Deadlines and Forms for Spring 2008 Ph.D. Candidates

As a graduate student at the University of Maryland, it is your responsibility to obtain the appropriate signatures and submit by the deadline dates all forms required for graduation. Forms are available online (see Graduate Student Progression) and from Gayeann Day in the Graduate School (110 S. Paca, fourth floor, 6-4626).

Instructions for Preparing Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Procedures for Examination of the Doctoral Dissertation*

November 2007

• Spring registration begins
  

Tuesday, January 22

• Spring semester begins

Friday, January 18

• Registration ends

Monday, January 28

• Last day to Add a course
    

Friday, February 8

• Last day to submit the "Application for Diploma" form to Gayeann Day, Graduate School, 110 S. Paca, fourth floor. Login to SURFS (Student UseR Friendly System) for form.
  

March 17 to March 21 

• Spring Break holiday

Monday, March 17

•  Last day to Drop a course
  

Six Months Before Doctoral Examination

• Submit the "Nomination of Members for Final Doctoral Examination Committee" form to  Erin Golembewski, Graduate School, 110 S. Paca, fourth Floor
  • PDF*
  • Word **
    

Two Weeks Before Doctoral Examination

• Submit the "Announcement of Doctoral Dissertation Defense" form to Gayeann Day, Graduate School, 110 S. Paca, fourth floor
  • PDF*
  • Word **
• Submit the "Certification of Completion of the Doctoral Dissertation" form to Gayeann Day, Graduate School, 110 S. Paca, fourth floor
  • PDF*
  • Word **

  
  Friday, April 11

• Last day to submit the "Announcement of Doctoral Dissertation Defense" form to Gayeann Day, Graduate School, 110 S. Paca, fourth floor
  • PDF*
  • Word **
• Last day to submit the "Certification of the Completion of Doctoral Dissertation" form to Gayeann Day, Graduate School, 110 S. Paca, fourth floor
  • PDF*
  • Word **

April 2008

• Graduate Research Conference
    

Note:   Make an appointment to submit your completed doctoral dissertation to the Graduate School. Contact Gayeann Day at 6-4626 or   gday@umaryland.edu    
  

Friday, May 9

• Last day to submit one unbound original doctoral dissertation and one unbound copy to Gayeann Day, Graduate School, 110 S. Paca, fourth floor
• Complete the "Survey of Earned Doctorate," "Alumni Data," forms in the Office of Graduate Enrollment Affairs, 110 S. Paca, fourth floor
• • Survey of Earned Doctorate (PDF)*
  • Survey Information (PDF)*
  • Survey of Earned Doctorate Institution Interface (PDF) *
    

Thursday, May 15

• Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
  

Friday, May 16

• Spring semester ends
  

Friday, May 16

• Commencement
  

*To view and print PDF files, you may need to download a free copy of   Adobe's Acrobat Reader   from the Web.

**Word document forms can be completed using Word and emailed to Gayeann Day
  

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