The deadlines provided here are University deadlines and must be met in order for you to graduate on time. You should contact your Graduate Advisor for departmental deadlines covering thesis, project, and/or comprehensive examinations.

Document	When to submit	May 2013 Graduation	August 2013 Graduation	December 2013 Graduation
Departmental Request for Candidacy Form	After completion of 9 units and completion of Written Competency	Oct. 1, 2012	Feb. 9, 2013	Mar. 29, 2013
Application for Award of Master's Degree  OR  Graduation Date Change Request for Award of Master's Degree	After candidacy has been approved by Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations	Feb. 15, 2013	June 7, 2013	Sept. 13, 2013
Thesis for review to Graduate Studies and Research	After your thesis committee has  approved your thesis	Apr. 5, 2013	July 1, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Thesis for publication to Graduate Studies and Research	After Graduate Studies and Research  has approved your thesis	June 14, 2013	Sept. 13, 2013	Jan. 10, 2014

Apart from the Plan A Thesis, all other documents listed above should be submitted to Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations in the Student Services Center by the posted deadline.

For a copy of the current University Thesis Guidelines, detailed instructions on how and where to submit the thesis, as well as general contact information regarding thesis related questions, please visit the Office of Graduate Studies and Research website.