Current Student Guide
Achieve Your Goals
These internal resources from the Graduate School are for current students, faculty and staff. Here you may find forms, documents, meeting minutes and other resources shared by our department. For academic programs, contact information, faculty and staff profiles, news and upcoming events, return to the Graduate School's homepage.
For admission information, visit Graduate Admissions.
Important Dates
NOTE: Deadlines that say “Last day TDS will accept” require that the document make it to the Graduate School/TDS queue by the deadline. This means that the form must be submitted by the student and have routed through all required approvals in order to be received by TDS. Please allow adequate time for approval when submitting this document.
Spring 2026
- January 12, 2026 – First day of Spring 2026 term
- March 27, 2026 – The last day to hold a a final dissertation defense for Spring 2026 graduates
- April 3, 2026 – The last day TDS will accept final thesis or dissertation submissions for Spring 2026 graduation
- April 17, 2026 – Deadline to submit master’s/specialist comprehensive examination reports for Spring 2026
- April 24, 2026 – The last day TDS will accept thesis or dissertation proposal submissions for Spring 2026 approval
- May 8, 2026 – Graduation ceremony for graduate students