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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

 

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