Graduate Degree Dates & Deadlines

Last day for PhD and DMin students to defend their doctoral thesis in order to graduate in May 2027 (EMC, KNX, TRN & WYC only). Students must meet full graduation eligibility criteria.

Deadline for MA and ThM (II) students to submit approved Master's Research Paper (MRP), Research Portfolio, or Extended Essay to the GCTS Office in order to graduate in May 2027 (EMC, KNX, TRN & WYC only). Students must meet full graduation eligibility criteria.

Winter research language exams are held on this day.

Deadline to register and pay fee (if applicable) for Winter graduate research language exams required for admission or program requirements. Please see https://www.tst.edu/language-courses-exams for more information.

Deadline for ThM (I) students to submit approved thesis to the GCTS Office in order to graduate in May 2027 (EMC, KNX, TRN & WYC only). Students must meet full graduation eligibility criteria.

Deadline to submit Winter 2027 requests to the GCTS Office for: Reading and Research (R&R) courses, Leaves of Absence (LoA), BD students requesting to take graduate-level courses, program & candidacy extensions, etc.

Deadline for MA students to submit Master's Research Paper (MRP) or Research Portfolio to the GCTS Office, in order to have fees pro-rated to the end of December.

Deadline for PhD and DMin students to submit approved thesis to the GCTS Office in order to graduate in May 2027 (EMC, KNX, TRN & WYC only). Students must meet full graduation eligibility criteria.

Deadline for ThM (I) students with continuous registration to submit approved theses to the GCTS Office for examination, in order to be exempt from Winter 2027 tuition fees. Ancillary and incidental fees still apply.

Deadline for PhD, MA and ThM students who first entered the program in Fall 2026 to submit requests for Transfer Credit and/or Advanced Standing to the GCTS Office. See relevant program Handbook.