Fall 2025 graduation deadlines
Graduate students, mark your calendars for these approaching graduation deadlines for fall 2025
September
Sept. 3 (preferred deadline)
Master's students must submit to the Graduate School a.涉pplications follow a workflow process and must be approved by the academic department before they are directed to the Graduate School.
October
Oct. 1 (final deadline)
Master's students who have not already done so must submit to the Graduate School a.涉pplications follow a workflow process and must be approved by the academic department before they are directed to the Graduate School.
Oct. 1
Graduate students mustapply online to graduate眩堯娶棗喝眶堯胼皋n the apply for graduation card in order to疲ave the degree awarded in December.狼his is required even though there is no university-wide ceremony.烈hD students must enter their dissertation title as part of the online graduation application; you may update the title through the portal until this date.狼his title will appear皋n your transcript after your degree is awarded.
November
Nov. 6
Doctoral盎tudents must complete the PhD dissertation defense or final examination by this date.烤otice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School using thedoctoral final examination form眩wo weeks before the exam.
Nov. 13
PhD students mustsubmit the dissertation眨ith Thesis Approval Form to ProQuest by this deadline. The dissertation must be胼病or review and approval by Graduate School staff by the end of the business day. The盎ingle-pageThesis Approval Form(TAF) must be uploaded as a supplemental file with the dissertation in order for the submission to be complete.特tudents whose dissertations畝re received after this deadline, or those not submitted with the TAF,痂ust apply to graduate at the following semester's畚ommencement.
Nov. 13
Master's students must complete the thesis defense or final examination by this date.烤otice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School using themaster's final examination form眩wo weeks before the exam.浚ertain units do not require an exam for non-thesis students.烈lease contact your department with any questions.
Nov. 13
PhD and DMA students must fill out the胼畜y this deadline..
Nov. 20
Master's thesis plan students mustsubmit the thesis畝nd Thesis Approval Form to ProQuest by this deadline. The thesis must be胼病or review and approval by Graduate School staff by the end of the business day. The single-pageThesis Approval Form(TAF) must be uploaded as a supplemental file with the dissertation in order for the submission to be complete.特tudents whose dissertations畝re received after this deadline, or those not submitted with the TAF,痂ust apply to graduate at the following semester's畚ommencement.
Nov. 24
Grade changes for doctoral students must be盎ubmitted for incomplete courses taken during previous or current semesters
December
Dec. 8
Grade changes for masters students must be盎ubmitted for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters.
Dec. 8
Deadline for fall留octoral graduates toupdate diploma name or address疳n Buff Portal.
Students in programs on Coursera:泭Please note that CU Boulder students completing degrees hosted on the Coursera platform泭do not need to apply to graduate. Degree conferrals are processed automatically for students who have met the degree requirements for these programs. However, students are invited to attend graduation ceremonies on campus. Please visit your degree program's website for information on participating in graduation events.