Graduate College Deadlines for Fall 2023 Graduation
| Last day to submit Form 9, Request for Change in a Dissertation or Thesis Committee | Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| Semester begins | Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
| Last day to submit Application for Degree (use the online form) | Friday, September 8, 2023 |
| Last day to submit defense announcement and signature page draft to the Graduate College (online submission here) | Friday, September 22, 2023 |
| Last day to submit completed doctoral dissertation (submitted in PDF or Word format) to GraduateWriting@fau.edu along with the Transmittal Memorandum (Please note: Extension requests must be submitted no later than November 1, 2023 via a Form 10) | Monday, November 13, 2023 |
| Last day to submit completed master’s thesis (submitted in PDF or Word format) to GraduateWriting@fau.edu along with the Transmittal Memorandum (Please note: Extension requests must be submitted no later than November 13, 2023 via a Form 10) | Monday, November 20, 2023 |
| Last day to submit Final Manuscript Package to the Graduate College, including electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the FAU library and ProQuest Publishing. | Monday, December 4, 2023 |
| Commencement (TBA) | Thursday, December 14, 2023 |
| Commencement (TBA) | Friday, December 15, 2023 |
Complimentary reviews should be submitted early in the semester and are first come first serve. Complimentary reviews should be emailed to graduatewriting@fau.edu and will take 1-2 weeks to process.