| Name | Deadline | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (December 31, 2024 Program End Date) | Tuesday, 15 October 2024 |
Second of four deadlines for December 31, 2024 Program End Date. |
| Last day for application for November graduation | Friday, 18 October 2024 |
Last day for applications for Congregation to be submitted by all graduate students expecting to graduate in November 2024. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for November graduation | Friday, 18 October 2024 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for November 2024 Congregation. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for November graduation | Friday, 18 October 2024 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for November 2024 Congregation. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2024 Graduation) | Friday, 18 October 2024 |
Fourth of four deadlines for Fall 2024 Graduation. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (Spring 2025 Graduation) | Friday, 22 November 2024 | |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (April 30, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 06 December 2024 |
First of four deadlines for program completion by April 30, 2025. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (December 31, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 13 December 2024 |
Third of four deadlines for December 31, 2024 Program End Date. Last day for doctoral final oral defence for December 31, 2024 Program End Date. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for December 31 end date | Friday, 10 January 2025 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for December 31 2024 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (December 31, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 10 January 2025 |
Fourth of four deadlines for December 31, 2024 Program End Date. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for December 31 end date | Friday, 10 January 2025 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for December 31 2024 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for Winter Session Term 2. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (Spring 2025 Graduation) | Friday, 24 January 2025 | |
| ast Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (April 30, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 07 February 2025 |
Second of four deadlines for program completion by April 30, 2025. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (Spring 2025 Graduation) | Friday, 21 March 2025 |
Third of four deadlines for Spring 2025 graduation. Last day for doctoral final oral defence for Spring 2025 graduation. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (April 30, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 04 April 2025 |
Third of four deadlines for April 30, 2025 Program End Date. Last day for final doctoral examinations for April 30, 2025 Program End Date. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (August 31, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 11 April 2025 |
First of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2025. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for May graduation | Thursday, 17 April 2025 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for May 2025 graduation. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for May graduation | Thursday, 17 April 2025 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for May 2025 graduation. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections. |
| Last day for application for May graduation | Thursday, 17 April 2025 |
Last day for applications for Congregation to be submitted to Enrolment Services by all graduate students expecting to graduate in May 2025. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2025 Graduation) | Thursday, 17 April 2025 |
Fourth of four deadlines for Spring 2025 graduation. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for April 30 end date | Wednesday, 30 April 2025 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for April 30 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (April 30, 2025 Program End Date) | Wednesday, 30 April 2025 |
Fourth of four deadlines for April 30, 2025 Program End Date. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for April 30 end date | Wednesday, 30 April 2025 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for April 30 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for the 20225 Summer Session. IMPORTANT: The deadline for students who wish to graduate in May is Apr 17, 2025. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (August 31, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 06 June 2025 |
Second of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2025. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (August 31, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 01 August 2025 |
Third of four deadlines for August 31, 2025 Program End Date. Last day for final doctoral examinations for August 31, 2025 Program End Date. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for August 31 end date | Friday, 29 August 2025 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for August 31 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for 2025 Winter Session Term 1. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for August 31 end date | Friday, 29 August 2025 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for August 31 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (August 31, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 29 August 2025 |
Last of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2025. |
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IMPORTANT: These deadlines are specific to graduate students. There are additional deadlines in the UBC Academic Calendar that apply to all students.
Application deadlines can be found in the prospective student section as well as in each degree program profile.