Master's Degree
Important: All master's degree requirements must be met within 7 years.
Before completing 18 credits of coursework:
Develop a Program of Study *with your program.* This is your plan for completing your degree. Speak with your advisor, department chair, or departmental graduate coordinator for guidance on completing this requirement.
At least 15 weeks before your Final Oral Examination:
At least 2 weeks before your Final Oral Examination:
- Submit a diploma application *see below for commencement deadlines
- Use online form to schedule your final oral examination.
- Distribute a defendable copy of your thesis to your committee.
- Deliver or email pretext pages of your thesis to the graduate school.
Submit the final copy of your thesis (if required for your degree) to the Graduate School within 6 weeks after your Exam or before the first day of the following term, whichever comes first, to avoid having to register for a minimum of three graduate credits the next term.
Doctoral Degree
Before completing 2 terms (if you already have a master's degree) or 5 terms (if you do not):
- Select program committee members, which must include a Graduate Council Representative
- Meet with your program committee to create a Program of Study. (Take to the meeting, the Doctoral Program Checklist, all transcripts, list of your eligible transfer credits, your program curriculum, an initial draft of your Program of Study.)
Preliminary Oral Exam
- At least 6 weeks before your Preliminary Oral Exam submit your signed program of study to the Graduate School.
- At least 2 weeks before your Preliminary Oral Exam schedule your Oral Preliminary Exam by submitting the online Exam Scheduling Form (after your program of study has been approved by the Graduate School.
Final Oral Defense of Dissertation
- At least 2 weeks before your Final Oral Defense of Dissertation:
- Submit a diploma application *see below for commencement deadlines
- Schedule your Exam by submitting the online Exam Scheduling Form to the Graduate School
- Submit pre-text pages to the Graduate School
- Give dissertation to your whole committee
Thesis Submission
The final, corrected, and signed copy of your thesis or dissertation must be submitted to the Graduate School within 6 weeks after your Exam or before the first day of the following term, whichever comes first, to avoid having to register for a minimum of three graduate credits the next term.
Note: Continuous Enrollment Policy Applies. You must be registered for a minimum of three graduate credits until all degree requirements are completed. To avoid registering for the term following your defense, submit the final corrected and signed thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School before the first day of the term following the term in which you defend. For details on this policy see "Continuous Enrollment, I. Minimum Registration" in the Graduate Catalog, http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=38#Section1804.
Scheduling Exams with the Graduate School
Use the exam scheduling form to schedule examinations. Please submit your exam scheduling form as soon as you schedule your exam but no later than two weeks before the exam date. For guidance on scheduling a meeting, please see "How to Schedule a Meeting."
Leave of Absence
A Completed (with signatures) Leave of Absence Form must be received by the Graduate School at least 15 working days prior to the first day of the term involved. All graduate students in degree and certificate programs must register continuously for a minimum of 3 graduate credits, excluding summer session, until their degree or certificate is granted or until their status as a credential-seeking graduate student is terminated. See the catalog for more information on Registration Requirements.
Diploma Deadlines:
Diploma with Commencement:
Important: Students who fail to meet these deadlines might still receive a spring diploma, but cannot participate in commencement ceremonies.
- For Spring Term
- Be enrolled for minimum of three graduate credits
- April 12, 2013
- File a Diploma Application
- April 26, 2013
- Confirm commencement attendance by logging into Student Online Services, click on Student Records.
If you experience problems email - Christine Crabtree in the Registrar's Office and she will manually confirm attendance. Please let her know also if you later decide not to attend. - May 3, 2013
- Take Final Exam - Thesis/Dissertation students - schedule two weeks prior to event with Graduate School
- May 10, 2013
- Submit Final copy of Thesis - Dissertation and additional PhD documents to Graduate School and upload one PDF of the thesis to ScholarsArchive
- May 24, 2013
- Take Final Exam - Non thesis students - schedule two weeks prior to event with Graduate School
- May 31, 2013
- Clear all remaining degree requirements, including:
- Incomplete grades must be submitted
- Examination reports must be submitted to Graduate School
- Any final corrections to thesis must be submitted
Diploma Without Commencement:
To receive a diploma during the current term you must -
- Be enrolled for a minimum of three graduate credits
- Submit a Diploma Application
- Schedule your final exam with the Graduate School two weeks prior to event
- Successfully complete the final exam and return exam results to the Graduate School by 5 pm the last day of the term
- Submit final copy of the thesis/dissertation and upload PDF to ScholarsArchive by 5 pm on the last day of the term
If you meet all degree requirements after the last day of the current term by 5 pm the Friday before the start of the following term, you will receive a diploma for the later of the two terms, but you will not be required to register for the later term.
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