Dates & Deadlines
Spring 2025
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January 1
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January 17
Degree Audit, Application for Completion of Degree or Certificate and $40.00 fee for May grads.
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January 17
Proposal Approval Form for thesis/dissertation completion for May 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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February 13
Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting 102C Moulton - 10am
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February 14
University Research Symposium registration closes.
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February 17
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 19
Graduate Council Meeting 401 Stevenson Hall - 2pm
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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 17
Graduate Council Election ballot sent to full graduate faculty members.
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March 20
Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting 102C Moulton Hall - 10am
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March
Open House, Bone Student Center TBA.
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March 24
Last date for oral defense of a Dissertation for May graduation
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March 26
Graduate Council Meeting 401 Stevenson Hall - 2pm
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March 27
Graduate Council Election closes at 12pm.
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March 31
Final Deposit of Dissertation for students completing their degree in May.
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April 7
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April 11
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April 14
Final Deposit of Thesis or MFA Supportive Statement for students completing their degree in May.
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April 17
Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting 102C Moulton Hall - 10am
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April 23
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April 25
Graduate Assistant Course Load Waiver Requests due for summer semester. (PERS 938)
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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 28
Master’s Comprehensive Exam results due.
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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 2025
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May 23
Application for Completion of Degree or Certificate and $40.00 fee for August grads
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May 23
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May 23
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 14
Last date for oral defense of a Dissertation for August graduation.
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July 21
Last date for oral defense of a Thesis for August graduation.
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July 21
Last date for oral defense of an MFA Supportive Statement for August graduation.
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July 21
Final Deposit of Dissertation for students completing their degree in August.
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July 28
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 28
Final Deposit of Thesis for students completing their degree in August.
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July 28
Final Deposit of MFA Supportive Statement for students completing their degree in August.
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August 1
EDI Tuition Scholarship deadline for fall semester.
Fall 2025
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July 24
Graduate Assistant Course Load Waiver Requests due for fall semester. (PERS 938)
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August 1
EDI Tuition Scholarship deadline for fall semester.
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August 1
McNair Book Scholarship application deadline.
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August 22
Degree Audit, Application for Completion of Degree or Certificate and $50.00 fee for Dec grads.
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August 25
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
Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting 102C Moulton Hall
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September 24
Graduate Council Meeting 2pm 401 Stevenson Hall
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September
Graduate Faculty Meeting
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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
Dissertation completion Grant application deadline.
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October
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October TBA
Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting 102C Moulton Hall
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October TBA
Graduate Coordinator Meetings (Small group meetings max of 12)
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October 22
Graduate Council Meeting 2pm 401 Stevenson Hall
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October 27
Last date for oral defense of a Dissertation for December graduation.
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November TBA
Graduate Coordinator Meetings (Small group meetings max of 12)
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November 3
Final Deposit of Dissertation for students completing their degree in December.
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November 10
Last date for oral defense of a Thesis for December graduation.
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November 10
Last date for oral defense of an MFA Supportive Statement for December graduation.
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November TBA
Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting 102C Moulton Hall
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November 17
Final Deposit of of thesis for students completing their degree in December.
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November 17
Final Deposit of MFA Supportive Statement for students completing their degree in December.
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November 19
Graduate Council Meeting 2pm 401 Stevenson Hall
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November 24
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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. (PERS 938)
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December (After grades post)
Probation/dismissal information from Graduate Coordinators.