Graduate Student Resources

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Where to find graduate information

Graduate school is already hard enough; let us help make it easier. The Graduate Student Resources page is a collection of just about every form, document, or table you will need to be prepared for grad school. For further information, please contact the Graduate Studies office or the office of your respective program.

Graduate Thesis Deadlines

Semester of Planned Graduation Spring 2025 Summer 2025 Fall 2025 Spring 2026 SUMMER 2026 FAll 2026  Spring 2027 
Semester Before Graduation
Submission of Thesis Topic Approval Sheet November 4, 2024 March 10, 2025 June 9, 2025 November 3, 2025 March 9, 2026 June 8, 2026 November 2, 2026
Graduating Semester
Last Day to add GR698, GR699, GR799 March 17, 2025 June 13, 2025 October 13, 2025 March 16, 2026 June 12, 2026 October 12, 2026 March 15, 2027
Last Day to hold Oral Thesis Defense April 7, 2025 June 20, 2025 October 27, 2025 April 6, 2026 June 19, 2026 October 26, 2026 April 5, 2027
Complete and Approved Electronic Thesis due to Graduate Studies April 11, 2025 June 27, 2025 November 3, 2025 April 10, 2026 June 26, 2026 November 2, 2026 April 9, 2027
Thesis reader returns comments to the thesis chairperson for consideration April 21, 2025 July 18, 2025 November 17, 2025 April 20, 2026 July 17, 2026 November 16, 2026 April 19, 2027
Thesis Revisions Due to the Office of Graduate Studies. Once the Acceptance Sheet is signed by the Dean of Graduate Studies, permission will be given to the student to upload the thesis to ProQuest April 28, 2025 July 25, 2025 November 24, 2025 April 27, 2026 July 24, 2026 November 23, 2026 April 26, 2027

Forms and Requests

Looking for a graduate form? It's all on the Graduate Student Resources my.semo Page now.

For added security, the graduate forms and requests previously listed on this page have moved to your my.semo portal, where you can access and submit everything in one place.

This includes:

  • Graduate Declaration of Major
  • Change of Catalog Year
  • Graduate Probation or Suspension Appeals
  • Graduate Program Extension
  • Graduate Course Extensions
  • Graduate Topical Approval
  • Graduate Acceptance Sheet Approval
  • Student Professional Development
  • Graduate Assistant - Evaluation
  • GA Additional On-Campus Work Request
  • Graduate Checkout Process

Just log in to your my.semo.edu account to get started.

Have questions about requirements, eligibility, or the approval process for any form? Contact the Graduate Studies office or the office of your respective program.

Location

Office

Academic Hall 132

Mailing Address

One University Plaza, MS 3400
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701