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Filing & Form Submission Deadlines: 2009-2010
Review the list of deadlines given below and identify the ones that will apply to you this year. You are responsible for making sure the application is submitted on time to 318 Sproul Hall, Graduate Services: Appointments, Degrees, and Fellowships, or that you complete other actions by the deadlines. We strongly recommend that you provide your faculty committee with your manuscript or final project 30-60 days prior to your anticipated filing date.
| Master's Students | Summer 2009 | Fall 2009 | Spring 2010 | Summer 2010 |
| Application for Candidacy | N/A | September 25, 2009 To be eligible for a fall degree |
February 19, 2010 To be eligible for a spring degree |
N/A |
| Filing Fee Application (PDF) If you are not already advanced to candidacy, submit your Application for Candidacy with the Filing Fee Application. |
N/A | August 28, 2009 | January 22, 2010 | N/A |
| File Thesis (PDF) File in Graduate Division or complete comprehensive examination or final project. |
August 14, 2009, for a Fall 2009 degree | December 18, 2009 | May 14, 2010 | August 13, 2010, for a Fall 2010 degree |
| In Absentia Registration* (PDF) | N/A | August 10, 2009 | January 10, 2010 | N/A |
| Doctoral Students | Summer 2009 | Fall 2009 | Spring 2010 | Summer 2010 |
| Non-residents: To be considered advanced for reduction in non-resident tuition in the term indicated, submit the PhD Application for Candidacy by the first day of instruction for the semester. These deadlines are independent of the deadline set for using Dean's Normative Time Fellowship (DNTF) in the term indicated. | N/A | August 26, 2009 | January 19, 2010 | N/A |
| To be considered advanced to doctoral candidacy in the term indicated for DNTF eligibility, you must submit your PhD Application for Candidacy by the dates given. | N/A | June 30, 2009 | December 18, 2009 | N/A |
| Students who qualify for DNTF and plan to use it in the term indicated must submit DNTF application to the Graduate Fellowships Office by the deadlines given. | N/A | August 19, 2009 | January 11, 2010 | N/A |
| Filing Fee Application (PDF) | N/A | August 28, 2009 | January 22, 2010 | N/A |
| File Dissertation in Graduate Division (PDF) | August 14, 2009, for a Fall 2009 degree | December 18, 2009 | May 14, 2010 | August 13, 2010, for a Fall 2010 degree |
| In Absentia Registration* (PDF) | N/A | August 10, 2009 | January 10, 2010 | N/A |
* In absentia status is a form of registration available to academic and professional graduate students undertaking coursework or research related to their degree programs outside of California.
The forms listed above are available for downloading as PDF files and require Adobe Acrobat Reader. For a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, please visit the Adobe Web site.
Last Updated: October 13, 2009 8:52 AM