Graduation Deadlines
Application for Graduate Degree Form
Available at the Registrar's Office or online, completed by you and returned to the Office of the Registrar, Kutz Hall, 1st floor. Deadlines are strictly enforced.
Application for Degree Deadlines
- Friday, October 30, 2009 for February 2010 Graduation
- Monday, March 1, 2010 for May 2010 Graduation
- Monday, June 1, 2010 for August 2010 Graduation
Degree Completion Requirements-Master's Candidates
Beginning with students matriculating in 2008, all master’s theses completed in fulfillment of the degree must be deposited electronically to the Brandeis Institutional Repository. If your program requires a master's thesis, check with your departmental administrator about guidelines for the submission and formatting of an M.A./M.S. thesis. Please see also GSAS formatting information and deadlines. Master's Candidates completing a thesis must also submit Certification of Master’s Thesis Acceptance Form to GSAS. The certification form is due at GSAS one day before the thesis submission deadline.
Degree Completion Requirements-Doctoral Candidates
Dissertations must be submitted electronically. See Ph.D. Completion Timeline for submission information.
Dissertation Defense Deadlines
- Thursday, December 17, 2009 for February 2010 Graduation
- Wednesday, April 28, 2010 for May 2010 Graduation
- Friday, July 30, 2010 for August 2010 Graduation
Dissertation Deposit Deadlines
- Thursday, January 15, 2010 for February 2010 degree completion
- Wednesday, May 12, 2010 for May 2010 degree completion
- Friday, August 13, 2010 for August 2010 degree completion