Note: All theses/dissertations must be submitted electronically.
If you plan to graduate during FALL 2009, please adhere to the following deadlines.

If you have applied for Fall Semester graduation and find you will not be able to meet one of these deadlines, you must notify the Graduate School prior to the deadline, or your file may be placed on inactive status. Write the Graduate School, 320 E. Clayton Street, Suite 400, Athens, GA 30602-4401, or e-mail: gradinfo@uga.edu.

Graduate students must register for a minimum of 3 hours in at least two semesters per academic year (Fall, Spring, Summer), including the 3 hours of graduate credit that is required for registration during the semester in which degree requirements are completed.

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August 28, 2009
Final date for graduate students to submit an Application for Graduation for December 2009 Graduation.

Application for Graduation

August 28, 2009
Final date for submitting Program of Study forms to the Graduate School for graduation in December 2009. An Advisory Committee form for Master of Arts, Master of Science, and all doctoral candidates must be on file by this date.

Program of study forms

Advisory Committee forms

October 1, 2009
Final date for submitting applications for admission to candidacy to the Graduate School for doctoral candidates who plan to graduate in December 2009. If you were not admitted to candidacy prior to June 12th, 2009, you must register for 10 hours Fall 2009.

Application for Admission to Candidacy

October 12, 2009
Final date for submitting requests for transfer of credit, with accompanying transcripts, to the Graduate School for students graduating in December 2009.

Request for Transfer of Credit

November 2, 2009
Final date for doctoral students to submit information for Commencement program for December 2009 graduation

Doctoral Graduation Ceremony Information Form
(EdD, PhD, DMA only!)

November 16, 2009
Final date for electronically submitting one complete copy of a thesis or dissertation for a format check for December 2009 graduation.

Format check

December 7, 2009
Final date for receipt of the following by the Graduate School: Final Defense Approval Form (all doctoral, MS, MA, MHP, MLA) and corrected copy of thesis/dissertation for December 2009 graduation.

Final Defense Approval Forms:
Doctoral, MA, MS, LLM, MHP, MLA)

December 11, 2009
Final date for completing all requirements for advanced degrees and notifying the Graduate School concerning removal of incompletes, final examinations, etc., for December 2009 graduation. (This does not include grades for courses in which students are currently enrolled.)

December 18, 2009
Graduation. Diplomas will be mailed approximately six to eight weeks after graduation. Address changes, if necessary, should be made with the Office of the Registrar to ensure receipt of diplomas.

Office of the Registrar: Address changes

January 8, 2010
Date the Graduate School will accept theses/dissertations for future graduations.

If you plan to graduate during SPRING 2010, please adhere to the following deadlines:

If you have applied for Spring Semester graduation and find you will not be able to meet one of these deadlines, you must notify the Graduate School prior to the deadline, or your file may be placed on inactive status. Write the Graduate School, 320 E. Clayton Street, Suite, 400, Athens, GA 30602-4401, or e-mail: gradinfo@uga.edu.

Graduate students must register for a minimum of three hours in at least two semesters per academic year (Fall, Spring, Summer), including 3 hours of graduate credit that is required for registration during the semester in which degree requiremetns are completed.

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January 22, 2010
Final date for graduate students to submit an Application for Graduation for May 2010 Graduation.

Application for Graduation

January 22, 2010
Final date for submitting program of study forms to the Graduate School for graduation in May 2010. An approved Advisory Committee form for Master of Arts, Master of Science, and all doctoral Candidates must be on file by this date.

Program of study forms

Advisory Committee forms

January 22, 2010
Final date for submitting applications for admission to candidacy to the Graduate School for doctoral candidates who plan to graduate in May 2010. If you were not admitted to candidacy prior to October 1st, 2009, you must register for 10 hours Spring 2010.

Application for Admission to Candidacy

March 2, 2010
Final date for submitting requests for transfer of credit, with accompanying transcripts, to the Graduate School for students graduating in May 2010.

Request for Transfer of Credit

March 5, 2010
Final date for doctoral students to submit information for Commencement program for May 2010 graduation

Doctoral Graduation Ceremony Information Form
(EdD, PhD, DMA only!)

April 5, 2010
Final date for submitting one complete copy of a thesis or dissertation for a format check for May 2010 graduation.

April 26, 2010
Final date for the receipt of the following by the Graduate School: Final Defense Approval Form (all doctoral, MS, MA, MHP, MLA) and corrected copy of thesis/dissertation.

Final Defense Approval Forms:
Doctoral, MA, MS, LLM, MHP, MLA)

April 30, 2010
Final date for completing all requirements for advanced degrees and notifying the Graduate School concerning removal of incompletes, final examinations, etc., for May 2010 graduation. (This does not include grades for courses in which students are currently enrolled.)

May 8, 2010
Graduation. Diplomas will be mailed approximately six to eight weeks after graduation. Address changes, if necessary, should be made with the Office of the Registrar to ensure receipt of diplomas.

Office of the Registrar: Address changes

May 17, 2010
Date the Graduate School will accept theses/dissertations for future graduations.

If you plan to graduate during Summer 2010, please adhere to the following deadlines:

If you have applied for Summer Semester graduation and find you will not be able to meet one of these deadlines, you must notify the Graduate School prior to the deadline, or your file may be placed on inactive status. Write the Graduate School, 320 E. Clayton Street, Suite 400, Athens, GA 30602-4401 or e-mail: gradinfo@uga.edu.

Graduate students must register for a minimum of 3 hours in at least two semesters per academic year (Fall, Spring, Summer), including the 3 hours of graduate credit that is required for registration during the semester in which degree requirements are completed.

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June 11, 2010
Final date for graduate students to submit an Application for Graduation for August 2010 Graduation.

Application for Graduation

June 11, 2010
Final date for submitting program of study forms to the Graduate School for graduation in August 2010. An Advisory Committee form for Master of Arts, Master of Science, and all doctoral Candidates must be on file by this date.

Program of study forms

Advisory Committee forms

June 11, 2010
Final date for submitting applications for admission to candidacy to the Graduate School for doctoral candidates who plan to graduate in August 2010. If you were not admitted to candidacy prior to January 22, 2010, you must register for 10 hours Summer 2010.

Application for Admission to Candidacy

June 18, 2010
Final date for doctoral students to submit information for Commencement program for August 2010 graduation

Doctoral Graduation Ceremony Information Form
(EdD, PhD, DMA only!)

June 21, 2010
Final date for submitting requests for transfer of credit, with accompanying transcripts, to the Graduate School for students graduating in August 2010.

July 5, 2010
Final date for submitting one complete copy of a thesis or dissertation for a format check for August 2010 graduation.

Format check

July 19, 2010
Final date for receipt of the following by the Graduate School: Final Defense Approval Form (all doctoral, MS, MA, MHP, MLA) and corrected copy of thesis/dissertation.

Final Defense Approval Forms:
Doctoral, MA, MS, LLM, MHP, MLA)

July 23, 2010
Final date for completing all requirements for advanced degrees and notifying the Graduate School concerning removal of incompletes, final examinations, etc., for August 2010 graduation. (This does not include grades for courses in which students are currently enrolled.)

July 31, 2010
Graduation. Diplomas will be mailed approximately six to eight weeks after graduation. Address changes, if necessary, should be made with the Office of the Registrar to ensure receipt of diploma.

Office of the Registrar: Address changes

August 12, 2010
Date the Graduate School will accept theses/dissertations for future graduations.