligible for May 2023 graduation

• Foreign Language Proficiency requests due for graduating MS students

» Friday 3/3/2023

• Qualifying Review (QP1) Materials due

» Monday 3/13/2023

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval)

• Second Qualifying Paper (QP2) due

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Fall 2023 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Spring 2024 (with application materials due November 22 for Spring 2023)

» Friday 3/31/2022

• Spring Deadline to submit committee-approved dissertation or thesis, approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in May*.  Visit our dissertation defense webpage for more information.

• Dissertation Proposal Defense completed and Proposal submitted for DGS review, with IRB approval if applicable

• MS or MLC Thesis Proposal due for DGS review for students writing a Thesis in Fall 2023

» Friday 4/14/2023

• We very strongly recommend dissertations and theses be uploaded to ProQuest for Graduate School review by 4/14.  This allows time for students to correct formatting edits required by the Graduate School and still remain eligible for May graduation. 

» Friday 4/282023

• Final deadline for (defended, revised, committee -and DGS-approved) dissertations and theses* to the Graduate School for Spring graduation, submitted in ProQuest.  Submission on this date does not guarantee May graduation; any formatting edits required would likely delay graduation.  

» Monday 5/1/2023

• Deadline for Statement of Intention to submit Proposal in Fall 2023, on graduate student request form with approval of mentor

*Master's theses require only one person serving as mentor, not full a committee; nor do theses require a public defense.

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Fall 2021 deadlines:

All materials for DGS review should be submitted electronically to Erin Esch Pereira (eee8@georgetown.edu), Graduate Program Coordinator, unless otherwise stated.

» Note about Graduate School and Linguistics Department Conference Travel Grants

• The Graduate School and the Linguistics Department hope to resume their grant application process for the 2021-2022 academic year. Please visit the Graduate School and Linguistics Department websites for current information.

» Wednesday 8/25/21

• Final deadline for tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval)

» Friday 10/29/21

• Students planning to submit Qualifying Reviews in Spring 2022 must submit written intention to the DGS by October 29 on a departmental student request form

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval). Note that effective Fall 2019, semester 5 in the program is the soonest one may request the MS in passing

• MS in Passing form due to Graduate School for students requesting the December degree

» Monday 11/22/2021

• Dissertation Proposal due for DGS review (post-defense and with mentor, committee, and IRB approval)  Please also note that the proposal defense must be scheduled two weeks in advance; see the Graduate Student Handbook and proposal defense scheduling form

• Master's Thesis Proposal due for DGS review (with mentor's and IRB approval if applicable) for students writing their thesis for Spring 2022

• Fall Deadline to submit dissertation or thesis*, defended (when applicable) and approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in December*. Email eee8 for more information.

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Spring 2022 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Fall 2022 (with application materials due March 15 for coming Fall 2022)

» Wednesday 12/1/2021

• PhD Applications for Admission due for Fall 2022 admissions cycle

» Friday 12/10/2021

• Defended, revised, committee-and-DGS-approved dissertations and theses* due to the Graduate School for Fall graduation, submitted in ProQuest

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Spring 2022 deadlines:

» Note about Graduate School and Linguistics Department Conference Travel Grants

• The Graduate School and the Linguistics Department hope to resume their grant application process for the 2021-2022 academic year. Please visit the Graduate School and Linguistics Department websites for current information.

» Saturday 1/5/2022

• Fall 2022 Master's Applications for Admission due

» Wednesday 1/12/2022

• Final deadline for Spring tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval).

» Tuesday 2/1/2022

• Graduation Applications due to the Graduate School for all May graduates

• MS in Passing Form due to Graduate School for students requesting the May degree

» Tuesday 3/1/2022

• Last day of Spring term for Dissertation Defense to take place, to be eligible for May 2022 graduation

• Foreign Language Proficiency requests due for graduating MS students

» Monday 3/14/2022

• Qualifying Review (QP1) Materials due

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval)

• Second Qualifying Paper (QP2) due

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Fall 2022 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Spring 2023 (with application materials due November 22 for Spring 2022)

» Friday 4/1/2022

• Spring Deadline to submit committee-approved dissertation or thesis, approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in May*.  Visit our dissertation defense webpage for more information.

• Dissertation Proposal Defense completed and Proposal submitted for DGS review, with IRB approval if applicable

• MS or MLC Thesis Proposal due for DGS review for students writing a Thesis in Fall 2022

» Friday 4/15/2022

• We very strongly recommend dissertations and theses be uploaded to ProQuest for Graduate School review by 4/15.  This allows time for students to correct formatting edits required by the Graduate School and still remain eligible for May graduation. 

» Sunday 5/1/2022 

• Very final deadline for (defended, revised, committee -and DGS-approved) dissertations and theses* to the Graduate School for Spring graduation, submitted in ProQuest.  Submission on this date does not guarantee May graduation; any formatting edits required would likely delay graduation.  

» Monday 5/2/20212

• Deadline for Statement of Intention to submit Proposal in Fall 2022, on graduate student request form with approval of mentor

*Master's theses require only one person serving as mentor, not full a committee; nor do theses require a public defense.

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Fall 2020 deadlines:

All materials for DGS review should be submitted electronically to Erin Esch Pereira (eee8@georgetown.edu), Graduate Program Coordinator, unless otherwise stated.

» Monday 8/31/20  

• Final deadline for tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval)

» Friday 10/30/20

• Students planning to submit Qualifying Reviews in Spring 2021 must submit written intention to the DGS by October 30 on a departmental student request form

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval). Note that effective Fall 2019, semester 5 in the program is the soonest one may request the MS in passing

• MS in Passing form due to Graduate School for students requesting the December degree 

» Monday 11/23/2020

• Dissertation Proposal due for DGS review (post-defense and with mentor, committee, and IRB approval)  Please also note that the proposal defense must be scheduled two weeks in advance; see the Graduate Student Handbook and proposal defense scheduling form

• Master's Thesis Proposal due for DGS review (with mentor's and IRB approval if applicable) for students writing their thesis for Spring 2021

• Fall Deadline to submit dissertation or thesis*, defended (when applicable) and approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in December*. Email eee8 for more information.

» Tuesday 12/1/2020

• PhD Applications for Admission due

» Tuesday 12/8/20

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Spring 2021 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Fall 2021 (with application materials due March 15 for coming Fall 2021)

» Thursday 12/10/2020 

• Defended, revised, committee-and-DGS-approved dissertations and theses* due to the Graduate School for Fall graduation, submitted in ProQuest

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Spring 2021 deadlines:

» Note about Graduate School and Linguistics Department Conference Travel Grants

• The Graduate School will accept applications for travel grants for travel taking place after January 1, 2021, if the University Travel Moratorium is lifted by that time. The Linguistics Department hopes to resume its grant application process on the same cycle. Please visit the Graduate School and Linguistics Department websites for current information.

» Friday 1/1/2021

• Fall 2021 Master's Applications for Admission due

» Thursday 1/21/2021  

• Final deadline for tutorial forms for DGS review (submitted with instructor approval). Please note the adjusted deadline from January 15 due to the later start of classes in Spring 2021. 

» Monday 2/1/2021

• • Graduation Applications due to the Graduate School for all May graduates

  • MS in Passing form due to Graduate School for students requesting the May degree 

» Monday 3/1/2021  

• Last day of Spring term to schedule Dissertation Defense to be eligible for May 2021 graduation

• Foreign Language Proficiency requests due for graduating MS students

» Friday 3/5/2021

• Qualifying Review and First Qualifying Paper due

» Monday 3/15/2021  

• Master's Research Paper (MRP) due for DGS review for MS students and PhD students requesting MS in Passing (submitted with reader approval)

• Second Qualifying Paper (QP2) due

• Application materials for non-service fellowship for Fall 2021 due (consult graduate handbook for details)

• Notify advisor with cc to Graduate Program Coordinator of intention to apply for non-service fellowship for Spring 2022 (with application materials due December 8 for Spring 2021)

» Tuesday 4/6/2021

• Spring Deadline to submit committee-approved dissertation or thesis, approved by committee, to DGS *for students planning to graduate in May*. Email eee8@georgetown.edu for more information.

» Tuesday 4/6/2021  

• • Dissertation Proposal Defense completed and Proposal submitted for DGS review

» Friday 4/30/2021  

• Very final deadline for (defended, revised, committee -and DGS-approved) dissertations and theses* to the Graduate School for Spring graduation, submitted in ProQuest

» Wednesday 5/5/2021  

•  Deadline for Statement of Intention to submit Proposal in Fall 2021, on graduate student request form with approval of mentor

*Master's theses require only one person serving as mentor, not full a committee; nor do theses require a public defense. 

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