THE school of graduate Studies AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
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Important dates for current students
- April 1 - Graduation application deadline for Spring 2026 graduation
- April 10 - Final thesis/dissertation submission deadline for Spring 2026 graduation
New Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant Orientation Presentations Fall 2025
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- Financial assistance, including graduate teaching and research assistantships
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- Academic policies for graduate students
- Add/Drop courses information
- Calendar
- Graduate Bulletin
- Degree completion deadlines
- Degree progress report
Finances
Forms
- Assistantship Application
- Certificate Enrollment Form
- Cross Registration Form
- Delay of Publication Form
- Doctoral Dissertation Committee Form
- Doctoral Dissertation Defense Report
- Graduate Teaching or Research Assistant Full-Time Enrollment Exception Request Form
- Graduate School Matriculation Form
- Master's Thesis Defense Report
- Request for Academic Leave
- Request to be Considered Full-time with Less than Nine Credit Hours
- Request for Time Extension for Completion of Graduate Degree
- Request for Transfer of Credit
- Survey of Earned Doctorates
Archived Graduate Bulletins
- 2018-2019 Graduate Bulletin
- 2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin
- 2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin
- 2015-2016 Graduate Bulletin
- 2014-2015 Graduate Bulletin
- 2013-2014 Graduate Bulletin
- 2012-2013 Graduate Bulletin
- 2011-2012 Graduate Bulletin
- 2010-2011 Graduate Bulletin
- 2009-2010 Graduate Bulletin
- 2008-2009 Graduate Bulletin
- 2007-2008 Graduate Bulletin
- 2006-2007 Graduate Bulletin
- 2005-2006 Graduate Bulletin
- 2004-2005 Graduate Bulletin
- 2003-2004 Graduate Bulletin