UW Graduate School
Dates and Deadlines
The calendar below contains dates specific to the Graduate School. For general university holidays, dates of instruction, registration and tuition deadlines, please refer to the University of Washington’s Academic Calendar.
Summer 2019| Autumn 2019 | Winter 2020 | Spring 2020 | Summer 2020
Summer Quarter
Summer 2019
| Classes Begin | June 24 |
| Last Day to submit an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (for students who were registered in the previous Spring Quarter) | June 28 |
| Last Day to submit the doctoral dissertation approval form or the master’s thesis approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (for students who were registered in the previous Spring Quarter) | June 28 |
| Last Day to submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) online when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (only doctoral students who were registered in the previous Spring Quarter) | June 28 |
| Last Day to submit Drop Letters to the Graduate School | June 28 |
| Last Day to convey Summer Quarter admissions decisions (offers, deferrals, early entries) to the Graduate School (excluding F-1 & J-1 applicants; please refer to Best Practices for international timeline). | June 28 |
| Last Day to submit Academic Probation/Final Probation to the Graduate School | July 5 |
| Last Day to file a Master’s Request | August 16 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit Reinstatement payment | August 23 |
| Last Day for graduate students to pay $250 Graduate Registration Waiver Fee without registering/paying tuition for the quarter (for students who were registered in the previous Spring Quarter) | August 23 |
| Last Day for a final submission of an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) | August 23 |
| Last Day to submit the doctoral dissertation approval form or the master’s thesis approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School | August 23 |
| Last Day to submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) online (doctoral students only) | August 23 |
| Last Day to remove department contingencies and submit degree recommendations for graduation | August 28 |
Autumn Quarter
Autumn 2019
| Last Day to submit an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (for students who were registered in the previous Summer Quarter) | September 6 |
| Last Day to submit the doctoral dissertation approval form or the master’s thesis approval form when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (for students who were registered in the previous Summer Quarter) | September 6 |
| Last Day to submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) online when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (only doctoral students who were registered in the previous Summer Quarter) | September 6 |
| On-Leave Request Available for Autumn Quarter | September 11 |
| Classes Begin | September 25 |
| Last Day to submit Drop Letters to the Graduate School | October 1 |
| Last Day for department to convey Autumn Quarter admissions decisions (offers, deferrals, early entries) to the Graduate School (excluding F-1 & J-1 applicants; please refer to Best Practices for international timeline). | October 1 |
| Last Day to submit Academic Probation/Final Probation to the Graduate School | October 8 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit On-Leave payment | December 6 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit Reinstatement payment | December 6 |
| Last Day to file a Master’s Request | December 6 |
| Last Day to pay $250 Graduate Registration Waiver Fee without registering/paying tuition for Autumn Quarter (for students who were registered in the previous Summer Quarter) | December 6 |
| Last Day for a final submission of an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) | December 13 |
| Last Day to submit the doctoral dissertation approval form or the master’s thesis approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School | December 13 |
| Last Day to submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) online (doctoral students only) | December 13 |
| Last Day to remove department contingencies and submit degree recommendations for graduation | December 18 |
Winter Quarter
Winter 2020
| On-Leave Request Available for Winter Quarter | December 23 |
| Last Day to submit electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (for students who were registered in the previous Autumn Quarter) | December 27 |
| Last Day to submit the doctoral dissertation approval form or the master’s thesis approval form when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (for students who were registered in the previous Autumn Quarter) | December 27 |
| Last Day to submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) online when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (only doctoral students who were registered in the previous Autumn Quarter) | December 27 |
| Classes Begin | January 6 |
| Last Day to submit Drop Letters to the Graduate School | January 10 |
| Last Day to convey Winter Quarter admissions decisions (offers, deferrals, early entries) to the Graduate School (excluding F-1 & J-1 applicants; please refer to Best Practices for international timeline). | January 10 |
| Last Day to submit Academic Probation/Final Probation to the Graduate School | January 17 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit On-Leave payment | March 13 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit Reinstatement payment | March 13 |
| Last Day to file a Master’s Request | March 13 |
| Last Day to pay $250 Graduate Registration Waiver Fee without registering/paying tuition for the quarter (for students who were registered in the previous Autumn Quarter) | March 13 |
| Last Day for a final submission of an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) | March 20 |
| Last Day to submit the doctoral dissertation approval form or the master’s thesis approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School | March 20 |
| Last Day to submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) online (doctoral students only) | March 20 |
| Last Day to remove department contingencies and submit degree recommendations for graduation | March 25 |
Spring Quarter
Spring 2020
| On-Leave Request Available for Spring Quarter | March 16 |
| Classes Begin | March 30 |
| Last Day to submit an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (for students who were registered in the previous Winter Quarter) | April 3 |
| Last Day to submit doctoral dissertation approval form or the master’s thesis approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (for students who were registered in the previous Winter Quarter) | April 3 |
| Last Day to submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) online when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (only doctoral students who were registered in the previous Winter Quarter) | April 3 |
| Last Day to submit Drop Letters to the Graduate School | April 3 |
| Last Day to convey Spring Quarter admissions decisions (offers, deferrals, early entries) to the Graduate School (excluding F-1 & J-1 applicants; please refer to Best Practices for international timeline). | April 3 |
| Last Day to submit Academic Probation/Final Probation to the Graduate School | April 10 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit On-Leave payment | June 5 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit Reinstatement payment | June 5 |
| Last Day to file a Master’s Request | June 5 |
| Last Day to pay $250 Graduate Registration Waiver Fee without registering/paying tuition for the quarter (for students who were registered in the previous Winter Quarter) | June 5 |
| Last Day for a final submission of an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) | June 12 |
| Last Day to submit doctoral dissertation approval form or the master’s thesis approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School | June 12 |
| Last Day to submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) online (doctoral students only) | June 12 |
| Last Day to remove department contingencies and submit degree recommendations for graduation | June 17 |
Summer Quarter
Summer 2020
| Classes Begin | June 22 |
| Last Day to submit an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (for students who were registered in the previous Spring Quarter) | June 26 |
| Last Day to submit the doctoral dissertation approval form or the master’s thesis approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (for students who were registered in the previous Spring Quarter) | June 26 |
| Last Day to submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) online when paying the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee (only doctoral students who were registered in the previous Spring Quarter) | June 26 |
| Last Day to submit Drop Letters to the Graduate School | June 26 |
| Last Day to convey Summer Quarter admissions decisions (offers, deferrals, early entries) to the Graduate School (excluding F-1 & J-1 applicants; please refer to Best Practices for international timeline). | June 26 |
| Last Day to submit Academic Probation/Final Probation to the Graduate School | July 6 |
| Last Day to file a Master’s Request | August 14 |
| Last Day for graduate students to submit Reinstatement payment | August 14 |
| Last Day for graduate students to pay $250 Graduate Registration Waiver Fee without registering/paying tuition for the quarter (for students who were registered in the previous Spring Quarter) | August 14 |
| Last Day for a final submission of an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) | August 21 |
| Last Day to submit the doctoral dissertation approval form or the master’s thesis approval form for an electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) to the Graduate School | August 21 |
| Last Day to submit Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) online (doctoral students only) | August 21 |
| Last Day to remove department contingencies and submit degree recommendations for graduation | August 26 |