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Important Deadlines

Candidates who do not complete degree requirements must have their program submit an approved change of graduation date form for a subsequent degree awarding period. Please do not reapply for graduation through SOLAR or our website.

• Fall 2025

  Course Catalog	Submission Deadlines
  Add Topic(s) to a Graduate Course Co-Schedule Graduate Courses Graduate Course Activation and/or Revisions Inactivate a Graduate Course New Graduate Course Approval Terminate a Cross-List	February 1, 2025

  Records Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Application to the Graduate School for the Accelerated Bachelors/Masters Degree	Friday, August 1, 2025
  Readmission Waiver of Graduate Time Limit Accelerated Program Declaration (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Thursday, August 21, 2025
  Last day to enroll before late fees incurred. Last day to drop all classes via SOLAR	Sunday, August 25, 2024
  Requests for Advancement to Doctoral Candidacy (G5 Status) (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Friday, August 29, 2025
  Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Certificate Program Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Degree Program Leave of Absence Change of Level/Program Course Retake Permission for Accelerated Program Students to Enroll in Graduate Courses Underload requests for domestic graduate students Last day to process enrollment changes such as adds, swaps, credit changes, and drops via SOLAR	Monday, September 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
  Swaps By Petition Only	Tuesday, September 9 – Monday, September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM

  Graduation Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Dissertation Examining Committee Appointment (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Four weeks before defense date
  Dissertation Announcement (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Three weeks before defense date
  Last day for Masters and Advanced Graduate Certificate students to apply for graduation through SOLAR (PhD students can only apply for graduation through google form. After December 1, Masters and Advanced Graduate Certificate students can also apply through this form.)	Monday, December 1, 2025
  Thesis/Dissertation Submission to ProQuest Adobe Signature Page	Thursday December 18, 2025 Note: Extensions to this deadline are not granted
  Completion of Degree Requirements for Fall 2025 Graduates (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Friday, January 9, 2026

• Fall 2025 - SUNY Korea Campus

  Course Catalog	Submission Deadlines
  Add Topic(s) to a Graduate Course Co-Schedule Graduate Courses Graduate Course Activation and/or Revisions Inactivate a Graduate Course New Graduate Course Approval Terminate a Cross-List	February 1, 2025

  Records Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Application to the Graduate School for the Accelerated Bachelors/Masters Degree	Friday, August 1, 2025
  Readmission Waiver of Graduate Time Limit Accelerated Program Declaration (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Wednesday, August 20, 2025
  Last day to enroll before late fees incurred. Last day to drop all classes via SOLAR	Thursday, August 21, 2025
  Requests for Advancement to Doctoral Candidacy (G5 Status) (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Thursday, August 28, 2025
  Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Certificate Program Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Degree Program Leave of Absence Change of Level/Program Course Retake Permission for Accelerated Program Students to Enroll in Graduate Courses Underload requests for domestic graduate students Last day to process enrollment changes such as adds, swaps, credit changes, and drops via SOLAR	Friday, September 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
  Swaps By Petition Only	Monday, September 8, 2025 – Friday, September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM

  Graduation Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Dissertation Examining Committee Appointment (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Four weeks before defense date
  Dissertation Announcement (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Three weeks before defense date
  Last day for Masters and Advanced Graduate Certificate students to apply for graduation through SOLAR (PhD students can only apply for graduation through google form. After December 1, Masters and Advanced Graduate Certificate students can also apply through this form.)	Friday, October 10, 2025
  Thesis/Dissertation Submission to ProQuest Adobe Signature Page	Thursday, December 11, 2025 Note: Extensions to this deadline are not granted
  Completion of Degree Requirements for Fall 2025 Graduates (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Friday, January 9, 2026

• Summer 2025

  Course Catalog	Submission Deadlines
  Course Catalog Adding New Topics & Courses or Making Revisions – FOR FALL COURSES	February 1, 2025

  Records Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Session :	Summer 1	Summer 1 Extended	Summer 2	Summer 2 Extended	GraduateOnline
  Session Dates :	May 27 – July 5	May 27 – July 18	July 7 – August 16	June 23 – August 16	May 27 – August 3
  Application to the Graduate School for the Accelerated Bachelors/Mas ters Degree	Friday, May 2, 2025	Friday, May 2, 2025	Friday, May 2, 2025	Friday, May 2, 2025	Friday, May 2, 2025
  Readmission Waiver of Graduate Time Limit Accelerated Program Declaration (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Thursday, May 22, 2025	Thursday, May 22, 2025	Thursday, May 22, 2025	Thursday, May 22, 2025	Thursday, May 22, 2025
  Last day to enroll before late fees incurred Last day to drop all courses via SOLAR	Monday, May 26, 2025	Monday, May 26, 2025	Monday, May 26, 2025	Monday, May 26, 2025	Monday, May 26, 2025
  Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Certificate Program Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Degree Program Leave of Absence Change of Level/Program Course Retake Permission for Accelerated Program Students to Enroll in Graduate Courses	Monday, June 2, 2025	Monday, June 2, 2025	Monday, June 2, 2025	Monday, June 2, 2025	Monday, June 2, 2025
  Last day to add or swap courses by petition	Monday, June 2, 2025	Monday, June 2, 2025	Friday, June 11, 2025	Friday, June 27, 2025	Monday, June 2, 2025

  Graduation Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Dissertation Examining Committee Appointment (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Four weeks before defense date
  Dissertation Announcement (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Three weeks before defense date
  Last day to apply for graduation and be included in the commencement publication. (Masters and Advanced Graduate Certi icate students apply via SOLAR) (PhD students can only apply for graduation through google form)	Wednesday, April 16, 2025
  Last day for Masters and Advanced Graduate Certificate students to apply for graduation through SOLAR (PhD students can only apply for graduation through google form. After December 1, Masters and Advanced Graduate Certificate students can also apply through this form.)	Friday, May 9, 2025
  Thesis/Dissertation Submission to ProQuest Adobe Signature Page	Monday, August 18, 2025 Note: Extensions to this deadline are not granted
  Completion of Degree Requirements for Fall 2025 Graduates (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Friday, September 5, 2025

• Summer 2025- SUNY Korea Campus

  Course Catalog	Submission Deadlines
  Course Catalog Adding New Topics and Courses or Making Revisions	February 1, 2025

   

  Records Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Session :	Summer 1	Summer 2
  Session Dates :	June 24 – July 17	July 22 – August 14
  Application to the Graduate School for the Accelerated Bachelors/Masters Degree	Friday, May 30, 2025	Friday, May 30, 2025
  Readmission Waiver of Graduate Time Limit Accelerated Program Declaration (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Monday, June 23, 2025	Monday, June 23, 2025
  Last day to enroll before late fees incurred Last day to drop all courses via SOLAR	Monday, June 23, 2025	Monday, July 21, 2025
  Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Certificate Program Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Degree Program Leave of Absence Change of Level/Program Course Retake Permission for Accelerated Program Students to Enroll in Graduate Courses	Monday, June 30, 2025	Monday, June 30, 2025
  Last day to swap a course Last day to add courses with permission (late fee applies)	Monday, June 30, 2025	Monday, July 28, 2025

  Graduation Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Dissertation Examining Committee Appointment	Four weeks before defense date
  Dissertation Announcement	Three weeks before defense date
  Last day for Masters and Advanced Graduate Certificate students to apply for graduation through SOLAR (PhD students can only apply for graduation through google form. After May 9, Masters and Advanced Graduate Certificate students can also apply through this form.)	Friday, May 9, 2025 Note: All applicants to apply by this deadline will appear in commencement publication
  Thesis/Dissertation Submission to ProQuest Adobe Signature Page	Thursday, August 14, 2025 Note: Extensions to this deadline are not granted
  Completion of Degree Requirements for Summer 2025 Graduates (Form to be submitted by departments only)	Thursday, September 4, 2025

• Spring 2025

  Course Catalog	Submission Deadlines
  Course Catalog Adding New Topics and Courses or Making Revisions	September 1, 2024

  Records Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Admission materials for matriculating Accelerated Participant Program (APP) Students	Monday, January 6, 2025
  The submission of Readmission and Waiver of Graduate Time Limit Forms for Graduate Students and the offer letter and declaration form for undergraduates beginning the Accelerated Participant Program (APP).	Prior to the start of classes
  Last Day to Enroll Before Late Fees Incurred and to drop all classes via SOLAR	Sunday, January 26, 2025
  Submission of Fall Advancement to Candidacy (G5 Status) Requests from Departments	Friday, January 31, 2025
  The submission of Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Degree Program, Secondary Certificate Program, Leave of Absence, Change of Level/Program, Course Retake, Permission for APP Students to Enroll in Graduate Courses, and Permission for UG Students to Enroll in Graduate Courses Forms for Graduate Students	Friday, February 7, 2025
  End of Late Registration via SOLAR and last day to request an underload for domestic graduate students.	Friday, February 7, 2025
  Swaps By Petition Only	Monday, February 10th – Friday, February 14th at 4:00 PM

  Graduation Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Defense Committee Requests due to the Graduate School from Departments	Four weeks before defense
  Last day for Masters and Advanced Graduate Certificate students to apply for graduation via SOLAR to appear in graduation publication is April 10th. The SOLAR application for graduation will still be available until Friday, May 9th. (After this date, they can apply through our online form). PhD students can only apply online through an online form found here: Application for Graduation.	Wednesday, April 10, 2025 to be included in the commencement publication Friday, May 9, 2025 – final day to apply via SOLAR for Masters & Advancement Graduate Certificate students.
  Last day for Graduate Students to file theses/dissertations with the Graduate School Office. (Note: Extensions to this deadline are not granted).	Wednesday May 21, 2025
  Last day for departments to submit completion statements for candidates who have completed all requirements for the degree.	Friday, June 6, 2025

• Spring 2025 SUNY Korea Campus

  Course Catalog	Submission Deadlines
  Course Catalog Adding New Topics and Courses or Making Revisions	September 1, 2024

  Records Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Admission materials for matriculating Accelerated Participant Program (APP) Students	Monday, February 3, 2025
  The submission of Readmission and Waiver of Graduate Time Limit Forms for Graduate Students and the offer letter and declaration form for undergraduates beginning the Accelerated Participant Program (APP).	Prior to the start of classes
  Last Day to Enroll Before Late Fees Incurred and to drop all classes via SOLAR	Thursday, February 20, 2025
  Submission of Fall Advancement to Candidacy (G5 Status) Requests from Departments	Thursday, February 27, 2025
  The submission of Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Degree Program, Secondary Certificate Program, Leave of Absence, Change of Level/Program, Course Retake, Permission for APP Students to Enroll in Graduate Courses, and Permission for UG Students to Enroll in Graduate Courses Forms for Graduate Students	Friday, March 7, 2025
  End of Late Registration via SOLAR and last day to request an underload for domestic graduate students.	Friday, March 7, 2025
  Swaps By Petition Only	Tuesday, March 11th – Monday, March 17th, 2024 at 4:00 PM

  Graduation Processes	Submission Deadlines
  Defense Committee Requests due to the Graduate School from Departments	Four weeks before defense
  Last day for Masters and Advanced Graduate Certificate students to apply for graduation via SOLAR. The SOLAR application for graduation will only be available until Friday, May 9, 2025. (After this date, they can apply through our online form). PhD students can only apply online through an online form found here: Application for Graduation.	Friday, May 9, 2025
  Last day for Graduate Students to file theses/dissertations with the Graduate School Office. (Note: Extensions to this deadline are not granted).	Thursday, June 12, 2025
  Last day for departments to submit completion statements for candidates who have completed all requirements for the degree.	Thursday, July 3, 2025