Follow these steps toward the completion of your master's degree, preparing to meet milestones from your first months on campus to graduation day.
March 4: Format Check Deadline for Thesis/Dissertation
March 15: Graduation Application Deadline
March 22: Defense Deadline
April 8: Final Submission Deadline
May 3: Master's and Certificate Commencement by College, 3 p.m., Colonial Life Arena
May 4: Master's and Certificate Commencement by College, 9:30 a.m., Colonial Life Arena
May 4: Doctoral Commencement, 1 p.m., Koger Center
May 4: Master's and Certificate Commencement by College, 3 p.m., Colonial Life Arena
July 5: Format Check Deadline for Thesis/Dissertation
July 15: Graduation Application Deadline
July 15: Defense Deadline
July 22: Final Submission Deadline
August 15: Official Date of Graduation*
*Summer 2024 graduates will participate in commencement ceremonies December 16, 2024
Your degree program may have additional requirements and deadlines, such as a language proficiency exam or thesis defense. Check with your advisor about specific degree requirements for your program of study.
Every degree-seeking student must file a Master's Program of Study for approval by the dean of the Graduate School.
If you'd like to remove or add a course for approval, complete the Program of Study Adjustment form. It must be approved by your advisor, graduate director and the dean of the Graduate School.
Within the first 12 months of course work.
Check with your program for specific course requirements.
By your final term of study.
If your program requires a thesis, this is at least a four-step process:
See the calendar above for format check and final submission deadlines.
Application for Graduation »
Apply on my.sc.edu. Click the "Apply to Graduate" link under the "Student" tab. The attendance question refers to participation in the ceremony at the Colonial Life
Arena.
See the calendar above for application to graduate deadlines.