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Graduate College Calendar

Each year, the Graduate College publishes a new calendar filled with graduation and general deadlines and other dates important to the success of graduate students at ASU.

Fall 2024

**Note:** Dates are subject to change without notice.
Aug 22	Classes begin
Sep 13	Fall UGF award entry deadline
Oct 1	Deadline to apply for graduation (see My ASU)
Oct 16	Session B classes begin
Oct 18	Fall RA/TA tuition award entry deadline
Oct 18	Last day to schedule an oral defense of a thesis/dissertation via the iPOS
Nov 1	Last day to hold an oral thesis/dissertation defense
Nov 8	Submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (PhD and DMA only)
Nov 12	Submit final revisions for thesis/dissertation format approval via the iPOS
Nov 12	Last day for Chair to submit defense results via the iPOS
Nov 13	Last day to submit Commencement Ceremony RSVP (see My ASU)
Nov 18	Submit thesis/dissertation to ETD/ProQuest
Dec 16	Last day for Academic Unit to record Culminating Experience (non-thesis/dissertation) in the iPOS
Dec 16	Graduate Commencement

**Note:** Please refer to ASU Admission website in case of changes to the dates provided. admission.asu.edu/international/student-visa
Feb 1	First day to issue I-20/DS-2019
Jul 22	Final day to issue I-20/DS-2019 outside the U.S.
Aug 22	Final day to issue I-20/DS-2019 for SEVIS transfer students within the U.S.
Aug 28	Last day to request an academic deferral and deferral of I-20 (Immersion Students)
Oct 22	Last day to request an academic deferral and deferral of I-20 (Online Students)
Jul 23–Aug 22	Mandatory SEVIS check-in with ISSC
Aug 22	First day of classes and deadline to check in with ISSC

Oct 12–15	Fall break

Sept 2	Labor Day
Nov 11	Veterans Day
Nov 28–29	Thanksgiving
Dec 25–26	Winter Holiday

Spring 2025

**Note:** Dates are subject to change without notice.
Jan 13	Classes begin
Feb 7	Spring UGF award entry deadline
Feb 15	Deadline to apply for graduation (see My ASU)
Mar 17	Session B classes begin
Mar 21	Spring RA/TA tuition award entry deadline
Mar 28	Last day to schedule an oral defense of a thesis/dissertation via the iPOS
Apr 14	Last day to hold an oral thesis/dissertation defense
Apr 17	Submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (PhD and DMA only)
Apr 21	Submit final revisions for thesis/dissertation format approval via the iPOS
Apr 21	Last day for Chair to submit defense results via the iPOS
Apr 21	Last day to submit Commencement Ceremony RSVP (see My ASU)
Apr 28	Submit thesis/dissertation to ETD/ProQuest
May 12	Last day for Academic Unit to record Culminating Experience (non-thesis/dissertation) in the iPOS
May 12	Graduate Commencement

Note: Please refer to ASU Admission website in case of changes to the dates provided. admission.asu.edu/international/student-visa
Sept 1	First day to issue I-20/DS-2019
Dec 6	Final day to issue I-20/DS-2019 outside the U.S.
Jan 13	Final day to issue I-20/DS-2019 for SEVIS transfer students within the U.S.
Jan 19	Last day to request an academic deferral and deferral of I-20 (Immersion Students)
Mar 23	Last day to request an academic deferral and deferral of I-20 (Online Students)
Dec 6-Jan 13	Mandatory SEVIS check-in with ISSC
Jan 13	First day of classes and deadline to check in with ISSC

Mar 9–16	Spring break

Jan 1	New Year's Day
Jan 20	Martin Luther King Jr.
May 26	Memorial Day

Summer 2025

**Note:** Dates are subject to change without notice.
May 19	Classes begin
June 7	Summer UGF award entry deadline
June 15	Deadline to apply for graduation (see My ASU)
June 20	Last day to schedule an oral defense of a thesis/dissertation via the iPOS
July 2	Session B classes begin
July 3	Summer RA/TA tuition award entry deadline
July 7	Last day to hold an oral thesis/dissertation defense
July 9	Submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (PhD and DMA only)
July 14	Submit final revisions for thesis/dissertation format approval via the iPOS
July 14	Last day for Chair to submit defense results via the iPOS
July 21	Submit thesis/dissertation to ETD/ProQuest
Aug 12	Last day for Academic Unit to record Culminating Experience (non-thesis/dissertation) in the iPOS

**Note:** Please refer to ASU Admission website in case of changes to the dates provided. admission.asu.edu/international/student-visa
Feb 3	First day to issue I-20/DS-2019
Apr 19	Final day to issue I-20/DS-2019 outside the U.S.
May 19	Final day to issue I-20/DS-2019 for SEVIS transfer students within the U.S.
May 23	Last day to request an academic deferral and deferral of I-20 (Immersion Students)
July 6	Last day to request an academic deferral and deferral of I-20 (Online Students)
Apr 20-May 19	Mandatory SEVIS check-in with ISSC
May 19	First day of classes and deadline to check in with ISSC

May 26	Memorial Day
July 4	Independence Day

Download the PDF calendar

Past calendars:

2023-24 Graduate College Calendar
2022-23 Graduate College Calendar
2021-22 Graduate College Calendar
2020-21 Graduate College Calendar