You may also consult the graduate school calendar.
| This table summarizes important deadlines from the Graduate School Calendar to help you plan. However, changes DO occur, so as you are finalizing your plans, contact the Graduate School (844-4700) to confirm the relevant dates. | ||||
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| Registration ends... | NA | 8/18/25 | 1/7/26 | 5/18/26 |
| Order graduation check no later than... | NA | 8/9/25 | 12/13/25 | 5/2/26 |
| Initiate Dissertation First Submission Approval workflow (including designation of your University Reader [UR]) such that your committee approves it by this date; submit dissertation draft (pdf) to GS by this date; deliver draft to UR in their preferred form (paper or electronic) by this date. | NA | 11/11/25 | 4/7/26 | tba |
| Complete workflow link scheduling dissertation defense | NA | 11/25/25 | 4/14/26 | tba |
| All of the following must happen by this date: dissertation defense completed; committee and UR submit their approvals of dissertation defense; | NA | 12/2/25 | 4/21/26 | tba |
| All of the following must happen by this date: committee submits ETD final approval of your dissertation, you submit final approved electronic draft of dissertation to Graduate School via AUETD system; and you submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates (online survey) to the Grad School. | NA | 12/9/25 | 4/28/26 | tba |
| Graduation day | NA | 12/13/25 | 5/2/26 | 8/8/26 |