Deadline to upload defended and final copy of thesis or dissertation to ProQuest for review along with required documents to the Graduation Analyst 

Part-time Master's Scholarship Nominations due to Graduate School

Fall 2025 GA contracts due to the Graduate School

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. 

Official End of Term, Summer 2025 (No summer commencement)

New Student Orientation – (3:00-5:30 PM) – Location TBD

Global New Student Orientation – (5:30-6:30 PM) – Virtual 

College Graduate Directors Meeting – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor

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

Last day to "Apply to Graduate" in MyMemphis Portal

UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams

College Graduate Directors Meeting – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor 

UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams

College Graduate Directors meeting –2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor 

UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams

Last day to upload defended and corrected thesis or dissertation PDF to ProQuest for review along with required documents to the Graduation Analyst

College Graduate Directors meeting –(2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor 

UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams

Commencement, Fall 2025

Spring 2025 GA contracts due to the Graduate School

College Graduate Directors meeting –2-4 – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor

UCGS – 2-4 – Teams

Last day to "Apply to Graduate" in MyMemphis Portal for All Doctoral, Masters and Certificate degrees 

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

Van Vleet Nominations due

College Graduate Directors meeting –2-4 – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor 

UCGS – 2-4 – Teams

Van Vleet winners annouced

U of M Society Doctoral Fellowship Applications due

Morton Thesis/Dissertation Nominations due

Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award Application due 

College Graduate Directors meeting –(2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor 

Deadline to upload defended and final copy of thesis or dissertation to ProQuest for review along with required documents to the Graduation Analyst 

Student Research Forum – (10:00 AM) – UC Ballroom 

Graduate Student Research Grant Proposal due

UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams

Morton Awards recipients annouced

UofM Society Doctoral Fellowship recipients annouced

Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award recipients annouced

Summer 2025 GA contracts due to the Graduate School

College Graduate Directors meeting –(2:00-4:00 PM) – Wilder Tower, 8th Floor 

UCGS – (2:00-4:00 PM) – Teams

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 

Commencement, Spring 2026

*Backup Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026

Last day to "Apply to Graduate" in MyMemphis Portal for All Doctoral, Masters and Certificate degrees

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