Dates and Deadlines

Undergraduate Student Deadlines

Undergraduate Deadlines	December 2009	April 2010	August 2010
Deadline to apply for graduation	September 15, 2009	November 15, 2009	April 15, 2010
Deadline to order cap and gown at a discounted rate	TBA	TBA	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)	November 20, 2009	March 26, 2010	July 16, 2010
All Independent Study course work required for graduation must be completed (including the final exam)	November 24, 2009	April 2, 2010	July 22, 2010
Graduation Fair - 3rd floor of the BYU Bookstore to order cap & gown (or order online)	TBA	TBA	TBA
Cap and gown pickup (at the Hinckley Center)	TBA	TBA	TBA
Official graduation date	December 18, 2009	April 22, 2010	August 12, 2010
Commencement exercises	April 22, 2010	April 22, 2010	August 12, 2010
College convocations	April 23, 2010	April 23, 2010	August 13, 2010

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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	December 2009	April 2010	August 2010
Last day to apply for graduation. Submit the Graduation Application (Form 8a) to your department	September 25, 2009	January 29, 2010	May 28, 2010
Last day for departments to enter ADV Form 8a in AIM (ADV01)	October 9, 2009	February 12, 2010	June 11, 2010
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). Last day to submit a copy of the work to your department. This copy will be made available to the university community prior to the final oral examination	October 30, 2009	February 19, 2010	June 18, 2010
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 turning in the final paper copies or ETD to the library.	November 13, 2009	March 5, 2010	July 2, 2010
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. For ETDs, the document must be submitted online in PDF format through the ETD submission site. After the department has approved the ETD, the dean's office will review and approve the ETD.	November 20, 2009	March 12, 2010	July 9, 2010
Last day to submit final printed copies and/or ETD with ADV Form 8d to the Library Administration Office (2060 HBLL). Student should then bring a validated ADV Form 8d to Graduate Studies (105 FPH). Last day to complete any remaining requirements for a degree including payment of fees, submitting grade changes (for I's, T's, etc.) and for departments to enter examination results (oral or written) in AIM (ADV08)	December 4, 2009	March 19, 2010	July 16, 2010
Commencement exercises	April 22, 2010	April 22, 2010	August 12, 2010
College convocations	April 23, 2010	April 23, 2010	August 13, 2010

*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.