For Graduating Students

• Graduation Deadlines
• Preparing for Graduation - Seminar Slides
• PhD Graduation Checklist
• Masters Thesis Graduation Checklist
• Masters Non-Thesis Graduation Checklist
• Certificate Graduation Checklist

Graduation 2025

Regalia/Academic Attire Information

PhD Graduation Checklist

Masters Thesis Graduation Checklist

Masters Non-Thesis Graduation Checklist

• Thesis & Dissertation Style Guide 2023
• Thesis & Dissertation Style Guide 2023 PDF
• ETD Front Matter TemplatesETD Front Matter Templates
• Thesis and Dissertation Submission website
• UMB Electronic Publication Form/Digital Archive Authorization PDF
• Approval Sheet Template DOCX
• Title Page Template

Survey of Earned Doctorates

• Survey of Earned Doctorates website
• Survey of Earned Doctorate Confidentiality Statement PDF
• Survey of Earned Doctorates 2018 Brochure PDF

Registration Deadlines

Graduation Deadlines 

Graduation Seminar Spring 2025 

Graduation - 2024 Master's & Certificate Ceremony Livestream click HERE. 2024 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Livestream click HERE.

Verification Request Form

Application for Diploma: Log into SURFS for form

Certificate - Fulfillment of Course Requirements Form PDF

Certificate - Certification of Requirements PDF

Students in a ‘stackable’ Master’s degree program that decide not to complete the Application for Diploma for a Certificate and thereby not receive the Certificate(s) the semester of graduation, forfeit the awarding of the Certificate at any later date. This determination has no bearing on the Master of Science degree completion.  

Approval Sheet DOCX

Certification of Master's Degree With Thesis PDF

Certification of Master's Degree Without Thesis PDF

Defense Announcement

Fulfillment of Course Requirements for Master's Degree PDF

Nomination of Members for Final Master's Examination Committee

Procedures for Examination of the Master's Thesis PDF

ProQuest Electronic Thesis & Dissertation Submission Website

Thesis & Dissertation Style Guide 2023Thesis & Dissertation Style Guide 2023

Electronic Publication Form/Digital Archive Authorization PDF

Register for an ORCID Identifier

Approval Sheet

Certification of Completion of the Doctoral Dissertation PDF

Defense Announcement

Nomination of Members for Final Doctoral Examination Committee PDF

Procedures for Examination of Doctoral Dissertation

Thesis & Dissertation Style Guide 2023

ProQuest Electronic Thesis & Dissertation Submission Website

Electronic Publication Form/Digital Archive Authorization e-form