Dates & Deadlines

January 20	Application for Completion of Degree  or Certificate and $40.00 fee for August grads
May 26	Degree Audit
May 29	Proposal Approval Form  for thesis/dissertation completion for August graduation
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)
May 31	Symposium Project/Presentation Assistance Grant application deadline
July 17	Last date for oral defense of a Dissertation for August graduation
July 24	Last date for oral defense of a Thesis for August graduation
July 24	Last date for oral defense of an MFA Supportive Statement for August graduation
July 24	Final Deposit of Dissertation  for students completing their degree in August
July 31	Master’s Comprehensive Exam results due  for students that took the exam in the summer term (submit results to grad.degree.audit @ilstu.edu
July 31	Final Deposit of Thesis for students completing their degree in August
July 31	Final Deposit of MFA Supportive Statement for students completing their degree in August
August 1	Diversity Tuition Waiver application  deadline for fall semester

July 24	Graduate Assistant Course Load Waiver  Requests due for fall semester
August 1	Diversity Tuition Waiver  application deadline for fall semester
August 1	McNair Book Scholarship application  deadline
August 25	Degree Audit, Application for Completion of Degree or Certificate and $50.00 fee for Dec grads
August 28	Proposal Approval Form for thesis/dissertation completion for December graduation
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)
September 15	Lela Winegarner Scholarship application deadline
September 15	Ora Bretall Scholarship application deadline
September TBD	Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting xx Moulton 102C
September 27	Graduate Council Meeting 2:00 - 3:00pm  Stevenson 401
September	Graduate Coordinator/Faculty Meeting  TBA
September 27	James L. Fisher Outstanding Thesis Award nominations due in the Graduate School
October 1	Graduate Faculty Membership Nomination deadline
October	Graduate Coordinator Meetings  (Small group meetings max of 12 - TBA ) Register for one session using the Doodle link (Noelle sent via email) for each session.
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)
October	Fall Career Fair - Bone Student Center
October	Dissertation Completion Grant   application deadline
October TBD	Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting   xx Moulton 102C
October 25	Graduate Council Meeting   2:00pm Stevenson 401
November 6	Last date for oral defense of a Dissertation for December graduation
November 13	Final Deposit of Dissertation for students completing their degree in December
November 17	Last date for oral defense of a Thesis for December  graduation
November 17	Last date for oral defense of an MFA Supportive Statement  for December graduation
November TBD	Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting xx Moulton 102C
November 27	Final Deposit of of thesis  for students completing their degree in December
November 27	Final Deposit of MFA Supportive Statement for students completing their degree in December
November 27	Master’s Comprehensive Exam results due
November 29	Graduate Council Meeting 2:00 pm  Stevenson 401
November	Graduate Coordinator/Faculty Meeting  TBA
December	Clarence W. Sorensen Dissertation Award   submissions due
November 30	Graduation Announcement Form for doctoral student wanting to announce degree completion in the media
December 1	Symposium registration opens
December 14	Graduate Assistant Course Load Waiver  Requests due for spring semester
December (After grades post)	Probation/dismissal information  from Graduate Coordinators

January 1	Diversity Tuition Waiver application deadline  for spring semester
January 19	Degree Audit ,  Application for Completion of Degree  or Certificate and $40.00 fee for May grads
January 22	Proposal Approval Form for thesis/dissertation completion for May graduation
January	Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting TBA
January	Graduate Council Meeting   TBA
January	Graduate Faculty Meeting  TBA
February 16	University Research Symposium registration closes
February 16	Inform Symposium staff if your department plans to host oral presentations on the day of the Symposium or the Saturday after. Email symposium@ilstu.edu
February	Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting TBA
February	Graduate Council Meeting TBA
10 business days prior to planned defense date	Right to Defend deadline for students completing their Thesis/Dissertation/or MFA for May graduation
March 15	Ada Belle Clark Welsh Scholarship application deadline
March 15	Ora Bretall Scholarship application deadline semester
March 15	Donald F. McHenry Fellowship application deadline
March 15	Illinois State Foundation Fellowship application deadline
March	Graduate Council Election ballot sent to full graduate faculty members
March	Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting TBA
March	Open House, Bone Student Center  TBA
March	Graduate Council Meeting TBA
March 25	Last date for oral defense of a Dissertation  for May graduation
April	Graduate Council Election closes
April 1	Final Deposit of Dissertation  for students completing their degree in May
April 8	Last date for oral defense of a Thesis for May graduation
April 12	University Research Symposium
April 15	Final Deposit of Thesis   or  MFA Supportive Statement  for students completing their degree in May
April	Graduate Faculty Meeting  TBA
April	Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting TBA
April 29	Master’s Comprehensive Exam results due
April 25	Graduate Assistant Course Load Waiver   Requests due for summer semester
Two weeks prior to graduation date	Graduation Announcement Form  for doctoral student wanting to announce degree completion in the media
April	Graduate Council Meeting  TBA
May 1	Diversity Tuition Waiver application deadline  for summer semester
May (after grades post)	Probation/dismissal information from Graduate Coordinators