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Select your graduation date below to view the applicable deadlines.

Note: Honors Program deadlines are firm. Students submitting materials after these deadlines will be considered for graduation the following semester. Honors students may only extend graduation by one semester beyond completion of their major and other university requirements for the purpose of completing Honors requirements. Individual departments may have earlier thesis deadlines than our Program deadlines. Be sure to check with your faculty thesis advisor or Honors Coordinator.

August 2025
December 2025
April 2026
June 2026
EventDeadline
Deadline to Apply for GraduationFebruary 15
Great Question Essay HONRS 320After completing Unexpected Connection courses
Thesis Prospectus SubmittedJanuary 10, 2025
Leadership Development ExperienceSemester following the completion of the experience or July 25
Thesis Defense Information SubmittedJune 27
Submit Preliminary Grad Names to UniversityJuly 10*
Last Day for Thesis DefenseJuly 25
Last Day to Submit Thesis Defense VerdictJuly 28
Thesis Final PDFAugust 1
Thesis Publication (Poster & ScholarsArchive)August 1
Graduation MeetingJuly 31
Exit SurveyJuly 25
Honors Graduation CeremonyApril 24
University Graduation DateAugust 11
Last Day to Submit Final Names to UniversityAugust 11*

* University Deadline
Graduating in August 2025

EventDeadline
Deadline to Apply for GraduationSeptember 15
Great Question Essay HONRS 320After completing Unexpected Connection courses
Thesis Prospectus SubmittedMay 2, 2025
Leadership Development ExperienceSemester following the completion of the experience or November 7
Thesis Defense Information SubmittedNovember 8
Submit Preliminary Grad Names to UniversityNovember 14*
Last Day for Thesis DefenseDecember 5
Last Day to Submit Thesis Defense ResultDecember 8
Thesis Publication (Poster & ScholarsArchive)December 13
Graduation MeetingDecember 4
Exit SurveyDecember 5
Honors Graduation CeremonyApril 24, 2025
University Graduation DateDecember 10, 2025
Last Day to Submit Final Names to UniversityDecember 19*

*University Deadline
Graduating in December 2025

EventDeadline
Deadline to Apply for GraduationNovember 15, 2025
Great Question Essay HONRS 320After completing Unexpected Connection courses
Thesis Prospectus SubmittedSeptember 26, 2025
Leadership Development ExperienceTake HONRS 310 & HONRS 390R
Thesis Defense Information SubmittedFebruary 13, 2026
Last Day for Thesis DefenseMarch 13, 2026
Last Day to Submit Thesis Defense ResultMarch 16, 2026
Submit Preliminary Grad Names to UniversityMarch 17, 2026*
Thesis Final PDFMarch 16, 2026
Thesis Publication (Poster & ScholarsArchive)March 16, 2026
Graduation MeetingMarch 26, 11 AM, 150 MSRB
Exit SurveyApril 10, 2026 (or prior to picking up your graduation regalia)
Honors Graduation CeremonyApril 23, 2026, 12 PM
University Graduation DateApril 23, 2026
Last Day to Submit Final Names to UniversityApril 23, 2026*

*University Deadline
Graduating in April 2026

EventDeadline
Deadline to Apply for GraduationFebruary 15
Great Question Essay HONRS 320After completing Unexpected Connection courses
Thesis Prospectus SubmittedDecember 5, 2025
Leadership Development ExperienceTake HONRS 310 & HONRS 390R
Thesis Defense Information SubmittedMay 8, 2026
Submit Preliminary Grad Names to UniversityMay 18, 2026*
Last Day for Thesis DefenseJune 5, 2026
Last Day to Submit Thesis Defense VerdictJune 8, 2026
Thesis Final PDFJune 12, 2026
Thesis Publication (Poster & ScholarsArchive)June 12, 2026
Graduation MeetingMarch 26, 2026
Exit SurveyMay 29, 2026
Honors Graduation CeremonyApril 23, 2026
University GraduationJune 18, 2026
Last Day to Submit Final Names to UniversityJune 18, 2026

*University Deadline
Graduating in June 2026