To facilitate your graduation, we have listed pertinent items below. If you have any questions, contact the PhD Graduate Program Coordinator directly or email CON-PhDProgram@uiowa.edu.

All items must be completed by the deadlines posted each semester. Final responsibility for meeting graduation requirements resides with the student. If you have filed any documents in a previous semester, all must be refiled by the deadlines listed online except the Plan of Study; a Graduate College Plan of Study should be refiled only if it has changed. This form will be completed and submitted by the PhD Program Administrator.

More information regarding dates, commencement, and other pertinent information can be found at the Office of the Registrar website.

NOTE: The student must be enrolled in the Graduate College during the session in which the degree is to be conferred. In the final semester, doctoral students may register for Doctoral Final Registration (GRAD:6003), which requires a 1 s.h. tuition and fees payment, or appropriate course work. Guided Independent Study course work, PhD Post comprehensive Registration (GRAD:6000), and courses for which tuition and fees are not assessed may not be used to satisfy the final registration requirement of the Graduate College.

Items to Be Completed by the Student

1. Application for Degree

The student must complete this form via MyUI prior to the deadline listed online.

2. Doctoral Commencement Registration

If the student wants to participate in the doctoral commencement ceremony, they must register for the event. This can be completed after they have applied for their degree and prior to the deadline listed online on the Graduate College website.

3. Single Thesis Deposit (Dissertation Submission)

The student must submit their dissertation prior to the deadline listed online on the Graduate College Website. If the dissertation is not filed by the deadline, the student will not be able to graduate at the end of the semester.