Teacher Education and Clinical Practice

Graduate Students

Students celebrating at graduation

 
Degree Completion Term Fall 2026 Spring 2027 Summer 2027
Last day to "Apply to Graduate" in MyMemphis Portal for All Doctoral, Masters and Certificate degrees.

Sept 4,

2027

Feb 5,

2027

May 28,

2027

UPDATE — Last day to submit the Doctoral Candidacy form through Etrieve Systems. Candidacy forms are no longer required for master’s and certificate students. UMdegree will be used to verify completion progress. 

Sept 4,

2026

Feb 5,

2027

May 28,

2027

EARLY Deadline to upload the defended and final copy of the dissertation to ProQuest for review, along with required documents submitted to the Graduation Analyst, and receive your diploma early.

Oct 2, 

2026

March 1,

2027

June 1,

2027