Dates & Deadlines
Spring 2024
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January 1
Diversity Tuition Waiver application deadline for spring semester.
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January 19
Degree Audit, Application for Completion of Degree or Certificate and $40.00 fee for May grads.
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January 22
Proposal Approval Form for thesis/dissertation completion for May graduation.
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January
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January
Graduate Faculty Meeting TBA.
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February 16
University Research Symposium registration closes.
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February 16
Inform Symposium staff if your department plans to host oral presentations on the day of the Symposium or the Saturday after. Email symposium@IllinoisState.edu.
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February
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February
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March 15
Ada Belle Clark Welsh Scholarship application deadline.
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March 15
Ora Bretall Scholarship application deadline semester.
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March 15
Donald F. McHenry Fellowship application deadline.
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March 15
Illinois State Foundation Fellowship application deadline.
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March
Graduate Council Election ballot sent to full graduate faculty members.
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March
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March
Open House, Bone Student Center TBA.
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March
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March 25
Last date for oral defense of a Dissertation for May graduation.
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April
Graduate Council Election closes.
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April 1
Final Deposit of Dissertation for students completing their degree in May.
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April 8
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April 12
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April 15
Final Deposit of Thesis or MFA Supportive Statement for students completing their degree in May.
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April
Graduate Faculty Meeting TBA.
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April
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April 25
Graduate Assistant Course Load Waiver Requests due for summer semester.
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April 29
Master’s Comprehensive Exam results due.
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Two weeks prior to graduation date
Graduation Announcement Form for doctoral student wanting to announce degree completion in the media.
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April
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May 1
Diversity Tuition Waiver application deadline for summer semester.
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May (after grades post)
Probation/dismissal information from Graduate Coordinators.
Summer 2024
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January 19
Application for Completion of Degree or Certificate and $40.00 fee for August grads
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May 24
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May 24
Proposal Approval Form for thesis/dissertation completion for August graduation
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10 business days prior to planned defense date
Right to Defend deadline for students completing their Thesis/Dissertation/or MFA for May graduation. (must be approved at least 7 business days before defense is held)
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May 31
Symposium Project/Presentation Assistance Grant application deadline.
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July 15
Last date for oral defense of a Dissertation for August graduation.
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July 22
Last date for oral defense of a Thesis for August graduation.
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July 22
Last date for oral defense of an MFA Supportive Statement for August graduation.
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July 22
Final Deposit of Dissertation for students completing their degree in August.
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July 29
Master’s Comprehensive Exam results due for students that took the exam in the summer term (submit results to grad.degree.audit@ilstu.edu.
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July 29
Final Deposit of Thesis for students completing their degree in August.
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July 29
Final Deposit of MFA Supportive Statement for students completing their degree in August.
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August 1
Diversity Tuition Waiver application deadline for fall semester.
Fall 2024
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July 24
Graduate Assistant Course Load Waiver Requests due for fall semester
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August 1
Diversity Tuition Waiver application deadline for fall semester.
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August 1
McNair Book Scholarship application deadline.
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August 23
Degree Audit, Application for Completion of Degree or Certificate and $50.00 fee for Dec grads.
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August 26
Proposal Approval Form for thesis/dissertation completion for December graduation.
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10 business days prior to planned defense date
Right to Defend deadline for students completing their Thesis/Dissertation/or MFA f or May graduation (must be approved at least 7 business days before defense is held).
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September 15
Lela Winegarner Scholarship application deadline.
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September 15
Ora Bretall Scholarship application deadline.
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September TBA
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September TBA
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September
Graduate Coordinator/Faculty Meeting TBA.
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September TBA
James L. Fisher Outstanding Thesis Award nominations due in the Graduate School.
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October 1
Graduate Faculty Membership Nomination deadline.
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October
Graduate Coordinator Meetings (Small group meetings max of 12 - TBA) Register for one session using the Doodle link (Noelle sent via email) for each session.
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10 business days prior to planned defense date
Right to Defend deadline for students completing their Thesis/Dissertation/or MFA for May graduation (must be approved at least 7 business days before defense is held).
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October
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October
Dissertation Completion Grant application deadline.
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October TBA
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October TBA
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October 28
Last date for oral defense of a Dissertation for December graduation.
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November 4
Final Deposit of Dissertation for students completing their degree in December.
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November 11
Last date for oral defense of a Thesis for December graduation.
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November 11
Last date for oral defense of an MFA Supportive Statement for December graduation.
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November TBA
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November 18
Final Deposit of of thesis for students completing their degree in December.
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November 18
Final Deposit of MFA Supportive Statement for students completing their degree in December.
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November 25
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November TBA
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November
Graduate Coordinator/Faculty Meeting TBA.
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November 30
Graduation Announcement Form for doctoral student wanting to announce degree completion in the media.
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December
Clarence W. Sorensen Dissertation Award submissions due.
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December 1
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December 14
Graduate Assistant Course Load Waiver Requests due for spring semester.
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December (After grades post)
Probation/dismissal information from Graduate Coordinators.