Important Graduate Dates

Visit www.kent.edu/ehhs/ogs/important-dates for full list of important dates and information
IMPORTANT GRADUATE DATES FOR SUMMER 2024
May 13
Summer Intersession begins
May 27
Memorial Day (no classes, offices closed)
May 31
Last day to apply for August 2024 Graduate graduation (Master's/ Doctoral/ Certificate)
May 31
Last day for those graduating August 2024 to file
approved dissertation proposal & IRB approval or thesis proposal/project proposal
June 19
Juneteenth National Independence Day – Observed (no classes, offices closed)
June 21
Final date for EHHS oral defense of graduate level
-Dissertation -Thesis -Project
July 4
Independence Day – Observed (no classes, offices closed)
July 12
Deadline to:
• Submit dissertation electronically via Ohiolink
• Submit thesis electronically via Ohiolink
• Submit signature pages electronically—Please initiate as soon as successfully passing defense https://www.kent.edu/ehhs/ogs/forms
July 29
Final deadline for all dissertation and thesis corrections
Aug 10
Commencement – Check website for exact day/time for Graduate School of EHHS http://www.kent.edu/commencement

*Please be sure to update diploma address in Flashline
For a complete Academic Calendar, please visit Kent State Calendars here: https://www.kent.edu/academic-calendar

IMPORTANT GRADUATE DATES FOR FALL 2024
DATE
EVENT
Aug 19
Fall 2024 classes begin
AUG 23
Last day to apply for Fall 2023 Graduate graduation
AUG 23
Last day for those planning to graduate December 2024 to file approved dissertation proposal and IRB statement of approval, thesis proposal, or project proposal
Sept 2
Labor Day (No classes, Offices closed)
Oct 3-6
Fall break (No classes, Offices closed)
Oct 27
Last day to withdraw from classes
OCT 28
Final date for EHHS oral defense of graduate level Dissertation/Thesis/Project
Nov 11
Veterans Day (No classes, Offices closed)
Nov 15
Deadline to:
• Submit dissertation electronically via Ohiolink
• Submit thesis electronically via Ohiolink
• Submit signature pages electronically - Please initiate as soon as successfully passing defense https://www.kent.edu/ehhs/ogs/forms
Nov 28
Thanksgiving Holiday (No classes, Offices closed)
NOV 29
Day after Thanksgiving (No classes, offices closed)
DEC 2
Final deadline for all dissertation and thesis corrections
Dec 8
Fall 2024 Classes End
Dec 9-15
Final Exam week
Dec 13-14
Commencement - Check website for exact day/time for Graduate School of EHHS http://www.kent.edu/commencement *Please be sure to update diploma address in Flashline