Dissertation deadlines
Fall 2021 graduation
- Deadline to schedule defense: October 15, 2021
- Last day to hold defense: October 29, 2021
- Defended dissertation to Graduate College: November 5, 2021
- Commencement: December 18, 2021
Specialist Project and Master's Thesis deadlines
Please note that Master's thesis defenses are not scheduled in the Graduate College. Please contact your department to schedule a thesis defense.
Fall 2021 graduation
- Defended theses to Graduate College: November 12, 2021
2022 Dissertation/Thesis Deadlines
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Friday, February 25, 2022 |
Deadline to schedule dissertation defense for Spring 2022 graduation |
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Friday, March 11, 2022 |
Last day for doctoral candidates to hold dissertation defense for Spring 2022 |
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Friday, March 18, 2022 |
Defended dissertations due in the Graduate College for Spring 2022 graduation |
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Friday, March 25, 2022 |
Defended theses due in the Graduate College for Spring 2022 graduation |
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Saturday, April 30, 2022 |
Spring commencement |
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Friday, April 29, 2022 |
Deadline to schedule dissertation defense for Summer I 2022 graduation |
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Friday, May 13, 2022 |
Last day for doctoral candidates to hold dissertation defense for Summer I 2022 |
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
Defended dissertations and theses due in the Graduate College for Summer I 2022 graduation |
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Friday, June 24, 2022 |
Deadline to schedule dissertation defense for Summer II 2022 graduation |
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Saturday, June 25, 2022 |
Summer I commencement |
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Friday, July 8, 2022 |
Last day for doctoral candidates to hold dissertation defense for Summer II 2022 |
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Friday, July 15, 2022 |
Defended dissertations and theses due in the Graduate College for Summer II 2022 graduation |
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Friday, August 12, 2022 |
Summer II semester ends; no commencement ceremonies |
Other dates to consider
Other important dates for graduate students
- Academic Year Calendar
- For other program-specific dissertation/thesis deadlines, please contact your WMU department.