Master's Deadlines & Submission Instructions
Master's Graduation Checklist
The checklist provides a step-by-step guide to help master students prepare for graduation. It includes details on confirming degree eligibility, registering for final semester courses, applying to graduate, submitting your thesis or report and meeting all Graduate School deadlines, as well as when to expect diplomas and transcripts.
Registration Requirement for Final Semester
All students must be registered in their final graduating semester. Thesis Option students must be registered in 698B and Report Option students must be registered in 398R to submit a graduation application.
Master's Graduation Application Form
If you expect to complete your degree during a given semester, file to graduate by submitting the Master’s Graduation Application form online.
The form must be completed and submitted during the appropriate time period:
- Summer 2026 Graduates: June 4, 2026 – July 31, 2026
- Fall 2026 Graduates: Aug 24, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
Students who do not submit the form by the deadline will not be eligible to receive their degree until a subsequent semester.
If you find after filing for graduation that you will not complete your degree requirements, contact the Graduate School for instructions for rescheduling your graduation. The Master’s Graduation Application form is valid for one semester only; a new application must be submitted if your semester of graduation changes.
Thesis/Report Options ONLY:
Students must upload the thesis or report BEFORE submitting the required pages detailed below.
The Graduate School will not accept a paper copy of the thesis or report, although the student’s graduate department or program may require one. There will be a final format check when the required pages (see below) are submitted.
After submission, no revisions or corrections will be allowed except for those required by the graduate dean.
The upload and required pages are due by 3 p.m. CDT on the deadline:
- Summer 2026 Graduates: August 14, 2026
- Fall 2026 Graduates: Dec. 4, 2026
iThenticate
The Graduate School strongly encourages the use of this tool while preparing drafts of your report, thesis or dissertation, along with discussion of the results of these reviews with your supervisor.
Texas Digital Library Submission
Graduating students are required to publish their thesis, report, dissertation or treatise digitally by uploading a single PDF to the Texas Digital Library.
Required Pages
Thesis/Report Option students: You are also required to submit a copy of the following pages through the Graduate Student Submission Portal by 3 p.m. CDT on the relevant deadline listed above. All signatures must be on a single form. Incomplete forms or multiple forms will not be accepted.
Master’s Committee Approval Form
A master's committee approval form with signatures of your supervising committee is required. All committee members must sign the master's committee approval form - no proxy signatures are allowed.
Request to Delay Publication (if applicable)
If you wish to request a temporary delay of publication of your thesis, report, dissertation, or treatise, you must make this request when you submit your committee approval form. Review the instructions and form on this linked page.