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. Any further information can be found by contacting the Graduate Studies office, or by contacting 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 Prior to Graduation | |||||||
| Submission of Thesis Topic Approval Sheet | November 4, 2027 | 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 comment to 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 Office of Graduate Studies. Once Acceptance Sheet is signed by Dean of Graduate Studies, permission will be given to student to upload thesis to ProQuest | April 28, 2025 | July 25, 2025 | November 24, 2025 | April 27, 2026 | July 24, 2026 | November 23, 2026 | April 26, 2027 |
Independent Study
Students have the opportunity to conduct their own independent study related to their field of study for a predetermined number of academic credits. Requirements may differ between various programs, but all programs follow a similar approval process that requires students to fill out the approval form below.
Internships
The academic internship is a valuable extension of formal academic education. It affords students an opportunity to combine their educational experience with professional work experience for academic credit. At the date of completion, the form below needs to be filled out in order to approve the credits earned. For questions about requirements and eligibility, contact the office of your respective program.
Professional Development
Southeast wants all students to have meaningful experiential learning as part of their education. Southeast has established a fund to support professional experiences for students. The fund helps make possible the participation by students in real-world, professional presentations of the results of research and other creative work. The program supports travel, lodging and other expenses related to these activities (subject to university policies governing faculty/staff travel) on a competitive basis. This program is run directly by the Funding for Results Team as a permanent program.
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