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.
Spring 2023 Graduates
Spring 2023 form deadlines are at 11:59 p.m. MT on the day they are due — forms must be signed by all co-signers and received by the Graduate School in the electronic form workflow by 11:59 p.m. on the day they are due. Excluding the GS7 Request for Change of Department and/or Degree Program Form, the following deadlines are on Thursdays.
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) processing and approval is only available during regular Graduate School business hours.
Jan. 31
SPRING 2023 GRADUATES
- GS7 Request for Change of Department and/or Degree Program – (if applicable)
- Access the form on RAMweb
Feb. 9
SPRING 2023 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
Mar. 23
SPRING 2023 GRADUATES
- GS24 Report of Final Examination Form must be received before your Thesis/Dissertation
- Access the form on RAMweb
Mar. 30
SPRING 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)
- Last Day to Submit Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) in ProQuest and Required Forms (Access the forms on RAMweb)
April 6 - by 4:45 p.m. MT
SPRING 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
May 11
SPRING 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)
Summer 2023 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 electronic form approvals are only available during regular Graduate School business hours.
May 25
SUMMER 2023 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
June 29
SUMMER 2023 GRADUATES
- GS24 Report of Final Examination Form must be received before your Thesis/Dissertation
- Access the form on RAMweb
July 6
SUMMER 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)
- Last Day to Submit Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) in ProQuest and Required Forms (Access the forms on RAMweb)
July 13 - by 4:30 p.m. MT
SUMMER 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 4:30 p.m. MT
August 3
SUMMER 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 2023 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.
September 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
October 26
FALL 2023 GRADUATES
- GS24 Report of Final Examination Form must be received before your Thesis/Dissertation
- Access the form on RAMweb
November 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)
- Last Day to Submit Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) in ProQuest and Required Forms (Access the forms on RAMweb)
November 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
December 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)