Deadline Centre

IMPORTANT: These deadlines are specific to graduate students. There are additional deadlines in the UBC Academic Calendar that apply to all students. Application deadlines can be found in the prospective student section as well as in each degree program profile.
Name Deadline Description
Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (Spring 2023 Graduation) Friday, 24 March 2023

Third of four deadlines for Spring 2023 graduation.

Last day for doctoral final oral defence for Spring 2023 graduation.

Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (April 30, 2023 Program End Date) Thursday, 06 April 2023

Third of four deadlines for April 30, 2023 Program End Date.

Last day for final doctoral examinations for April 30, 2023 Program End Date.

Nominations for External Examiner form (August 31, 2023 Program End Date) Friday, 14 April 2023

First of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2023.

Last day for students to complete all program requirements for May graduation Friday, 21 April 2023

Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for May 2023 graduation.

Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2023 Graduation) Friday, 21 April 2023

Fourth of four deadlines for Spring 2023 graduation.

Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for May graduation Friday, 21 April 2023

Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for May 2023 graduation. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections.

Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (April 30, 2023 Program End Date) Friday, 28 April 2023

Fourth of four deadlines for April 30, 2023 Program End Date.

Last day for students to complete all program requirements for April 30 end date Friday, 28 April 2023

Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for April 30 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for the 20223Summer Session. IMPORTANT: The deadline for students who wish to graduate in May is Apr 21, 2023.

Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for April 30 end date Friday, 28 April 2023

Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for April 30 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections.

Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (August 31, 2023 Program End Date) Friday, 09 June 2023

Second of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2023.

Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (August 31, 2023 Program End Date) Friday, 04 August 2023

Third of four deadlines for August 31, 2023 Program End Date.

Last day for final doctoral examinations for August 31, 2023 Program End Date.

Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for August 31 end date Thursday, 31 August 2023

Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for August 31 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm.

Last day for students to complete all program requirements for August 31 end date Thursday, 31 August 2023

Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for August 31 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for 2023 Winter Session Term 1.

Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (August 31, 2023 Program End Date) Thursday, 31 August 2023

Last of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2023.