Dates and Deadlines

Undergraduate Student Deadlines

Undergraduate Deadlines	June 2012	August 2012	Dec 2012	April 2013
Deadline to apply for graduation	Feb 15, 2012	April 15, 2012	Sept 15, 2012	Nov 15, 2012
Deadline to order cap and gown at a discounted rate	See Aug. 2012	June 23, 2012	See April 2013	TBA
Deadline for all "T" grades, GE challenges, special exams, military credit, official transcripts of work completed at other schools, and any other information pertaining to graduation to be submitted to Records/Registration (B-150 ASB)	May 18, 2012	July 13, 2012	Nov. 16, 2012	Mar 29, 2013
All Independent Study course work required for graduation must be completed (including the final exam)	May 25, 2012	July 20, 2012	Nov 20, 2012	April 5, 2013
Graduation Fair - 3rd floor of the BYU Bookstore to order cap & gown (or order online)	See Aug 2012	No Fair for Aug 2012	See April 2013	TBA
Cap and gown pickup (at the Hinckley Center)	See August 2012	Aug 8-10, 2012	See April 2013	TBA
Official graduation date	June 14, 2012	Aug 9, 2012	Dec 14, 2012	April 25, 2013
Commencement exercises	Aug 9, 2012	Aug 9, 2012	April 25, 2013	April 25, 2013
College convocations	Aug 10, 2012	Aug 10, 2012	April 26, 2013	April 26, 2013

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Graduate Student Deadlines

These deadlines are firm. Students submitting materials after these deadlines will be considered for graduation the following semester.
Note: Individual departments may have set deadlines earlier than those listed below.

Graduate Deadlines	June 2012	August 2012	Dec 2012	April 2013
Last day to apply for graduation online in AIM. Go to byu.edu → Route Y → School → Apply for Graduation	April 27, 2012	May 25, 2012	Oct 26, 2012	Jan 25, 2013
Last day for departments to accept a student's graduation application in AIM (GRADQ and ADV01).	May 11, 2012	June 8, 2012	Nov 9,2012	Feb 8, 2013
Last day to schedule a final oral examination (defense of dissertation, thesis, or selected project*) with department using the Department Scheduling of Final Examination form (ADV Form 8c) and submit copies of the work to your committee.	May 18, 2012	June 15, 2012	Nov 16 2012	Feb 22, 2013
Last day to have a final oral examination.† Note: Ample time should be allowed to make corrections in dissertations, theses, or selected projects after the final oral examination and before the deadline for submitting the final ETD.	June 1, 2012	June 29, 2012	Nov 30, 2012	March 8, 2013
Last day to submit dissertation, thesis, or selected project* with the Approval for Submission of Dissertation, Thesis, or Selected Project (Form 8d) to the college dean for signature.  Upon receipt of the signed ADV Form 8d, the ETD must then be submitted for electronic format approvals through the ETD submission website (http://etd.byu.edu/). After the department has approved the ETD, the dean’s office will review and approve the ETD.	June 8, 2012	July 6, 2012	Dec 7, 2012	March 15, 2013
Last day student may take the ADV Form 8d to Graduate Studies (105 FPH) once the ETD status shows 'Grad Office Review.' Last day to complete any remaining requirements for a degree including payment of fees, submitting grade changes (for I's, T's, etc.), prerequisite independent study courses, and for departments to enter examination results (oral or written) in AIM (ADV08).	June 14, 2012	July 13, 2012	Dec 14, 2012	March 22, 2013
Commencement exercises	See Aug 2012	Aug 9, 2012	April 25, 2013	April 25, 2013
College convocations	See Aug 2012	Aug 10, 2012	April 26, 2013	April 26, 2013

*Selected project refers to programs in the Departments of Biology, Communications, Instructional Psychology and Technology, Linguistics and English Language, Nursing, School of Technology, Statistics, and Visual Arts.

†All students in dissertation, thesis, or selected programs must use ADV Form 8c to schedule the final oral examination at least two weeks before the exam. Final examinations may not be held during the "interim period" between semesters or terms.

‡December graduates are invited to participate in April graduation exercises.

June graduates are invited to participate in August graduation exercises.