DEADLINES

Masters Students
Doctoral Students

Masters Students

• In order to be eligible for In-State tuition rate, out-of-state & foreign students must secure an assistantship no later than 30 days into the Fall semester
• 1st Year - Complete the Program of Study (POS) form before taking the Progression Exam
  • any changes to the POS form should be submitted using the Request for Adjustment in Graduate Program form (GS-43)
• 1st Year - Progression Exam – 1st Friday of Maymester
  • Progression Re-take – Friday before the Fall semester begins
• 2nd Year – Comprehensive Exam – 3rd Friday of Spring Semester
• Graduation Application – submitted no later than 15 days after the beginning of the term in which graduation is expected
• First Draft of Thesis – submitted to the Thesis Committee at least 60 days before the end of the semester and 1 month before the Defense
• Thesis Defense – an announcement must be posted & sent out on the EPID-BIOS liststerv 1 week prior to defense
• Final Thesis – submitted to the Graduate School no later than 20 days before the published date of Master’s commencement

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Doctoral Students

• In order to be eligible for In-State tuition rate, out-of-state & foreign students must secure an assistantship no later than 30 days into the Fall semester
• Qualifying Exam – 3rd Friday of Spring Semester
  • Qualifying Re-take the following Spring Semester
• Upon Satisfactory Completion of Qualifying Exam – submit a Doctoral Committee Appointment Request
• Program of Study (POS) form must be approved by the Doctoral committee and filed prior to the beginning of the semester which the student plans to graduate
  • Any changes to the POS form should be submitted using the Request for Adjustment in Graduate Program form (GS-43)
• Comprehensive Exam – completed at least 60 days before the date of graduation
  • The oral component of the exam should follow within one month of the written exam
• Graduation Application – submitted no later than 15 days after the beginning of the term
• First Draft Dissertation – submitted to the Dissertation Committee at least 60 days before the end of the semester and 1 month before the Defense
• Dissertation Defense announcement – must be posted in the department & on the EPID-BIOS listerv 1 week prior to defense
• Final Dissertation – submitted to the Grad School no later than 20 days before the published date of Doctoral commencement

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