Graduate School Calendar
Academic Year 2025-2026
See Registrar's website for more detailed academic calendars as they become available.
Questions? Please email graduateschool@memphis.edu
July 7, 2025 |
Deadline to upload defended and final copy of thesis or dissertation to ProQuest for review along with required documents to the Graduation Analyst |
July 15, 2025 |
Part-time Master's Scholarship Nominations due to Graduate School |
July 21, 2025 |
Fall 2025 GA contracts due to the Graduate School |
July 26, 2025 |
Comprehensive Exams – Doctoral exam results, and master's if required by department, are sent to the Graduation Analyst when complete. Please submit Comp Exam results before the last day of the term. |
August 9, 2025 |
Official End of Term, Summer 2025 (No summer commencement) |
August 18, 2025 |
New Student Orientation – (3:00-5:30 PM) – Location TBD |
August 19, 2025 |
Global New Student Orientation – (5:30-6:30 PM) – Virtual |
August 27, 2025 |
College Graduate Directors Meeting – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor |
August 30, 2025 |
Last day to submit Doctoral Candidacy form through the Etrieve Systems. Master’s level students – Candidacy forms are no longer required; UMDegree will be used to verify competition progress |
August 30, 2025 |
Last day to "Apply to Graduate" in MyMemphis Portal |
September 5, 2025 |
UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams |
September 24, 2025 |
College Graduate Directors Meeting – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor |
October 3, 2025 |
UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams |
October 22, 2025 |
College Graduate Directors meeting –2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor |
November 7, 2025 |
UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams |
November 1, 2025 |
Last day to upload defended and corrected thesis or dissertation PDF to ProQuest for review along with required documents to the Graduation Analyst |
November 19, 2025 |
College Graduate Directors meeting –(2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor |
December 5, 2025 |
UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams |
December 13, 2025 |
Commencement, Fall 2025 |
December 23, 2024 |
Spring 2025 GA contracts due to the Graduate School |
January 28, 2026 |
College Graduate Directors meeting –2-4 – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor |
February 6, 2026 |
UCGS – 2-4 – Teams |
February 5, 2026 |
Last day to "Apply to Graduate" in MyMemphis Portal for All Doctoral, Masters and Certificate degrees |
February 5, 2026 |
Last day to submit Doctoral Candidacy form through the Etrieve Systems. Master's Certificate level students – Candidacy forms are no longer required. UMDegree will be used to verify competition progress |
February 14, 2026 |
Van Vleet Nominations due |
February 18, 2026 |
College Graduate Directors meeting –2-4 – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor |
March 6, 2026 |
UCGS – 2-4 – Teams |
March 14, 2026 |
Van Vleet winners annouced |
March 17, 2026 |
U of M Society Doctoral Fellowship Applications due |
March 17, 2026 |
Morton Thesis/Dissertation Nominations due |
March 17, 2026 |
Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award Application due |
March 25, 2026 |
College Graduate Directors meeting –(2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor |
March 27, 2026 |
Deadline to upload defended and final copy of thesis or dissertation to ProQuest for review along with required documents to the Graduation Analyst |
March 30, 2026 |
Student Research Forum – (10:00 AM) – UC Ballroom |
April 1, 2026 |
Graduate Student Research Grant Proposal due |
April 3, 2026 |
UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams |
April 17, 2026 |
Morton Awards recipients annouced |
April 17, 2026 |
UofM Society Doctoral Fellowship recipients annouced |
April 17, 2026 |
Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award recipients annouced |
April 18, 2026 |
Summer 2025 GA contracts due to the Graduate School |
April 22, 2026 |
College Graduate Directors meeting –(2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor |
May 1, 2026 |
UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams |
May 1, 2026 |
Comprehensive Exams – Doctoral exam results, and master's if required by department, are sent to the Graduation Analyst when complete. Please submit Comp Exam results before the last day of the term |
May 9, 2026 |
Commencement, Spring 2026 *Backup Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
May 29, 2026 |
Last day to "Apply to Graduate" in MyMemphis Portal for All Doctoral, Masters and Certificate degrees |
May 29, 2026 |
Last day to submit Doctoral Candidacy form through the Etrieve Systems. Master's Certificate level students – Candidacy forms are no longer required. UMDegree will be used to verify competition progress |