Upcoming Academic Deadlines

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December 2009:

1. Appointment for Defense of Thesis/Dissertation Examination Committee (Form 5B) is due by Friday, October 2, 2009
2. Last day to defend to qualify for degree: Monday, December 7, 2009
3. MPS, MF, and MLA students must notify the Office of Instruction and Graduate Studies (OI&GS) of their intent to complete the degree to be included in the convocation program by Friday, November 20, 2009
4. Submit a final, revised, and signed version of required documents and associated paperwork to OI&GS by Monday, December 14, 2009

May 2010:

1. Appointment for Defense of Thesis/Dissertation Examination Committee (Form 5B) is due by Friday, February 12, 2010
2. Last day to defend to qualify for degree: Friday, April 30, 2010
3. MPS, MF, and MLA students must notify the Office of Instruction and Graduate Studies (OI&GS) of their intent to complete the degree to be included in the convocation program by Wednesday, April 28, 2010
4. Submit a final, revised, and signed version of required documents and associated paperwork to OI&GS by Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Consult the Instructions for Completing a Thesis or Dissertation before submitting a final draft to your defense committee members. All committee members must had a final draft at least two weeks prior to the defense. Students should contact OI&GS via e-mail of the date, time, and location of the defense at least 2 weeks in advance of the defense.

See http://www.esf.edu/graduate/graddegreq.htm for more information.