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Arts & Sciences Graduation Calendar of Deadlines

 

Fall, 2006

 

August 21, 2006 Petition for Deviation Deadline. Any graduate student who wishes to petition for deviation from Graduate Catalog regulations must submit a petition form to the Graduate Office by Monday, August 21, 2006 for review during this semester. Decisions on petitions may come late in the semester, and it is recommended that candidates petition at least one semester before expecting to graduate.
October 16, 2006 Change of Graduation Deadline. Any student who is unable to complete his or her degree requirements must change the date of graduation by Monday, October 16, 2006. Students seeking to change graduation date may do so by contacting Graduation Services at (404) 651-3387, or at http://www.gsu.edu/es/graduation.html
October 20, 2006 Doctoral Candidate Commencement Program Information Deadline. All doctoral candidates must provide the Office of the Registrar, Graduation Services, with complete information for the commencement program as soon as possible in order to ensure that the correct information is printed. Contact Mr. Christopher Robertson at (404) 651-3387. Information received after this date is NOT guaranteed to appear in the Commencement Program.
November 17, 2006 Thesis/Dissertation Review Deadline. All candidates for graduation writing a thesis or dissertation MUST have their manuscripts reviewed for format correctness by this date. Except for candidates in a studio art discipline, review copies must be electronic and must conform to the templates found in the Guidelines on this Web site. Send copies in word processor format to the Graduate Office at this email address.
December 1, 2006 Degree Requirement Completion Deadline. All degree candidates who are required to complete a thesis or dissertation must have the final .pdf version corrected and uploaded by this date. Studio Art Candidates MUST have their completed theses (including slides) to the Graduate Office by this date. Notification from the department regarding the completion of all degree requirements will be given to the Graduate Office by the department no later than December 1, 2006. Non-thesis candidates must have their papers turned-in and evaluated before this date. Students should contact their departmental graduate directors for earlier departmental deadlines for the defense and review of the thesis or dissertation to allow for completion by this deadline. Any exceptions require approval of the department chair as well as the graduate director.
December 16, 2006 Commencement ceremony for fall semester, 2006. Please see the university Graduation Office web site for details on caps and gowns, tickets, seating etc. http://www.gsu.edu/es/graduation.html