December 2023 Graduation
Aug. 28, 2023: Fall term begins
Sept. 4, 2023: Labor Day (university closed)
September 10, 2023: Last day to add/drop a course
Sept. 15, 2023: Application for degree/graduation due
Oct. 10, 2023:
October 22, 2023: Last day to change grading option (audit/credit)
Oct. 31, 2023: Last possible day for oral defenses for this term's graduates
November 3, 2023: Last day to withdraw from current course/term
Nov. 10, 2023:
Nov. 15, 2023: Certificate of Graduate Studies completed form due.
Nov. 22, 2023: Thanksgiving break begins (no classes on Wednesday)
Nov. 27, 2023: Thanksgiving break ends, classes resume
Dec. 9, 2023: Fall term ends
Dec. 11-16, 2023: Final examinations
Dec. 16, 2023: Fall graduate commencement
May 2024 Graduation
January 15, 2024: Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed)
January 16, 2024: Spring Term Begins
February 14, 2024: Application for degree/graduation due
March 8, 2024: Last day to change your graduation term
March 8, 2024: Last day for thesis students to submit the request for oral defense of thesis (PDF)
March 8, 2024: Last day for doctoral students to submit the request for oral defense of dissertation (PDF)
March 10-17, 2024: Spring Recess
March 18, 2024: Spring Recess Ends, Classes Resume
March 29, 2024: Last possible day for oral defenses for this term's graduates
April 5, 2024: Last day to submit results of oral defense form (PDF)
April 5, 2024: Last day to submit a post-defense version of your thesis/dissertation. Submit work through ProQuest ETD Administrator.
April 15, 2024: Certificate of Graduate Studies completed form due.
May 2, 2024: Spring Term Ends.
May 4, 6-10, 2024: Final Examinations
May 10, 2024: Spring Graduate Commencement