Follow these steps toward the completion of your master's degree, preparing to meet milestones from your first months on campus to graduation day.
September 22: Graduation Application Deadline
October 10: Format Check Deadline for Thesis/Dissertation
November 1: Defense Deadline
November 15: Final Submission Deadline
December 18: Commencement, 2:30 p.m., Colonial Life Arena
December 18: Doctoral Commencement, 9:30 a.m., Koger Center
March 4: Format Check Deadline for Thesis/Dissertation
March 22: Defense Deadline
April 8: Final Submission Deadline
May 3: Commencement, 3 p.m., Colonial Life Arena
May 4: Commencement, 9:30 a.m., Colonial Life Arena
May 4: Doctoral Commencement, 1 p.m., Koger Center
May 4: Commencement, 3 p.m., Colonial Life Arena
Your degree program may have additional requirements and deadlines, such as a language proficiency exam or thesis defense. Check with your advisor about specific degree requirements for your program of study.
Every degree-seeking student must file a Master's Program of Study for approval by the dean of the Graduate School.
If you'd like to remove or add a course for approval, complete the Program of Study Adjustment form. It must be approved by your advisor, graduate director and the dean of the Graduate School.
Within the first 12 months of course work.
Check with your program for specific course requirements.
By your final term of study.
If your program requires a thesis, this is at least a four-step process:
See the calendar above for format check and final submission deadlines.
Application for Graduation »
Apply on Self-Service Carolina. Click the "Apply to Graduate" link under the "Student" tab.
See the calendar above for application to graduate deadlines.