Doctoral Degrees

Submit an approved Plan of Study to the Office of the Registrar no later than the completion of 18 credits. Doctor of Education Doctor of Musical Arts Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Philosophy in Psychological Sciences See the Graduate Catalog for more information about academic and degree requirements. Be sure to submit the required paperwork […]

Master’s Degrees

Students who are candidates for graduation must apply to graduate through the Student Administration System. Apply to graduate by the fourth week of your final semester for each degree you are completing (or the spring semester for summer graduates). You can apply to graduate once registration for your last semester opens up. The Degree Audit section of the […]

Undergraduate Programs

Recommended Steps: Run your Academic Requirements Report and Apply for majors/minor Check your Academic Requirements Report, and meet with your advisor to plan next year’s schedule. Apply for major(s) and minor(s) through the appropriate academic department(s), if applicable. Required Step (School of Engineering only): Submit Preliminary Plans of Study While preliminary plans of study are required by some […]

Steps to a Successful Graduation

The University of Connecticut awards degrees three times a year, based on the term during which students complete their graduation requirements: Graduation Term Conferral Spring semester May Summer session (including May term) August Fall semester December Winter session May Students who have applied for graduation who later determine that they will not complete their requirements […]

2025-26 Academic Calendar

Date Deadline/Event Sun, Aug 10 Last day for Master’s and Doctoral degree candidates to upload final thesis and dissertation Submittable and submit related paperwork to Degree Audit (degreeaudit@uconn.edu) for conferral of a Summer 2025 degree. Sun, Aug 24 Conferral date for Summer 2025 degrees. Final examinations for Plan B Master’s and Sixth-Year Certificate students must […]