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College of Graduate Studies

Physical Address:
Morrill Hall Room 104

Mailing Address:
College of Graduate Studies
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 3017
Moscow, ID 83844-3017

Phone: 208-885-2647

Email: cogs@uidaho.edu

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Thesis and Dissertation Deadlines

Congratulations on getting close to completing your graduate degree at the University of Idaho. Please note our dates and deadlines below to ensure you graduate on time.

Deadlines subject to change if the University calendar is adjusted. Please keep an eye on your Vandal email for updates.

Guide to Degree Steps

Plan ahead to graduate this term. Applying to graduate early saves you money and stress. Do you have your committee on file? Is your study plan approved? Are you registered? Have you looked at the thesis handbook and quick guides?

Doctoral candidates must submit the Request to Proceed with Final Defense Form two weeks (10 business days) prior to the final defense. Thesis students may turn in their request to proceed form as late as one working day before the defense, although it is recommended to submit the form two weeks prior to allow sufficient time to prepare for the defense and to give COGS the chance to double check that graduation requirements are in order.

All defenses must be completed by this date to graduate this term. Please note the availability of faculty members and staff when considering a summer graduation. Some departments do not have faculty members available during this term. Communicate with committee members early and be sure that everyone can be present to support a defense, review your drafts, and authorize the submission of your Thesis or Dissertation during this time. COGS must have the draft you are defending in ETD by your defense date.

The final version of your document to ETD (this is the fully revised — both content and format — version that will be published online) needs to be approved by COGS by this day.

Note: If you do not submit at least 48 hours prior to this deadline for COGS to review and approve your document, there is no guarantee that the COGS ETD administrator can grant approval before the semester deadline.

Your document must be approved by your committee and department chair in ETD ProQuest by 5 p.m. on this day to graduate this term. Failure to provide adequate time for approvals could delay your graduation term.

Timeline of process
See Guide to Degree Steps for Descriptions 1. Apply to Graduate, $25 Before; $60 After 2.  Request to Proceed 3.  Last Day to Defend 4. COGS/ETD Approval 5. Final Committee ETD Approval 6. Date of Degree
 Summer 2024  5/10/2024  6/28/2024  7/12/2024  7/26/2024  8/2/2024  8/2/2024
Fall 2024 No Registration  8/30/2024  7/19/2024  8/2/2024  8/9/2024  8/16/2024  12/13/2024
 Fall 2024  8/30/2024  11/8/2024  11/22/2024  12/2/2024  12/13/2024  12/13/2024
 Spring 2025 No Registration  1/21/2025 12/2/2024*  12/13/2024  12/27/2024*  1/7/2025  5/9/2025
 Spring 2025  1/21/2025  4/4/2025  4/18/2025  4/25/2025  5/9/2025  5/9/2025
 Summer 2025 No Registration  5/9/2025  4/25/2025  5/9/2025  5/16/2025  5/23/2025  8/1/2025
 Summer 2025  5/09/2025  6/27/2025  7/11/2025  7/25/2025  8/1/2025  8/1/2025
 Fall 2025 No Registration  8/29/2025  7/18/2025  8/1/2025  8/8/2025  8/15/2025  12/12/2025
 Fall 2025  8/29/2025  11/7/2025  11/21/2025  12/1/2025  12/12/2025  12/12/2025

*Date adjusted due to holiday.

Deadline for major professors to submit the Non-Thesis Project Report to the Registrar.

Major Professors, see Date of Degree for each semester’s specific deadline by which to enter NTR in Workflow.

Student should complete the exit requirement two weeks before the end of the term.

Contact

College of Graduate Studies

Physical Address:
Morrill Hall Room 104

Mailing Address:
College of Graduate Studies
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 3017
Moscow, ID 83844-3017

Phone: 208-885-2647

Email: cogs@uidaho.edu

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