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Graduation application window for December 2025 opens

First class day of Fall. The graduation application window for December 2025 opens through October 31. All graduating students must apply.

Thesis and dissertation workshop registration

Required thesis and dissertation workshop registration opens today through August 29, Go to /graduate-studies/students/theses-and-dissertations/thesis-dissertation-workshop.html

Window opens for Initial Submission

Assignment One Due

Deadline for Assignment One for thesis and dissertation writers. Send to gradeditor@lamar.edu

Window opens for defense announcement

Faculty can input G1 (defense announcement) under Thesis/Diss forms through October 21. See /graduate-studies/forms/index.html

Deadline for Initial Submission of thesis/dissertation

Deadline for Initial Submission of thesis/dissertation with approval to edit form to gradeditor@lamar.edu. You may turn it in earlier.

Deadline for Comprehensive Exams

Deadline to change/provide thesis/diss document title with gradeditor@lamar.edu

Deadline for Defense/Oral Exam

Window opens for thesis/diss defenses October 20 through November 21. Faculty, please report results via G5 form immediately following the defense at Thesis/Diss forms /graduate-studies/forms/index.html.  Defense announcements must be made 10 days before event.

Deadline to Submit Final Draft of Thesis/Disseration to College of Graduate Studies

Deadline to Upload Approved Thesis/Dissertation to Proquest

Deadline for the signed diss/thesis document approved by Graduate Studies to be uploaded to ProQuest and the fee paid.

Commencement

Commencement Ceremony:
College of Arts & Sciences and Engineering
9:00 a.m.
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Commencement Ceremony:
College of Business and College of Fine Arts & Communication
1:00 p.m.

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Commencement Ceremony:
College of Education and Human Development
5:00 p.m.

December Graduation Deadline

Commencement Ceremony - Graduating students should arrive one hour early

Colleges of Arts & Sciences and Engineering 9:00 a.m. 

Colleges of Business and Fine Arts & Communication 1:00 p.m.

Colleges of Education & Human Development 5:00 p.m.