Deadlines for Spring 2025 Graduation
Last day to submit Form 9, Request for Change in a Dissertation or Thesis Committee | Wednesday, December 11, 2024 |
Semester begins | Saturday, January 4, 2025 |
Last day to submit Application for Degree (use the online form) | Friday, January 24, 2025 |
Last day to submit defense announcement, and signature page draft to the Graduate College (online submission here) | Monday, March 17, 2025 |
Last day to submit completed doctoral dissertation package to graduatewriting@fau.edu including the following:
To request a dissertation extension, submit a Form 10 no later than March 25th to graduatewriting@fau.edu for consideration.*
*Approved extension requests will void participation in the commencement ceremony, may participate in future ceremony. |
Monday, March 31, 2025 |
Last day to submit completed master's thesis package to graduatewriting@fau.edu including the following:
To request a thesis extension, submit a Form 10 no later than April 1st to graduatewriting@fau.edu for consideration. |
Monday, April 7, 2025 |
Commencement (See Academic Calendar for more information) |
May 1, 2, & 3, 2025 |
Please note: Failure to meet the application for degree, thesis/dissertation submission, and request for extension deadlines above will result in your graduation being delayed. It is the student’s responsibility to plan accordingly to ensure that the thesis/dissertation defense and other requirements are successfully completed by the deadlines.
Complimentary formatting reviews should be submitted early in the semester and are first come first serve. Complimentary reviews should be emailed to graduatewriting@fau.edu and will take 1-2 weeks to process.