Graduation
While planning for graduation, it is important to reference the following time table to ensure that you are on track of meeting all requirement deadlines.
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Anticipated graduation in Winter quarter- Start completing graduation application process in the middle of Fall quarter
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Anticipated graduation in Spring quarter- Start completing graduation application process in the middle of Winter quarter
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Anticipated graduation in Summer quarter- Start completing graduation application process in the middle of Spring quarter
Please refer to the task list below for the process to follow, thus ensuring a smooth process.
Graduation Application Process
The deadline to submit your graduation application to the Graduate Programs Office is the first Friday of the quarter of graduation. If this applies to you, do the following:
- Print a copy of the application from the Graduate School website located here. Please follow the instructions below, not the ones printed on the form.
- Complete all information (print and use ink - either black or blue) underneath the headers "Student Information" and "Previous Education." Do not include your Fisher PhD in "Previous Education."
- Complete the following information under the header "Graduation Information."
* Academic Unit and/or Department - write "Fisher College of Business," then your specific department
* Check the box for PhD
* Degree Expected - write specific quarter and year
* List your faculty adviser and dissertation committee members
- Sign and date and have your faculty adviser sign and date on bottom of the form where indicated.
- Submit the Application to Graduate to the Graduate Programs Office in 100 Gerlach no later than the first Friday of the quarter of anticipated graduation. Do not submit the paperwork to the University Graduate School, as stated on the application.

