Below are Graduate School deadline dates for completing your degree requirements. Subscribe to our events calendar to get deadline reminders. Additional Registration/Important dates can be found on the Registrar’s Office website. For those graduating this term, congratulations and please visit our commencement pages for event details.
Start your forms early on RAMweb to allow time to collect all required signatures before each deadline.
Fall 2024 Graduates
These deadlines are for any students graduating in the fall. Form deadlines are on Thursdays — forms must be signed by all co-signers and received by the Graduate School in the electronic form workflow by 11:59 p.m. MT on the day they are due.
All electronic form approvals are only available during regular Graduate School business hours.
Sept. 14
FALL 2023 GRADUATES – Deadline to Apply to Graduate
- GS 25 Deadline for Application for Graduation Form (students applying to graduate for the first time) OR Reapplication for Graduation (students who have applied to graduate for a previous term)
- Access the form on RAMweb
Oct. 26
FALL 2023 GRADUATES
- GS24 Report of Final Examination Form must be received before your Master’s Plan A Thesis, or Master’s Plan B requirement(s) or your Doctoral Dissertation.
- Access the form on RAMweb
Nov. 2
FALL 2023 GRADUATES
- GS30 Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form – must have all required signatures by the deadline
- ETD Embargo Restriction Request (GS30 Embargo Section) if applicable
- Survey of Earned Doctorates Certificate of Completion (uploaded to the GS30 form and required for doctoral recipients)
- Access the form on RAMweb
- Last Day to Submit Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) in ProQuest
Nov. 9 - by 4:45 p.m. MT
FALL 2023 GRADUATES
- ETD formatting must have final Graduate School approval – all revisions must be complete and approved in ProQuest
- ETD processing and approval is only available during Graduate School business hours — business hours end at 4:45 p.m. MT
Dec. 14
FALL 2023 GRADUATES
- Clearance of all incompletes/grade changes (if applicable)
- Completion of all course requirements (if applicable)
- GS40 Non-Thesis Plan B Master’s Requirement (if applicable)
- GS52 Graduation Clearance Response (if applicable)
Fall 2025 Graduates
These deadlines are for any students graduating in the Fall. Form deadlines are on Thursdays. Forms must be signed by all co-signers and received by the Graduate School in the electronic form workflow by 11:59 p.m. MT on the day they are due.
All form approvals are only available during regular Graduate School business hours.
Sept. 18
FALL 2025 GRADUATES — Deadline to Apply to
Graduate
- GS25 Deadline for Application for Graduation Form
(students applying to graduate for the first time) OR Reapplication for
Graduation (students who have applied to graduate for a previous
term) - Access the form on RAMweb
Oct. 30
FALL 2025 GRADUATES – deadline to submit GS24
- GS24 Report of Final Examination Form. This must be received before your Master’s Thesis — Plan A, or Master’s Non-Thesis — Plan B requirement(s), or your Doctoral Dissertation.
- Access the form on RAMweb
Nov. 6
FALL 2025 GRADUATES – deadline to submit GS30 and ETD to ProQuest
- GS30 Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form – must have all required signatures by the deadline. Access the form on RAMweb
- Survey of Earned Doctorates Certificate of Completion (uploaded to the GS30 form and required for doctoral recipients)
- If applicable, include ETD Embargo Restriction Request (GS30 Embargo Section)
- Last Day to Submit Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) in ProQuest
Nov. 13 - by 4:30 p.m. MT
FALL 2025 GRADUATES – deadline for ETD approval in ProQuest by the Graduate School
- ETD formatting must have final Graduate School approval – all revisions must be complete and approved in ProQuest
- ETD processing and approval is only available during Graduate School business hours — business hours end at 4:30 p.m. MT
Dec. 18
FALL 2025 GRADUATES – deadline for graduation clearance requirements
- Clearance of all incompletes/grade changes (if applicable)
- Completion of all course requirements (if applicable)
- GS40 Non-Thesis Plan B Master’s Requirement (if applicable)
- GS52 Graduation Clearance Response (if applicable)
Spring 2026 Graduates
These deadlines are for any students graduating in Spring. Form deadlines are on Thursdays — forms must be signed by all co-signers and received by the Graduate School in the electronic form workflow by 11:59 p.m. MT on the day they are due.
All form approvals are only available during regular Graduate School business hours.
Feb. 12
SPRING 2026 GRADUATES — Deadline to Apply to Graduate
- GS25 Deadline for Application for Graduation Form (students applying to graduate for the first time) OR Reapplication for Graduation (students who have applied to graduate for a previous term)
- Access the form on RAMweb
March 26
SPRING 2026 GRADUATES – deadline to submit GS24
- GS24 Report of Final Examination Form. This must be received before your Master’s Thesis — Plan A, or Master’s Non-Thesis — Plan B requirement(s), or your Doctoral Dissertation.
- Access the form on RAMweb
April 2
SPRING 2026 GRADUATES – deadline to submit GS30 and ETD to ProQuest
- GS30 Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form – must have all required signatures by the deadline. Access the form on RAMweb
- Survey of Earned Doctorates Certificate of Completion (uploaded to the GS30 form and required for doctoral recipients)
- If applicable, complete the ETD Embargo Restriction Request on the GS30.
- Submit Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) in ProQuest
April 9 - by 4:30 p.m. MT
SPRING 2026 GRADUATES – deadline for ETD approval in ProQuest by the Graduate School
- ETD formatting must have final Graduate School approval – all revisions must be complete and approved in ProQuest
- ETD processing and approval is only available during Graduate School business hours — business hours end at 4:30 p.m. MT
May 14
SPRING 2026 GRADUATES – deadline for graduation clearance requirements
- Clearance of all incompletes/grade changes (if applicable)
- Completion of all course requirements (if applicable)
- GS40 Non-Thesis Plan B Master’s Requirement (if applicable)
- GS52 Graduation Clearance Response (if applicable)
Summer 2026 Graduates
These deadlines are for any students graduating in the summer. Form deadlines are on Thursdays. Forms must be signed by all co-signers and received by the Graduate School in the electronic form workflow by 11:59 p.m. MT on the day they are due.
All form approvals are only available during regular Graduate School business hours.
May 28
SUMMER 2026 GRADUATES — Deadline to Apply to
Graduate
- GS25 Deadline for Application for Graduation Form
(students applying to graduate for the first time) OR Reapplication for
Graduation (students who have applied to graduate for a previous
term) - Access the form on RAMweb
July 2
SUMMER 2026 GRADUATES – deadline to submit GS24
- GS24 Report of Final Examination Form. This must be received before your Master’s Thesis — Plan A, or Master’s Non-Thesis — Plan B requirement(s), or your Doctoral Dissertation.
- Access the form on RAMweb
July 9
SUMMER 2026 GRADUATES – deadline to submit GS30 and ETD to ProQuest
- GS30 Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form – must have all required signatures by the deadline. Access the form on RAMweb
- Survey of Earned Doctorates Certificate of Completion (uploaded to the GS30 form and required for doctoral recipients)
- If applicable, include ETD Embargo Restriction Request (GS30 Embargo Section)
- Last Day to Submit Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) in ProQuest
July 16 - by 4:30 p.m. MT
SUMMER 2026 GRADUATES – deadline for ETD approval in ProQuest by the Graduate School
- ETD formatting must have final Graduate School approval – all revisions must be complete and approved in ProQuest
- ETD processing and approval is only available during Graduate School business hours — business hours end at 4:30 p.m. MT
Aug. 6
SUMMER 2026 GRADUATES – deadline for graduation clearance requirements
- Clearance of all incompletes/grade changes (if applicable)
- Completion of all course requirements (if applicable)
- GS40 Non-Thesis Plan B Master’s Requirement (if applicable)
- GS52 Graduation Clearance Response (if applicable)