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| Last Day to pay $250 Graduate Registration Waiver Fee without registering / paying tuition for the quarter | August 31 |
| Last Day to submit an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee | August 31 |
| Last Day to deliver approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee | August 31 |
| Last Day to deliver Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Certificate of Completion to the Graduate School when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (doctoral students only) | August 31 |
| Classes Begin | September 24 |
| Last Day to submit Drop Letters to the Graduate School | October 1 |
| Last Day to submit Academic Probation / Final Probation to the Graduate School | October 8 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit On-Leave payment | December 7 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit Reinstatement payment | December 7 |
| Last Day to file a Master's Request | December 7 |
| Last Day for a final submission of an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) | December 14 |
| Last Day to deliver approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School | December 14 |
| Last Day to deliver Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Certificate of Completion to the Graduate School (doctoral students only) | December 14 |
| Last Day to remove department contingencies and submit degree recommendations for graduation | December 19 |
| Last Day to pay $250 Graduate Registration Waiver Fee without registering / paying tuition for the quarter | December 28 |
| Last Day to submit an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee | December 28 |
| Last Day to deliver approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee | December 28 |
| Last Day to deliver Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Certificate of Completion to the Graduate School when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (doctoral students only) | December 28 |
| Classes Begin | January 7 |
| Last Day to submit Drop Letters to the Graduate School | January 14 |
| Last Day to submit Academic Probation / Final Probation to the Graduate School | January 22 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit On-Leave payment | March 15 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit Reinstatement payment | March 15 |
| Last Day to file a Master's Request | March 15 |
| Last Day for a final submission of an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) | March 22 |
| Last Day to deliver approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School | March 22 |
| Last Day to deliver Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Certificate of Completion to the Graduate School (doctoral students only) | March 22 |
| Last Day to remove department contingencies and submit degree recommendations for graduation | March 27 |
| Classes Begin | April 1 |
| Last Day to pay $250 Graduate Registration Waiver Fee without registering / paying tuition for the quarter | April 5 |
| Last Day to submit an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee | April 5 |
| Last Day to deliver approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee | April 5 |
| Last Day to deliver Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Certificate of Completion to the Graduate School when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (doctoral students only) | April 5 |
| Last Day to submit Drop Letters to the Graduate School | April 8 |
| Last Day to submit Academic Probation / Final Probation to the Graduate School | April 15 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit On-Leave payment | June 7 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit Reinstatement payment | June 7 |
| Last Day to file a Master's Request | June 7 |
| Last Day for a final submission of an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) | June 14 |
| Last Day to deliver approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School | June 14 |
| Last Day to deliver Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Certificate of Completion to the Graduate School (doctoral students only) | June 14 |
| Last Day to remove department contingencies and submit degree recommendations for graduation | June 19 |
| Classes Begin | June 24 |
| Last Day to pay $250 Graduate Registration Waiver Fee without registering / paying tuition for the quarter | June 28 |
| Last Day to submit an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee | June 28 |
| Last Day to deliver approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee | June 28 |
| Last Day to deliver Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Certificate of Completion to the Graduate School when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (doctoral students only) | June 28 |
| Last Day to submit Drop Letters to the Graduate School | July 1 |
| Last Day to submit Academic Probation / Final Probation to the Graduate School | July 8 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit Reinstatement payment | August 16 |
| Last Day to file a Master's Request | August 16 |
| Last Day for a final submission of an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) | August 23 |
| Last Day to deliver approval form to the Graduate School for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School | August 23 |
| Last Day to deliver Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Certificate of Completion to the Graduate School (doctoral students only) | August 23 |
| Last Day to remove department contingencies and submit degree recommendations for graduation | August 28 |