Graduate School Deadlines
Spring Semester 2021
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| January 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | ||
| January 19 | First day of classes. | ||
| Virtual Online | Formatting Workshop | ||
| Feb 3 | Last day for graduate students to file for May 2021 Commencement | ||
| March 8 | 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 8 | Deadline for renting doctoral regalia for May 2021 Commencement. (Rental site should be live by Feb. 1st, 2021.) | ||
| 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 |
Summer Semester 2021
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| Trimester 2-Summer 2021 | |
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| May 3 | Classes begin |
| May 7 | Last day to add class |
| May 17 | Last day to drop a class or withdraw without W |
| July 5 | Last day to drop a class or withdraw |
| August 8 | Classes end |
| June 1 | First day of classes, first summer term. | ||
| June 4 | Last day to satisfy the graduate foreign language requirement for August 2021 and report the results to the Graduate School. Contact Lilly_Fuertes@baylor.edu |
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| Virtual Online | Formatting Workshop | ||
| June 21 | Deadline for purchasing doctoral regalia for August 2021 Commencement. Order directly | ||
| July 1 | Last day for graduate students to file for August 2021 Commencement. Access from the Graduate School webpage under Student Resources. | ||
| July 4-5 | Independence Day Holiday. | ||
| July 6 | Final Examinations, first summer term. | ||
| July 8** | Last day to take the oral examination (oral defense) for dissertation/thesis for August 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. | ||
| July 8 | First day of classes, second summer term. | ||
| July 8 | Last day for submission of the Record of Oral Examination form to Graduate School for dissertation/thesis students for August 2021 Commencement | ||
| July 12 | Last day for electronic submission of the departmentally defended and approved copy of the dissertation/thesis to the Graduate School for August 2021 Commencement. | ||
| July 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. | ||
| July 20 | Deadline for renting doctoral regalia for August 2021 Commencement. Order directly | ||
| August 10 | Last day for students in non-thesis programs to take the oral or comprehensive examination for August 2021 Commencement. The Record of Oral Examination form, or results from comprehensive exams, must be delivered electronically (by 5:00 p.m.) to the Graduate School by this date (do not send in campus mail). | ||
| August 11 | Final Examinations, second summer term. | ||
| August 12-13 | Administrative check on graduate candidates for graduation, including overall GPA requirements, foreign language proficiency requirements, and any outstanding obligations. | ||
| August 14 | Commencement ceremonies. Commencement information is available online at www.baylor.edu/commencement |