Dates & Deadlines

• January 1

  EDI Tuition Scholarship  deadline for spring semester.

• January 16

  Degree Audit, Application for Completion of Degree or Certificate and $40.00 fee for May grads.

• January 16

  Proposal Approval Form for thesis/dissertation completion for May graduation.
  
  

   

• 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)

• February 11

  Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting 102C Moulton - tba

• February 13

  University Research Symposium registration closes.

• February 13

  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.

• February 18

  Graduate Council Meeting 401 Stevenson Hall - 2pm

• March 15

  Ada Belle Clark Welsh Scholarship application deadline.

• March 15

  Ora Bretall Scholarship application deadline semester.

• March 15

  Donald F. McHenry Fellowship application deadline.

• March 15

  Illinois State Foundation Fellowship application deadline.

• March 16

  Graduate Council Election ballot sent to full graduate faculty members.

• March 4

  Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting 102C Moulton Hall - tba

• March

  Open House, Bone Student Center TBA.

• March 23

  Last date for oral defense of a Dissertation for May graduation

• March 18

  Graduate Council Meeting 401 Stevenson Hall - 2pm

• March 27

  Graduate Council Election closes at 12pm.

• March 30

  Final Deposit of Dissertation for students completing their degree in May.

• April 6

  Last date for oral defense of a Thesis for May graduation.

• April 10

  University Research Symposium.

• April 13

  Final Deposit of Thesis or MFA Supportive Statement for students completing their degree in May.

• April 15

  Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting 102C Moulton Hall - tba

• April 22

  Graduate Council Meeting 401 Stevenson Hall - 2pm

• April 24

  Graduate Assistant Course Load Waiver Requests due for summer semester. (PERS 938)

• Two weeks prior to graduation date

  Graduation Announcement Form for doctoral student wanting to announce degree completion in the media.

• April 27

  Master’s Comprehensive Exam results due.

• May 1

  Diversity Tuition Waiver application deadline for summer semester.

• May (after grades post)

  Probation/dismissal information from Graduate Coordinators.