ATTENTION:
As of October 30, 2010, graduate students will be required to send an email to homewoodgradboard@jhu.edu with the following items:

• A scanned copy of their receipt from the Commercial Binding Office.
• The title of their dissertation typed in the body of the email with correct spelling and punctuation -- please do not use all upper case letters.

Students will not be placed on the degree candidate's listing for approval by the Graduate Board and President of the University until the email has been received by the appropriate Graduate Board deadline.

The GBO exam, reader's letters, dissertation, and department certification must be completed and submitted by the following deadlines for the graduate student's name to be put on the Graduate Board's degree completion list.

An "Application for Graduation" must be received by the Registrar's Office. Graduate Students should return the completed form to the Registrar's Office and not the Graduate Affairs and Admissions Office. If no "Application for Graduation" is on file in the Registrar's Office, the student will not be included on the degree candidates list signed by the President.

Should a student's degree requirement materials be received after the deadlines listed below that student's name will be added to the next semester's Graduate Board list for completed degrees.

Please Note: The dates below are effective as of March 19, 2012.

Spring 2012 Conferral

Conferral Date: May 24, 2012

March 23	Completion of Final Graduate Board Oral Exams for Spring Graduate Board Meeting
April 6	All materials must be submitted to Graduate Board and Dissertations submitted to the Commercial Binding Office by 4:00 p.m.

Summer 2012 Conferral

Conferral Date: TBA

July 6	Completion of Final Graduate Board Oral Exams for Summer Graduate Board Meeting
July 20	All materials must be submitted to Graduate Board and Dissertations submitted to the Commercial Binding Office by 4:00 p.m.

Fall 2012 Conferral

Conferral Date: TBA

October 12	Completion of Final Graduate Board Oral Exams for Fall Graduate Board Meeting
October 26	All materials must be submitted to Graduate Board and Dissertations submitted to the Commercial Binding Office by 4:00 p.m.

Spring 2013 Conferral

Conferral Date: TBA

March 8	Completion of Final Graduate Board Oral Exams for Spring Graduate Board meeting
March 22	All materials must be submitted to Graduate Board and Dissertations submitted to the Commercial Binding Office by 4:00 p.m.

Other Important Considerations for Conferral

To complete before the start of a semester and avoid registration, Final Graduate Board Oral Exams must be completed at least two weeks before the start of classes and all materials must be submitted to Graduate Board and Dissertations submitted to the Commercial Binding Office prior to the first day of classes.

Graduate Board Exams may be held throughout the academic year. Written requests to schedule a GBO examination should be submitted in writing at least three weeks prior to the proposed examination date. Students must be registered for the semester in which they take their exam.

Dissertations should be provided to the examiners at least two weeks before the date of a final exam. Students and advisors are responsible for distributing copies to the examiners.

Dissertations must be completed and submitted to the bindery by the above dates.