College of Musical Arts

Composition, Document, Portfolio, Thesis and Dissertation Deadlines

The following are deadlines for submitting the final copy of a composition, document, thesis or dissertation and completing a comprehensive exam. Please do not request extensions of these dates. They should be considered “non-negotiable.” The purpose of maintaining these deadlines is to guarantee that final projects of the highest possible quality are achieved.

The topic approval form (thesis), EDT approval/submission form (thesis), master’s plan II results (mued comps), music master’s report (plan II performance), dual master’s plan II results and dual master’s EDT approval form can be downloaded through the Graduate College documents Web page. All information on these forms MUST be typed including the faculty names under the signature lines. If the information is not typed it will not be accepted.

Last Day for Submission for Fall 2009 Semester (December Graduation)

Approval of Dissertation Topic June 1, 2009
Approval of Thesis Topic July 17, 2009
Graduation Application September 18, 2009
Portfolio turned in October 12, 2009
Thesis/Dissertation to CMA Graduate Coord. October 26, 2009
Final Exam Doctoral to Graduate College October 26, 2009
Thesis/Dissertation to Graduate College November 2, 2009
Comprehensive Exam November 23, 2009
Graduate Recital (portfolio) November 30, 2009
Exam results and summary December 7, 2009
Commencement December 18, 2009
   

Last Day for Submission for Spring 2010 Semester (May Graduation)

Approval of Dissertation Topic October 19, 2009
Approval of Thesis Topic December 14, 2009
Graduation Application January 26, 2010
Portfolio turned in February 8, 2010
Thesis/Dissertation to CMA Graduate Coord. March 15, 2010
Final Exam Doctoral to Graduate College March 15, 2010
Thesis/Dissertation to Graduate College March 22, 2010
Graduate Recital (portfolio) April 9, 2010
Comprehensive Exam April 19, 2010
Exam results and summary April 26, 2010
Commencement May 7, 2010

Last Day for Submission for Summer 2010 Semester (August Graduation)

Approval of Dissertation Topic January 18, 2010
Approval of Thesis Topic April 19, 2010
Graduation Application June 5, 2010
Portfolio turned in June 7, 2010
Thesis/Dissertation to CMA Graduate Coord. June 14, 2010
Final Exam Doctoral to Graduate College June 14, 2010
Thesis/Dissertation to Graduate College June 21, 2010
Graduate Recital (portfolio) July 16, 2010
Comprehensive Exam July 19, 2010
Exam results and summary July 26, 2010
Commencement August 7, 2010

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