To Complete Application
To Graduate with a Thesis (Plan I) or Dissertation
To Graduate without a Thesis (Plan II)
To Apply As a Nondegree Graduate Student
To Change Residency
To Be Admitted to Candidacy

Each graduate program has individual application deadlines. Please visit the specific program website and application checklist for deadline dates at http://www.uab.edu/graduate/graduate-catalog/68-graduate-program-directory.

Plan I
Graduate School Graduation Deadline Dates For Students Completing a Thesis/Dissertation

**The following dates are subject to change. Check this schedule each semester for any changes to the posted dates. Also check with your department. Some programs have earlier deadline dates for the application for degree.

Request for Approval Forms must be submitted online no later than 2 weeks before your public defense date.

*It is your responsibility to submit your completed thesis or dissertation for review no later than 2 weeks (10 business days) after your public defense. You will be notified when your manuscript has been reviewed (usually within 5 – 7 days). Under certain circumstances, submission extensions may be granted for students who defend well before the final semester deadline for final defense. Extensions will not be granted past the submission date for the final defense deadline.

It is the student's responsibility to see that the above deadlines are met. Students cannot be cleared for graduation until all paperwork has been processed, all grades have been finalized, and all applicable fees have been paid.

Note:
Failure to meet these deadlines will require the filing of a "NEW" Application for Degree Form (reorder) and registration for course hours for the following semester. The new application for degree form (approved at the departmental level and submitted to the Graduate School) must be submitted by the deadline posted above.

The above dates are subject to change. Check with the Graduate School, 511 Hill University Center, or call 934-8227 if you have any questions concerning these dates.

Plan II
Graduate School Graduation Deadline Dates For Students Not Completing a Thesis/Dissertation

These dates are subject to change. Please check the Schedule of classes each semester for any changes to these dates. Please check with your department as some programs have earlier deadline dates for the application for degree.

Please Note:
Failure to meet these deadlines will require the filing of a "NEW" Application for Degree Form (reorder) and registration in subsequent semesters.

It is the student's responsibility to see that the above deadlines are met. Students will not be cleared for graduation until all paperwork has been processed, all grades have been finalized, and all fees have been paid.

The above dates are subject to change. Please check with the Graduate School
511 Hill University Center or call 934-0656
if you have any questions concerning graduation.

Admission to Candidacy Deadline Dates

NOTE: Doctoral Students are required to have 2 semesters of candidacy. Master’s degree students are required to have only 1 semester of candidacy. Forms must be processed by the following dates in order to be applicable for that semester. For example, if the Admission to Candidacy Form is processed by the deadline date listed below, that semester counts as the first semester of candidacy.

Forms received after the deadline will be processed for the next semester.

PLEASE CHECK WITH THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AS THESE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

*CHECK WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE WHICH SUMMER DEADLINE APPLIES TO YOUR OWN 699 OR 799 RESEARCH HOURS (THE 9 WEEK OR 12 WEEK SCHEDULE)

Deadline Dates to Apply As a Nondegree Graduate Student
*Please check with the Graduate School as these dates are subject to change.

Please be aware of the add/drop dates, as well as the tuition payment deadlines, for each semester: https://www.uab.edu/students/academics/academic-calendar.

Deadlines for Change of Residency

All forms and necessary documents must be received in the graduate school office by the following dates so in-state tuition will be granted for the appropriate term.

Forms received after the deadline will be processed for the next semester.
PLEASE CHECK WITH THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AS THESE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE