December 15 and May 15 are important days, please see the information on the First Semester Students and the Second Semester Students pages.
Registration Dates and Deadlines - Important registration dates and deadlines by semester.
Fall Semester 2024
August 15: Deadline to enroll in Graduate Assistant health insurance for continuing or new coverage.
September 8: Deadline to enroll in Graduate Assistant health insurance for late hires (benefits retroactive to August 25, 2023).
October 25: Deadline to register for independent and directed studies; practicum, internship, research, thesis courses; and continuous registration.
December 1: Deadline to submit Thesis, Dissertation, and Project Title Page to the Graduate School for fall graduation.
December 13: Deadline to submit Theses, Dissertations, and Projects with Approval Forms to the Graduate School for fall graduation.
December 14: Graduate Hooding Ceremony
Graduate School dates and deadlines can be found here.
March 1: Deadline to be considered for a Fall or Fall/Spring teaching assistantship (TA-ship).
November 1: Deadline to be considered for continuation TA-ship from Fall to Spring or for a new Spring only TA-ship.
These deadlines provide the Director of Biological Sciences and the College Dean with sufficient time to read theses and return them to students for review and editing prior to submission to the next level. Edits and revisions can, and likely will, be required at each stage of the process. Students are therefore encouraged to leave more time than indicated below.
Thesis Title Page Submission Deadline to Graduate School (these never change)
Fall December 1st
Spring April 10th
Summer July 10
Thesis Deadline for the Department of Biological Sciences for review and signature are as follows:
Fall November 22, 2024
Spring April 10, 2025
Summer July 10, 2025
Thesis Deadline for the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office for review and signature are as follows:
Fall December 6, 2024
Spring April 24, 2025
Summer July 24, 2025
Thesis Submission Deadlines to The Graduate School (forms uploaded to ETD):
Fall December 13, 2024
Spring May 2, 2025
Summer August 1, 2025
If the deadline falls on a weekend, then the deadline becomes the PRECEDING Friday.