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Tulane University School of Liberal Arts – Graduate Programs

Graduation Information Deadlines (for current graduate students).   

    

Graduate degrees and diplomas are awarded three (3) times per year:

May (spring) –   Graduate Programs Recognition and Hooding Ceremony

                              Friday, May 16, 2008, 9:30am, Dixon Hall, Tulane Uptown Campus

                             (Reception to follow in LBC)

                              Unified Ceremony:  Saturday, May 17, 2008, 9:00am, Louisiana Superdome

                            

August (summer) – no ceremony

                                     Degree Awarded: August 15, 2008

December (fall) – no ceremony

                                Degree Awarded: (TBD)

If you graduate in fall or summer, you may participate in the graduate programs recognition/hooding ceremony and/or the unified commencement the following spring.

 Application for Degree Electronic Version (For Masters and Ph.D. ONLY)

Application for Degree - Handwritten Version (For Masters and Ph.D. ONLY)

Important Deadlines

Diplomas

Required Forms

Thesis/Dissertation Submission

Minority and Women Graduates

                                              

Important Deadlines

                                    

Deadline
Date
Last day to submit Application for Degree Form (this includes Master's degrees with no thesis required).

TBD (Fall) - no ceremony

January 25, 2008 (Spring) - unified ceremony

June 13, 2008 - no ceremony

Last day to submit dissertations or theses in final form.

TBD (Fall) - no ceremony

March 28, 2008 (Spring) - unified ceremony

July 25, 2008 - no ceremony

Degrees Conferred

December 31, 2008 (Fall) - no ceremony

May 17, 2008 (Spring) - unified ceremony

August 15, 2008 - no ceremony

Payment of All Fees Due

(Payable in cash or check. All checks are made payable to Tulane University and submitted to the SLA Graduate Programs Office.)     

     

December 8, 2008 (Fall) - no ceremony

March 28, 2008 (Spring) - unified ceremony

July 25, 2008 - no ceremony

 

Fees for Ph.D. students:

Microfilming (UMI)              $55.00 (required)

Copyright                            $65.00 (optional)

Note:  If a master’s student wishes to copyright her/his thesis, the fee is $65.00.

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Diplomas

The Registrar's Office distributes diplomas. Diplomas are not available until after the degree is conferred. Because there is no commencement in August or December, graduates complete a diploma/in absentia form to obtain their diploma. Students may opt to pick up their diploma, have the diploma mailed, or request that the diploma be held by the Registrar's Office until commencement. May graduates complete the in absentia form only if they do not intend to

participate in commencement. Diplomas will be distributed after the unified ceremony on Saturday. To assist the Graduate Programs office in providing you with important information, your current, valid mailing address and a current email address should be on file with this office. This information should be included on the diploma form  and exit form. These forms  are required to complete the application for degree process. The forms can be obtained from the Graduate Programs office in the School of Liberal Arts, Newcomb Hall, Room 102.  The information on the commencement form is also provided to the University Registrar for mailing your diploma if you wish it to be mailed to you. An acceptable mailing address, not a post office box number, must be provided on this form. The address can be used by all university offices to provide you with information about graduation.

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 Required Forms (available in 102 Newcomb Hall)

Students who wish to graduate must complete an application for degree.

Applications for degree must be filed for the current term. Applications filed

in previous terms are not valid. (Should you not graduate when expected, it is your

responsibility to complete another degree application)

Students earning a Master's Degree must complete the following forms:

      Application for Degree - Electronic Version (For Masters and Ph.D. ONLY)

     Application for Degree - Handwritten Version (For Masters and Ph.D. ONLY)

      Final Examination/Oral Defense Form (for students who completed a thesis)

 

Ph.D. students are required to complete the following forms:

     Application for Degree Electronic Version (filed for the current term)

    (For Masters and Ph.D. ONLY)

    Application for Degree - Handwritten Version (For Masters and Ph.D. ONLY)

    Final Examination/Oral Defense Form

     

   UMI Form (microfilming)

    Survey of Earned Doctorates

 

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Thesis/Dissertation Submission

Understandably, submitting a thesis or dissertation can be the most challenging and stressful part of completing one's degree requirements. Students should allow themselves ample time to defend their theses/dissertations and complete any necessary revisions before the submission deadline posted by the School of Liberal Arts. The thesis/dissertation submitted to the SLA Graduate Programs office must be the final copy, on archival quality paper (acid-free, 100% cotton), with original signatures of the committee. Theses/Dissertations have to be in a specific format. Formatting instructions can be found in the Guidelines for Preparing Theses and Dissertations. Theses/Dissertations are not accepted after the submission deadline. Theses/Dissertations must be submitted in person.

 

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Minority and Women Graduates

Minority and Women Doctoral Directory is a registry which maintains up-to-date

information on employment candidates who have recently received, or are soon to

receive, a Doctoral or Master's degree in their respective fields.

National Minority Faculty Identification Program is a service for member

institutions and minority candidates seeking first-time or advanced faculty positions in higher education.

 

 




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