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Graduate School Calendar

See the Academic Calendar

Graduating students should meet with their advisor to ensure all preparations for graduation are in order the semester BEFORE they intend to graduate. The Graduate School Calendar is subject to change.

Note: Some graduate programs may have earlier admissions deadlines; please check with your specific program for exact dates. We urge you to begin planning for Graduate School early and to submit all required application materials by the deadlines listed below.

These are priority deadlines, which means completed applications with all official supporting documents received by this date will be processed for the desired semester.

We will continue to accept applications past the deadlines, but cannot guarantee that they will be processed for your desired semester of entry.

	Fall 2014	Spring 2015	Summer 2015	Fall 2015	Spring 2016
New Graduate Fellowship Application	May 1	Nov 1	n/a	May 1	Nov 1
U.S. Student Application Deadline	Aug 15	Dec 20	April 15	Aug 15	Dec 20
International Student Application and Readmission Deadline (in and out of country)	April 30	Sept 30	Feb 28	April 30	Sept 30
PhD Nursing	Summer only	Summer only	Mar 1	Summer only	Summer only
PhD Human Resource Development	Mar 1	Fall only	Fall only	Mar 1	Fall only
Nursing Master's Applicants (except NP)	Mar 15	Oct 15	Fall/Spring only	Mar 15	Oct 15
Nurse Practitioner	Feb 15	Sept 15	Fall/Spring only	Feb 15	Sept 15
Graduate Student Orientation	Aug 23	Online	Online	Aug 22	Online
Classes Begin	Aug 25	Jan 12	May 18 June 1 July 6	TBA	TBA
Final Date to Request Master's Exam/Dissertation Defense and Submit Copy to Supervising Committee	Nov 7	April 3	Check with advisor	Nov 7	April 3
Final Date to Submit Approved Thesis/Dissertation to Graduate School for Mechanical Check and Submit Report of Final Master's Examination/Dissertation Defense	Nov 21	April 17	July 24	Nov 21	April 17