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Filing & Form Submission Deadlines: 2013-2014

Review the list of deadlines given below and identify the ones that will apply to you this year. You are responsible for making sure the application is submitted on time to 318 Sproul Hall, Graduate Services: Appointments, Degrees, and Fellowships, or that you complete other actions by the deadlines. We strongly recommend that you provide your faculty committee with your manuscript or final project 30-60 days prior to your anticipated filing date.

Master's Students	Summer 2013	Fall 2013	Spring 2014	Summer 2014
Application for Candidacy	N/A	September 27, 2013 To be eligible for a fall degree	February 28, 2014 To be eligible for a spring degree	N/A
Filing Fee Application (PDF) If you are not already advanced to candidacy, submit your Application for Candidacy with the Filing Fee Application.	N/A	August 30, 2013	January 24, 2014	N/A
File Thesis File in Graduate Division or complete comprehensive examination or final project.	August 16, 2013, for a Fall 2013 degree	December 20, 2013	May 16, 2014	August 15, 2014, for a Fall 2014 degree
In Absentia Registration* (PDF)	N/A	July 15, 2013	December 9, 2013	N/A
Doctoral Students	Summer 2013	Fall 2013	Spring 2014	Summer 2014
Non-residents: To be considered advanced for reduction in non-resident tuition in the term indicated, submit the PhD Application for Candidacy by the first day of instruction for the semester. These deadlines are independent of the deadline set for using Dean's Normative Time Fellowship (DNTF) in the term indicated.	N/A	August 29, 2013	January 21, 2014	N/A
To be considered advanced to doctoral candidacy in the term indicated for DNTF eligibility, you must submit your PhD Application for Candidacy by the dates given.	N/A	December 20, 2013	June 30, 2014	N/A
Students who qualify for DNTF and plan to use it in the term indicated must submit DNTF application to the Graduate Fellowships Office by the deadlines given.	N/A	August 22, 2013	January 14, 2014	N/A
Filing Fee Application (PDF)	N/A	August 29, 2013	January 24, 2014	N/A
File Dissertation in Graduate Division	August 16, 2013, for a Fall 2013 degree	December 20, 2013	May 16, 2014	August 15, 2014, for a Fall 2014 degree
In Absentia Registration* (PDF)	N/A	July 15, 2013	December 9, 2013	N/A

* In absentia status is a form of registration available to academic and professional graduate students undertaking coursework or research related to their degree programs outside of California.

The forms listed above are available for downloading as PDF files and require Adobe Acrobat Reader. For a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, please visit the Adobe Web site.

Last Updated: June 26, 2013 11:55 AM