Skip Navigation
Search
Deadlines/Key Dates - Fall Semester 2020
| First Day of Classes | August 24 |
| Last Day for No Tuition Liability for Droping Courses (not for course changes) | August 30 |
| Last Day to Add/Swap/Drop Classes on SOLAR w/o Petition (otherwise get W record) | September 4 |
| Request Advancement to PhD Candidacy (G5) | September 4 |
| Last Day to Request Approval to Course Withdrawal (otherwise get a letter grade) | October 23 |
| Last Day to Notify Dept for PhD Defense Committee List (5 wks before the defense) | October 19 |
| Last Day to Notify Dept for PhD Defense (4 wks before the defense) | November 5 |
| Last Day for Application for Graduation on SOLAR | November 11 |
| Last Day to Notify Dept for MS Committee List & Defense Date (2 wks before the defense) | November 19 |
| Last Day to Schedule PhD/MS Dissertation/Thesis Defense (2 wks before the Semester End) | December 3 |
| Last Day of Classes | December 7 |
| Last Day to Submit Approved Dissertation/Thesis to Graduate School & Department | December 17 |
| Semester End | December 17 |
Deadlines/Key Dates - Spring Semester 2021
| First Day of Classes | January 25 |
| Last Day for No Tuition Liability for Droping Courses (not for course changes) | January 31 |
| Last Day to Add/Swap/Drop Classes on SOLAR w/o Petition (otherwise get W record) | February 5 |
| Request Advancement to PhD Candidacy (G5) | February 5 |
| Last Day to Request Approval to Course Withdrawal (otherwise get a letter grade) | March 25 |
| Last Day to Notify Dept for PhD Defense Committee List (5 wks before the defense) | April 2 |
| Last Day to Notify Dept for PhD Defense Date (4 wks before the defense) | April 9 |
| Application for Graduation with MS on SOLAR | April 17 |
| Last Day to Notify Dept for MS Committee List & Defense Date (2 wks before the defense) | April 23 |
| Last Day to Schedule PhD/MS Dissertation/Thesis Defense (2 wks before the Semester End) | May 6 |
| Last Day of Classes | May 9 |
| Last Day to Submit Approved Dissertation/Thesis to Graduate School & Department | May 20 |
| Semester End | May 20 |