Graduate School Deadlines

Students who were enrolled in Summer 2025 and who meet all degree requirements for Fall 2025 graduation by Sept. 2 will not be required to enroll for Fall 2025.

• See KU's Academic Calendar for the last day to 100% withdraw.

You must complete all requirements listed for Dec. 12 by Sept. 2.

Last day for master’s and doctoral candidates to report defense date to the School of Pharmacy at psteffan@ku.edu.

• Requirements include name, title, date, and location of defense.
• Doctoral students must include outside member name, campus address and email address.

You must notify the school at least three weeks before your defense date.

Last day for Fall 2025 master’s and doctoral candidates to submit the following materials to the School of Pharmacy. You may submit them in-person to Patti Steffan in the School of Pharmacy Dean’s Office or via email at psteffan@ku.edu.

1. ONLINE APPLICATION FOR DEGREE FORM

• Complete the online form on Enroll & Pay under "Degree Progress/Graduation."
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry doctoral students must complete the online application for degree form for the master’s upon completion of their comprehensive oral for doctorate.
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology doctoral students do not need to complete the online application for degree form for the master’s degree.

2. ONLINE SUBMISSION OF THESIS OR DISSERTATION

• See Graduate Studies’ Submitting for thesis and dissertation submission instructions.
• See ProQuest Formatting Requirements
• See Graduate Studies’ ETD Formatting and Working with Multimedia Files for formatting instructions.

3. SIGNED ACCEPTANCE AND TITLE PAGE

4. ETD RELEASE FORM

• This form is on Graduate Studies: Submitting.

5. (DOCTORAL CANDIDATES ONLY) - COPY OF CONFIRMATION EMAIL FOR DOCTORAL COMPLETION SURVEY

• This survey is on Graduate Studies: Doctoral Completion Survey

Students who were enrolled in Fall 2025 and who meet all degree requirements for Spring 2026 graduation by February 3 will not be required to enroll for Spring 2026.

• See the KU Academic Calendar for the last day to 100% withdraw.

You must complete all requirements listed for May 16 by February 4.

Last date to submit the online application for degree form for commencement program. Download the form on Enroll & Pay under "Degree Progress/Graduation."

• Doctoral students must complete the online application for degree form for the master’s upon completion of the comprehensive oral for doctorate. This is required by the University Registrar’s office.

Last day for master’s and doctoral candidates to report defense date to the School of Pharmacy at psteffan@ku.edu.

• Requirements include name, title, date, and location of defense.
• Doctoral students must include outside member name, campus address and email address.

You must notify the school at least three weeks before your defense date.

Last day for Spring 2026 master’s and doctoral candidates to submit the following materials to the School of Pharmacy. You may submit them in-person to Patti Steffan in the School of Pharmacy Dean’s Office or via email at psteffan@ku.edu.

1. ONLINE APPLICATION FOR DEGREE FORM

• Complete the online form on Enroll & Pay under "Degree Progress/Graduation."
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry doctoral students must complete the online application for degree form for the master’s upon completion of their comprehensive oral for doctorate.
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology doctoral students do not need to complete the online application for degree form for the master’s degree.

2. ONLINE SUBMISSION OF THESIS OR DISSERTATION

• See Graduate Studies’ Submitting for thesis and dissertation submission instructions.
• See ProQuest Formatting Requirements
• See Graduate Studies’ ETD Formatting and Working with Multimedia Files for formatting instructions.

3. SIGNED ACCEPTANCE AND TITLE PAGE

4. ETD RELEASE FORM

• This form is on Graduate Studies: Submitting.

5. (DOCTORAL CANDIDATES ONLY) - COPY OF CONFIRMATION EMAIL FOR DOCTORAL COMPLETION SURVEY

• This survey is on Graduate Studies: Doctoral Completion Survey

Students who were enrolled in Spring 2026 and who meet all degree requirements for Summer 2026 graduation by June 8 will not be required to enroll for Summer 2026.

• See the KU Academic Calendar for the last day to 100% withdraw.

You must complete all requirements listed for July 24 by June 8.

Last day for master’s and doctoral candidates to report defense date to the School of Pharmacy at psteffan@ku.edu.

• Requirements include name, title, date, and location of defense.
• Doctoral students must include outside member name, campus address and email address.

You must notify the school at least two weeks before your defense date.

Last day for Summer 2026 master’s and doctoral candidates to submit the following materials to the School of Pharmacy. 

You may submit them in-person to Patti Steffan in the School of Pharmacy Dean’s Office or via email at psteffan@ku.edu.

1. ONLINE APPLICATION FOR DEGREE FORM

• Complete the online form on Enroll & Pay under "Degree Progress/Graduation."
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry doctoral students must complete the online application for degree form for the master’s upon completion of their comprehensive oral for doctorate.
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology doctoral students do not need to complete the online application for degree form for the master’s degree.

2. ONLINE SUBMISSION OF THESIS OR DISSERTATION

• See Graduate Studies’ Submitting for thesis and dissertation submission instructions.
• See ProQuest Formatting Requirements
• See Graduate Studies’ ETD Formatting and Working with Multimedia Files for formatting instructions.

3. SIGNED ACCEPTANCE AND TITLE PAGE

4. ETD RELEASE FORM

• This form is on Graduate Studies: Submitting.

5. (DOCTORAL CANDIDATES ONLY) - COPY OF CONFIRMATION EMAIL FOR DOCTORAL COMPLETION SURVEY

• This survey is on Graduate Studies: Doctoral Completion Survey