Thesis and Dissertation Deadline Dates
Monday, April 1, 2024
Last day to submit Application for Admission to Candidacy
Note: Please make sure your Appointment of Supervisory Committee has been turned in well before this date; the Supervisory Committee form must be turned in before the Application for Admission to Candidacy form.
Friday, August 9, 2024
Last day to submit an advisor-approved copy of thesis or dissertation, along with signed Defense Committee Approval, Access Agreement for a Thesis or Dissertation, and Thesis/Dissertation Checklist forms, to the Graduate College to receive a thesis/dissertation credit enrollment waiver for December 2024.
Friday, August 23, 2024
Last day to apply for graduation for graduate and undergraduate degrees and certificates to be awarded in December 2023. Students apply for graduation on myBoiseState. Late applications will be accepted but a late fee will be assessed.
Friday, August 30, 2024
Last day to add graduate dissertation, thesis, project, or portfolio credit.
Friday, October 18, 2024
Recommended last day to defend thesis/dissertation (provide Graduate Defense Notification to Graduate College at least 2 weeks prior).
Friday, November 1, 2024
Last day to submit advisor-approved version of thesis/dissertation to the Graduate College via ProQuest. The thesis/dissertation copy submitted for review must be defended and submitted with Defense Committee Approval, Access Agreement for a Thesis or Dissertation, and Thesis/Dissertation Checklist forms.
Note: Once you have defended your thesis/dissertation and have incorporated the changes requested by your committee, upload your advisor-approved version to ProQuest. This advisor-approved version will not be accepted after November 1, 2024. You cannot graduate without the review and approval of your thesis/dissertation by the Graduate College.
*Late submissions will not guarantee your graduation this semester. Late submissions will be placed on our waitlist, which we will process after we have reviewed the documents that were submitted on time. We will process the waitlist in the order the documents are submitted.
Friday, November 1, 2024*
Last day for students who received a thesis/dissertation credit enrollment waiver to submit final version of thesis or dissertation via ProQuest to the Graduate College.
*Late submissions will not guarantee your graduation this semester. Late submissions will be placed on our waitlist, which we will process after we have reviewed the documents that were submitted on time. We will process the waitlist in the order the documents are submitted.
Friday, December 13, 2024
Last day to submit final version of your thesis/dissertation to the Graduate College via ProQuest.
No thesis/dissertation will be accepted after this date for December 2024 graduation.