MU Graduate College | Marshall University

Graduation and Commencement Dates

Target Graduation Date	May 7, 2011	July 8, 2011	August 12, 2011	December 13, 2011	May 2012
Commencement Exercise	May 7, 2011	December 4, 2011	December 4, 2011	December 4, 2011	May 5, 2012
Apply for Graduation (Pay diploma fee in Bursar's office)	February 4, 2011	June 10, 2011	July 15, 2011	September 16, 2011	February 3, 2012
Final draft of thesis due to advisor	March 14, 2011	June 10, 2011	July 15, 2011	October 3, 2011	March 12, 2012
Thesis/Dissertation Defense	Date determined by academic program.
Approved ETD uploaded to ProQuest	May 5, 2011	July 7, 2011	August 11, 2011	December 8, 2011	May 3, 2012
Approved ETD (Graduate College review completed) all requirements met for graduation.	May 17, 2011	July 15, 2011	August 18, 2011	January 2, 2012	May 15, 2012
When you review these due dates please note that the Graduate College review of theses/dissertations can take as little as a few days or as long as several weeks, depending on the edits that may be required and the number of ETDs waiting to be approved.