May 2024 Degree Deadlines - Doctoral
Doctoral deadlines to file to graduate at the May, 2024 degree period follow below. Email forms to Kristin Tyler as attachments in pdf format from your UMass email address.
Up-to-date degree forms are found on our College of Education website with doctoral links at: Degree Forms and Milestones.
Your Form D-8 Announcement of Final Oral Exam and draft dissertation are due to Kristin at least 4 weeks plus 2 business days by 10am before the date of your final oral exam. Follow form completion instructions detailed on the forms and submit to Kristin Tyler as attachments in pdf format from your UMass email address.
- March 18, 2024 by 4:30pm is the deadline to email your degree eligibility form and UNSIGNED signature page to Kristin Tyler as attachments in pdf format from your UMass email address. Depending on the date of your final oral exam it is possible that you will be submitting your degree eligibility form and unsigned signature page to Kristin prior to your defense. The dissertation title on the unsigned signature page and degree eligibility form must match exactly. The dissertation title on these forms is what will be announced on the Commencement program and the dissertation title should not change once you submit these 2 documents to Kristin.
If you have already defended your final oral exam by 3/18/24 and your signature page is signed by your committee, please email your signed signature page to Kristin with your degree eligibility form for the 3/18/24 deadline.
- April 1, 2024 is the last day to defend for the May, 2024 degree period in order to have time to make necessary edits.
- April 8, 2024 by 4:30pm is the deadline to email your signature page signed by your dissertation committee and Form D9 Results of Final Oral Exam to Kristin Tyler as attachments in pdf format from your UMass email address.
- April 22, 2024 by 4:30pm is the Graduate School deadline to electronically submit your Survey of Earned Doctorates and to electronically submit your final dissertation to ScholarWorks.
If questions regarding this process, please email Kristin. We are processing all requests and emails as quickly as possible.