Timelines
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Doctoral Candidate
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Master's Candidate
Normally the entire process, from the Graduate Chair's request for a Thesis Examination to the placement of the candidate's name on the convocation list, requires approximately eight weeks.
Please note that revisions and final thesis submission are due 6 weeks after a successful thesis examination.
If revisions continue into a new term, registration and related fee charges will also continue into the new term until the final copy of the thesis is submitted. To avoid registration and charges in the following term, the final thesis submission must take place by the last day of the current term (see chart below).
Final Date for Program to Submit Examination Request to SGPS |
Final Date for Candidate to Submit Thesis for Examination to SGPS |
Final Date for Thesis Examination |
Final Date for Final Submission of the Thesis |
Notes | Convocation Eligibility |
November 5, 2021 | November 12, 2021 | December 17, 2021 | December 22, 2021 | Last term of registration is Fall 2021 | Award Degree in Absentia, February 2022 |
March 11, |
March 18, |
April 23, |
April 30, |
Last term of registration is Winter 2022 | Eligible for Spring Convocation 2022 |
July 13, |
July 20, |
August 24, |
August 31, 2022 | Last term of registration is Summer 2022 | Eligible for Fall Convocation 2022 |
*If this date falls on a weekend or holiday, the submission will be reviewed on the next business day.
Normally the entire process, from the Graduate Chair's request for a Thesis Examination to the placement of the candidate's name on the convocation list, requires approximately five weeks.
Please note that revisions and final thesis submission are due 6 weeks after a successful thesis examination.
If revisions continue into a new term, registration and related fee charges will also continue into the new term until the final copy of the thesis is submitted. To avoid registration and charges in the following term, the final thesis submission must take place by the last day of the current term (see chart below).
Final Date for Program to Submit Examination Request to SGPS |
Final Date for Candidate to Submit Thesis for Examination to SGPS |
Final Date for Thesis Examination |
Final Date for Final Submission of the Thesis |
Notes | Convocation Eligibility |
November 19, 2021 | November 26, 2021 | December 17, 2021 | December 22, 2021 | Last term of registration is Fall 2021 | Award Degree in Absentia, February 2022 |
March 25, 2022 | April 1, 2022 | April 23, 2022 | April 30, 2022 | Last term of registration is Winter 2022 | Eligible for Spring Convocation 2022 |
July 27, 2022 | August 3, 2022 | August 24, 2022 | August 31, 2022 | Last term of registration is Summer 2022 | Eligible for Fall Convocation 2022 |
*If this date falls on a weekend or holiday, the submission will be reviewed on the next business day.