Graduate School Calendar
Academic Year 2024-2025
See Registrar's website for more detailed academic calendars as they become available.
Questions? Please email graduateschool@memphis.edu
January 29, 2025 |
College Graduate Directors meeting –2-4 – 8th Floor Wilder Tower |
February 7, 2025 |
UCGS – 2-4 – Teams |
February 7, 2025 |
Last day to "Apply to Graduate" in MyMemphis Portal for All Doctoral, Masters and Certificate degrees |
February 7, 2025 |
Last day to submit Doctoral Candidacy form through the Etrieve Systems. Master’s & Certificate level students – iCandidacy forms are no longer required. UMDegree will be used to verify competition progress |
February 14, 2025 |
Van Vleet Nominations due |
February 26, 2025 |
College Graduate Directors meeting –2-4 – 8th Floor Wilder Tower |
March 7, 2025 |
UCGS – 2-4 – Teams |
March 14, 2025 |
Van Vleet winners annouced |
March 17, 2025 |
U of M Society Doctoral Fellowship Applications due |
March 17, 2025 |
Morton Thesis/Dissertation Nominations due |
March 17, 2025 |
Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award Application due |
March 21, 2025 |
First Generation PhD Fellowship applications due |
March 26, 2025 |
College Graduate Directors meeting –(2:00-4:00 PM) – 8th Floor Wilder Tower |
March 28, 2025 |
Deadline to upload defended and final copy of thesis or dissertation to ProQuest for review along with required documents to the Graduation Analyst |
April 1, 2024 |
Graduate Student Research Grant Proposal due |
April 4, 2025 |
UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams |
April 8, 2025 |
Summer 2025 GA contracts due to the Graduate School |
April 17, 2025 |
Morton Awards recipients annouced |
April 17, 2025 |
UofM Society Doctoral Fellowship recipients annouced |
April 17, 2025 |
Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award recipients annouced |
April 23, 2025 |
College Graduate Directors meeting –(2:00-4:00 PM) – 8th Floor Wilder Tower |
May 2, 2025 |
Comprehensive Exams – Doctoral exam results, and master's if required by department, are sent to the Graduation Analyst when complete. Please submit Comp Exam results before the last day of the term |
May 10, 2025 |
Commencement, Spring 2025 |
May 30, 2025 |
Last day to "Apply to Graduate" in MyMemphis Portal for All Doctoral, Masters and Certificate degrees |
May 30, 2025 |
Last day to submit Doctoral Candidacy form through the Etrieve Systems. Master’s & Certificate level students – Candidacy forms are no longer required; UMDegree will be used to verify competition progress |
July 6, 2025 |
First Generation PhD Fellowship recipients announced |
July 7, 2025 |
Deadline to upload defended and final copy of thesis or dissertation to ProQuest for review along with required documents to the Graduation Analyst |
July 15, 2025 |
Part-time Master's Scholarship Nominations due to Graduate School |
July 21, 2025 |
Fall 2025 GA contracts due to the Graduate School |
July 26, 2025 |
Comprehensive Exams – Doctoral exam results, and master's if required by department, are sent to the Graduation Analyst when complete. Please submit Comp Exam results before the last day of the term. |
August 9, 2025 |
Official End of Term, Summer 2025 (No summer commencement) |
August 30, 2025 |
Last day to submit Doctoral Candidacy form through the Etrieve Systems. Master’s level students – Candidacy forms are no longer required; UMDegree will be used to verify competition progress |
August 30, 2025 |
Last day to "Apply to Graduate" in MyMemphis Portal |
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