Planning to take advantage of the early spring 2024 graduation deadline? The purpose of the early deadline is to allow thesis and dissertation students who complete all requirements for graduation before the semester starts to graduate at the end of spring 2024 without having to register for thesis or dissertation hours in spring 2024. Students’ official graduation date will be at the conclusion of the spring 2024 semester.

If you’ve already completed the rest of the requirements for the early spring deadline, there is one more day to keep in mind: January 12, 2024.

• The thesis or dissertation must be accepted by the Graduate School by 5:00 p.m. on this date. To ensure the document can be accepted, submission to TRACE must occur prior to this date (email thesis@utk.edu for questions).
• The Survey of Earned Doctorates certificate of completion must be submitted by EdD and PhD students to thesis@utk.edu by 5:00 p.m.
• The Report of Final Examination (Pass/Fail) Form (doctoral or master’s) must be submitted by 5:00 p.m.
• The Thesis or Dissertation Approval Form must be submitted by 5:00 p.m.
• The removal of Incomplete and NR grades must be verified (email gradspec@utk.edu for questions).

Contact gsservices@utk.edu with any questions about these deadlines.