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Last updated February 8, 2021
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Deadline to apply for graduation Log into DukeHub and navigate to Academics. Then click on the Apply for Graduation form to begin your application. Step-by-step instructions for completing the application are available at https://registrar.duke.edu/help-guides/apply-graduation. If you applied to graduate in the previous term but did not graduate, you will need to apply again for the current term. If you are completing a certificate program, you must apply to graduate for it separately in DukeHub. |
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Deadline for initial submission of electronic doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis The initial submission must take place at least two weeks before your defense and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the deadline date. Note: If you submit your initial dissertation/thesis on the deadline date, you cannot defend until 14 days after that. Initial submission of the dissertation or thesis means that the document is complete. We will not check the format of an incomplete document. |
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Final deadline to defend your dissertation or master's thesis Final day to hold the Ph.D. dissertation or Master’s thesis defense to receive the degree. |
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Deadline for final submission of electronic dissertation or thesis 3:00 p.m.: All defended, completed PhD dissertations and master’s theses must be submitted to UMI/ProQuest. 5:00 p.m.: All PhD final exam cards and master’s final exam cards (both master’s with thesis and non-thesis master’s) must be submitted to The Graduate School. Note: The departments for all students getting a non-thesis master’s degree (this includes the master’s on the way to the Ph.D.) must submit a Non-Thesis Master’s Examination Card, signed by their examining committee and the director of graduate studies, to The Graduate School by 5:00 p.m. on the deadline date. |