Finishing the degree

Finishing Degree

If the student has clearly passed or clearly failed the examination, the Final Oral Examination Report Form, the Committee chair must submit the completed form no later than the last business day of the anticipated month of graduation.

The student is responsible for making any and all corrections requested by the committee to the dissertation.

Initiate your Thesis/Dissertation Approval & Deposit Agreement before the last business day of the month. Advisors must submit their approval no later than the last business day of the anticipated month of graduation.

It is the student’s responsibility to submit the completed dissertation/project and ensure that all remaining degree requirements are met by the last working day of the month they intend to graduate. Your dissertation is uploaded to ProQuest and the other two documents can be scanned and emailed to GSSP. It is requested that students share an electronic copy of the completed dissertation with their advisor as well.

Your dissertation to ProQuest should be submitted no later than the last business day of the anticipated month of graduation. Check the requirements here: Dissertation submission (Step #15)

Degrees are conferred monthly by the University of Minnesota. Students planning to graduate in May maintain active status throughout Summer. If you have not turned in your materials by the last day of the month, and it is a semester end (August or December), you will need to register for something in the next semester to maintain your active student status so you can be cleared to graduate in the next month. If you run into this issue, please let the GPC know so that degree clearance can be completed on time.