Information for HK Students and Faculty

General HK Graduate Office Deadlines

Notify the HK Graduate Studies office at least 2 weeks before your preliminary exam or final exam (presentation or thesis defense).
Also, its critical that we be notified of any changes to the exam committee or your advisory committee.
Notify the HK Graduate office at least 1 week before your thesis proposal to allow time for room reservations and to invite faculty and students.

Graduate School deadlines for Fall 2011

August 19, 2011: *Last day for a plan of study to be received by the Graduate School to graduate in December.
September 21, 2011: *Last day to declare candidacy for degree for December graduation.
October 14, 2011: Last day for "exam/degree only" registrants to submit the appropriate Report of the Final Examination and the Thesis Receipts forms. If these two forms are not received in the Graduate School, the registration will be revised to research credits. (Does not apply to nonthesis master's candidates). Exit Questionnaires (Master's and Doctoral) and Survey of Earned Doctorates (Doctoral only) must be completed before your thesis final deposit appointment. A hard copy of certificate of completion needs to be brought with you to your deposit appointment.
December 2, 2011: Last day for students to pass the final examination.
December 2, 2011 (Reminder to Departments): Signed candidate audit/certification forms should be returned back to the Graduate School as soon as possible, but no later than this date. Final examination reports must be received for all graduating students by the Graduate School, Room 170, Young Hall (YONG). Students for whom a final report is not received will not be able to graduate in December. (Final examination reports are not required for nonthesis master's students in graduate departments with approved alternative graduation criteria.)
December 09, 2011: Exit Questionnaires (Master's and Doctoral) and Survey of Earned Doctorates (Doctoral only) must be completed before your thesis final deposit appointment. A hard copy of certificate of completion needs to be brought with you to your deposit appointment. All master's and Ph.D. candidates must submit their dissertation via Electronic Thesis Deposit (ETD), at least 24 hours prior to their scheduled appointment. All required forms must be deposited at their mandatory, scheduled, final deposit appointment in the Thesis/Dissertation Office, Room 170, Young Hall (YONG). Master's and Ph.D. candidates with "Confidential" theses/dissertations must also submit their departmental copies to the Graduate School. Deposit appointments can be made by calling 765-494-2600.
December 17, 2011: (Last day of Session) Doctoral students must have taken preliminary examinations by this date to be eligible for December 2012 graduation (assuming student registered spring 2012 and summer 2012).

*A $200.00 late graduation deadline fee (West Lafayette graduate students only) is now applicable as of July 1, 2011. A $200.00 late fee will be assessed for the late arrival of the Electronic Plan of Study to the Graduate School, late declaration of degree candidacy, or listing on the Graduate School's candidate roster for the same degree more than two consecutive sessions.

Graduate School deadlines for Spring 2012

Important Reminder to Doctoral Candidates: To be eligible to schedule the doctoral final exam for the 2012 Spring session, the preliminary examination must have been completed before or during the 2011 Spring session and you must have been registered for summer and fall 2011.

This information will be posted as soon as it is available...thank you for your patience.