The graduation application window for May 2025 opens. *All graduating students must apply.
Jan
162025
Thesis and dissertation workshop registration
Thesis and dissertation workshop registration opens today through Feb 14
Jan
202025
Holiday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Jan
272025
Window opens for Defense Announcements
Window opens for Defense Announcements via G1 form at /graduate-studies/forms/index.html (under Thesis Diss Forms). Defense announcements must be made 10 days before event. The announcement window closes on April 11
Feb
072025
Window opens for Oral exams/defenses
Window opens for Oral exams/defenses through April 14 . File results through G5 at /graduate-studies/forms/index.html (under Thesis Diss Forms)
Window opens for Initial Submission of thesis/dissertation with approval to edit form to gradeditor@lamar.edu (pre- or post-defense) through April 11. Those submitting an Initial Submission must have completed an approved Assignment One.
Mar
102025
Spring Break
Spring Break. March 10-14, 2025
Apr
042025
May Graduation Deadline
LAST DAY to apply for May graduation
Apr
082025
Deadline for Comprehensive Exams and Title Submission
Deadline for Initial Submission of thesis/dissertation
Deadline for Initial Submission of thesis/dissertation with approval to edit form to gradeditor@lamar.edu (pre-or post-defense). You may turn it in earlier.
Apr
182025
Holiday
Good Friday Holiday
May
072025
Last Class Day | Deadline for Signed Diss/Thesis Document
Last class day and Deadline for signed diss/thesis document approved by Graduate Studies to be uploaded to ProQuest and all copy payments made
May
162025
Commencement
Commencement Ceremony
College of Arts & Sciences and Fine Arts
May
172025
Commencement
Commencement Ceremony: College of Business and Engineering AM
Commencement Ceremony: College of Education and Human Dev PM