{"id":7819,"date":"2019-08-16T10:50:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T15:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/?page_id=7819"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:43:25","slug":"deadlines-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/deadlines-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadlines & Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graduation Dates for the 2026\u20132027 Academic Year<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
Graduation Dates<\/th>\nFall<\/th>\nSpring<\/th>\nSummer<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Official Graduation Date
\nThe date that will appear on your diploma and transcript.<\/td>\n		December 12, 2026<\/td>\nMay 8, 2027<\/td>\nAugust 6, 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Due Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Actions and Deadlines<\/th>\nFall<\/th>\nSpring<\/th>\nSummer<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Submit\u00a0Application for Graduation<\/a>.
\nPay diploma fee in Bursar\u2019s office or\u00a0online.<\/td>\n		September 11, 2026<\/td>\nJanuary 29, 2027<\/td>\nJune 25, 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comprehensive Exam<\/td>\nDate determined by academic program. Your program will submit the\u00a0Comprehensive Assessment Evaluation Form.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thesis\/Dissertation Defense<\/td>\nDates and specific steps determined by Thesis\/Dissertation Committee:<\/p>\n
    \n
  1. Before conducting any research, send your abstract to the Office of Research Integrity<\/a> for review. Obtain a letter to put in Appendix A of your ETD.<\/li>\n
  2. Before conducting any research, complete the Online ETD Training<\/a> and submit the electronic verification form.<\/li>\n
  3. Submit drafts of your ETD to your thesis\/dissertation committee chair for review and comment.<\/li>\n
  4. Submit revised drafts of your ETD to your committee members for review and comment.<\/li>\n
  5. Work with your thesis\/dissertation chair to schedule the defense of thesis\/dissertation.<\/li>\n
  6. Defend your thesis\/dissertation.<\/li>\n
  7. Revise thesis\/dissertation as directed by your thesis\/dissertation committee.<\/li>\n
  8. Ensure the ETD meets the ETD Guidelines and Checklist<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  9. Upload revised and signed thesis\/dissertation for ETD Review Team<\/a> approval.<\/li>\n
  10. Your thesis\/dissertation chair will submit the\u00a0Comprehensive Assessment Evaluation Form.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Approved and defended thesis\/dissertation must be submitted to the ETD Administrator site<\/a> for final review.<\/td>\nNovember 13, 2026*<\/td>\nApril 9, 2027*<\/td>\nJuly 9, 2027*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All requirements must be met for degree completion.<\/td>\nDecember 14, 2026*<\/td>\nMay 10, 2027*<\/td>\nAugust 9, 2027*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commencement Exercise<\/a><\/td>\nDecember 12, 2026*<\/td>\nMay 8, 2027*<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

* 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 manuscripts waiting to be approved. If your work is not complete and approved, your degree may be not be awarded until the next official graduation date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Graduation Dates for the 2026\u20132027 Academic Year Graduation Dates Fall Spring Summer Official Graduation Date The date that will appear on your diploma and transcript. December 12, 2026 May 8, 2027 August 6, 2027 Due Dates Actions and Deadlines Fall Spring Summer Submit\u00a0Application for Graduation. Pay diploma fee in Bursar\u2019s office or\u00a0online. September 11, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":732,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7819","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/732"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7819"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9320,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7819\/revisions\/9320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}