Graduate School Deadlines
Fall Semester 2020
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| August 19 | Virtual New Graduate Student Orientation | ||
| August 24 | First day of classes. | ||
| September 9 | Last day for graduate students to file for December 2020 Commencement. | ||
| Virtual Online | Formatting Workshop | ||
| October 16** | Last day to take the oral examination (oral defense) for doctoral candidates for December 2020 Commencement. (All incompletes for coursework other than dissertation hours must be cleared before the oral examination can be taken.)**The Preliminary Technical Review is required and should be scheduled at least 2 weeks before the oral examination. Resources include the Guidelines for Preparing the Dissertation and Thesis and the Formatting Model. | ||
| October 19 | Deadline for purchasing doctoral regalia for December 2020 Commencement | ||
| October 21 | Last day for submission of the Record of Oral Examination form to Graduate School for doctoral candidates for December 2020 Commencement | ||
| October 26 | Last day for electronic submission of the departmentally defended and approved copy of the doctoral dissertation to the Graduate School for December 2020 Commencement. | ||
| October 30 | Last day to take the oral examination (oral defense) for master’s candidates for December 2020 Commencement. (All incompletes for coursework other than thesis hours must be cleared before the oral examination can be taken.)**The Preliminary Technical Review is required and should be scheduled at least 2 weeks before the oral examination. Resources include the Guidelines for Preparing the Dissertation and Thesis and the Formatting Model. | ||
| October 31 | Deadline for renting doctoral regalia for December 2020 Commencement will be postponed until the spring 2021 semester | ||
| November 2 | Last day to satisfy the graduate foreign language requirement and report the results to the Graduate School. Contact Lilly_Fuertes@baylor.edu |
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| November 5 | Last day for submission of the Record of Oral Examination form to Graduate School for master’s candidates for December 2020 Commencement | ||
| November 9 | Last day for electronic submission of the departmentally defended and approved copy of the master’s thesis to the Graduate School for December 2020 Commencement. | ||
| November 26-29 | Thanksgiving Holidays | ||
| November 30-December 1 | Instructional Days Remote/Online | ||
| December 1 | Last day of classes. Last day for non-thesis candidates to take the oral or comprehensive examination for December 2020 Commencement. The Record of Oral Exam form, or results from comprehensive exams, must be delivered electronically to the Graduate School by this date. | ||
| December 2 | Study Day | ||
| December 4 | Change of Grade form to remove incompletes, and petitions for transfer of credit for all students and all coursework must be received by the Graduate School by this date. | ||
| December 3, 4, 5; 7, 8 | Final Examinations Remote/Online. Thursday-Saturday; Monday-Tuesday (no final exams on Sunday). | ||
| December 16-17 | Administrative check on graduate candidates for graduation, including overall GPA requirements, foreign language proficiency requirements, and any outstanding obligations. | ||
| December 19, 2020 | Commencement. Ceremonies will be combined with May 2021. Commencement information is available online at www.baylor.edu/commencement |
Spring Semester 2021
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| January 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | ||
| January 19 | First day of classes. | ||
| January 27 | Last day for graduate students to file for May 2021 Commencement. | ||
| Virtual Online | Formatting Workshop | ||
| March 15 | Deadline for purchasing doctoral regalia for May 2021 Commencement | ||
| March 19** | Last day to take the oral examination (oral defense) for doctoral candidates for May 2021 Commencement. (All incompletes for coursework other than dissertation hours must be cleared before the oral examination can be taken.)**The Preliminary Technical Review is required and should be scheduled at least 2 weeks before the oral examination. Resources include the Guidelines for Preparing the Dissertation and Thesis and the Formatting Model. | ||
| March 19 | Last day to satisfy the graduate foreign language requirement and report the results to the Graduate School. Contact Lilly_Fuertes@baylor.edu |
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| March 23 | Last day for submission of the Record of Oral Examination form to Graduate School for doctoral candidates for May 2021 Commencement | ||
| March 26 | Last day to take the oral examination (oral defense) for master’s candidates for May 2021 Commencement. (All incompletes for coursework other than thesis hours must be cleared before the oral examination can be taken.)**The Preliminary Technical Review is required and should be scheduled at least 2 weeks before the oral examination. Resources include the Guidelines for Preparing the Dissertation and Thesis and the Formatting Model. | ||
| March 29 | Last day for electronic submission of the departmentally defended and approved copy of the doctoral dissertation to the Graduate School for May 2021 Commencement. | ||
| April 2 | Good Friday/Easter Holiday | ||
| April 6 | Last day for electronic submission of the departmentally defended and approved copy of the master’s thesis to the Graduate School for May 2021 Commencement. | ||
| April 6 | Last day for submission of the Record of Oral Examination form to Graduate School for master’s candidates for May 2021 Commencement. | ||
| April 9 | Deadline for renting doctoral regalia for May 2021 Commencement. | ||
| April 16 | Change of Grade form to remove incompletes, and petitions for transfer of credit for all students and all coursework must be received by the Graduate School by this date. | ||
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April 28 |
Last day of classes. Last day for non-thesis candidates to take the oral or comprehensive examination for May 2021 Commencement. The Record of Oral Exam form, or results from comprehensive exams, must be delivered electronically to the Graduate School by this date. | ||
| April 29-May 5 | Study Days/Final Examinations (including Saturday, May 1). | ||
| May 5 | Administrative check on graduate candidates for graduation, including overall GPA requirements, foreign language proficiency requirements, and any outstanding obligations. | ||
| May 6-8 | Commencement. Commencement information is available online at www.baylor.edu/commencement |