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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">On behalf of Jennifer L. Schroeder, Dean of the Graduate School<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Dear Graduate Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">The Graduate School hopes you and your families are staying safe and healthy. We realize with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that many of you and your students have had to make adjustments. Because of this
added stress, especially during the first week of transitioning to totally online classes, the Graduate School is extending, by one week, its proposal and final thesis/dissertation deadlines for Spring 2020. Below are the new, extended deadlines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="color:#002060">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060"> </span><span style="color:#002060">Last day to submit final thesis or
dissertation to the Graduate School (<a href="mailto:TDS@tamuc.edu" title="mailto:TDS@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:#002060">TDS@tamuc.edu</span></a>): <b>Friday, April 10<sup>th</sup></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="color:#002060">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060"> </span><span style="color:#002060">Last day to submit thesis/dissertation
proposals to the Graduate School (<a href="mailto:TDS@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:#002060">TDS@tamuc.edu</span></a>) for spring approval: <b>Friday, May 1<sup>st</sup></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">We are sending this information to thesis and dissertation students as well, but please share this information with any other students who may need to know of this change in deadlines for the spring 2020 semester.
<b>Please know, this change in submission deadlines does not delay students’ graduation.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#00386C">Karin Thomas, BA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#4F5352">Thesis & Dissertation Specialist</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#1F497D">TDS Deadlines for Spring 2020</span></u></b><b><span style="color:#1F497D">:</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Last day to defend final thesis or dissertation:
<b>Friday, March 27<sup>th</sup> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Last day to submit final thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School (<a href="mailto:TDS@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">TDS@tamuc.edu</span></a>):
<b>Friday, April 10<sup>th</sup> </b>(extended deadline)<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Last day to submit thesis/dissertation proposals to the Graduate School (<a href="mailto:TDS@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">TDS@tamuc.edu</span></a>) for spring approval:</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
<b>Friday, May 1<sup>st</sup> </b>(extended deadline)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#1F497D">TDS Deadlines for Summer 2020</span></u></b><b><span style="color:#1F497D">:</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Last day to defend final thesis or dissertation:
<b>Friday, June 19<sup>th</sup> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Last day to submit final thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School (<a href="mailto:TDS@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">TDS@tamuc.edu</span></a>):
<b>Friday, June 26<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Last day to submit thesis/dissertation proposals to the Graduate School (<a href="mailto:TDS@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">TDS@tamuc.edu</span></a>) for summer approval:
<b>Friday, July 24<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#1F497D">TDS Deadlines for Fall 2020</span></u></b><b><span style="color:#1F497D">:</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Last day to defend final thesis or dissertation:
<b>Friday, October 23<sup>rd</sup> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Last day to submit final thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School (<a href="mailto:TDS@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">TDS@tamuc.edu</span></a>):
<b>Friday, November 6<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Last day to submit thesis/dissertation proposals to the Graduate School (<a href="mailto:TDS@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">TDS@tamuc.edu</span></a>) for fall approval:
<b>Monday, November 30<sup>th</sup> (due to Thanksgiving holiday) <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#1F497D">Other Deadlines:</span></u></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Schedule Forms for dissertation defenses (proposal and final) are due the
<b>20<sup>th</sup> of the month prior</b> <b>to the defense date</b> (if the 20<sup>th</sup> of the month falls on a weekend or university holiday, submit the form on the working day prior to the deadline).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thesis students must submit the Notification Form for the Final Thesis Defense
<b>at least 7 days prior</b><b> to the defense</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Early submissions are encouraged. Approvals for submissions received past the deadline will be processed for the following semester.
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