M.A. Degrees*

Application Deadline

Conferral Date

August 1, 2007**

October 17, 2007


November 1, 2007**

 

February 13, 2008

December 1, 2007**

May 21, 2008


UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT:

May 21, 2008


*M.A. degrees are awarded three times during the academic year—in October, February, and May. Once all necessary requirements have been completed, it is the student’s responsibility to file an application with the Diploma Division of the Registrar’s Office or with their department or program office by the appropriate deadline (see above) in order to receive the degree. Applications received after the deadline will be applied to the next conferral date. Convocation and Commencement ceremonies are held in May.

**When a deadline falls on a weekend, the deadline for submission will be extended until the next business day.


M.Phil. Degrees*

 

M.Phil. Application Deadline

 


Conferral Date

October 1, 2007

October 17, 2007

February 1, 2008

February 13, 2008

May 1, 2008

May 21, 2008

 


UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT:

May 21, 2008


 

*Candidates who have completed all the necessary requirements apply through their departments in order to receive the M.Phil. degree. Applications for the M.Phil. degree can be filed at any point in the calendar year. Degrees are conferred three times during the academic year—in October, February, and May. Students receiving an M.Phil. only do not participate in Convocation nor Commencement ceremonies.

 

Ph.D. Degrees*

 

Defense

Application

Deadline (pg 1)

 

Deadline for Distributing

Dissertation to Committee

Members & Defense

Application (pg 2)

 

 


Deposit Deadline

 


Conferral Date

August 3, 2007

August 31, 2007

October 12, 2007

October 17, 2007

November 9, 2007

November 30, 2007

February 8, 2008

February 13, 2008

 

 

 

 

February 1, 2008

 

 

 

March 19, 2008

May 1, 2008 (to be included in Convocation Booklet listing of graduates)

May 15, 2008 (to be included in Convocation Booklet Addendum listing of graduates)

May 16, 2008 Final Deposit Deadline for the May 21, 2008 Conferral Date

 

 

 

 

May 21, 2008

 

*Ph.D. degrees are conferred three times during the academic year—in October, February, and May. Students intending to defend the Ph.D. dissertation must file an Application for Dissertation Defense in their departments (see above for deadlines.) When the faculty committee has certified that the student has passed the dissertation defense, the candidate must, in order to receive the degree, arrange with the Dissertation Office (107 Low Memorial Library) for the deposit of the dissertation. A fee of $160, in the form of a money order or certified check, is payable to Columbia University at the time of deposit.