For information on the 2024-2025 Early for Summer, Summer, and Early for Fall deadlines, please visit this webpage .
All deadlines are firm and apply to all written theses and dissertations for all colleges . Colleges, schools, and departments may have earlier and/or additional deadlines.Studentsneedtoconfirmwiththeirdepartment/collegethattheyhavefulfilledallothergraduationrequirements.
All students must be registered for a minimum of 0.5 credit hour in the current term to receive services.
Students are encouraged to obtain a Pre-Defense Format Reviewand are required to meet the Post-Defense Format Review Deadline by emailing the content-final, advisor-approved document in Word format to tad@ohio.edu. Students working in LaTeX may submit a PDF.
2025-2026 Deadlines*
Fall Dissertation
2025
Mon, September 29, 2025
Fri, October 24, 2025
Fri, October 31, 2025 at 3 P.M.
Fri, November 14, 2025 at 3 P.M.
Fall Thesis
2025
Fri, November 14, 2025
Fri, November 21, 2025 at 3 P.M.
Fri, December 5, 2025 at 3 P.M.
Early for Spring
2026
Mon, February 16, 2026
Fri, December 19, 2025
Fri, January 2, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Fri, January 9, 2026 at 3 P.M.
Spring Dissertation
2026
Fri, March 19, 2026
Fri, March 20, 2026 at 3 P.M.
Fri, April 3, 2026 at 3 P.M.
Spring Thesis
2026
Fri, April 3, 2026
Fri, April 10, 2026 at 3 P.M.
Fri, April 24th, 2026 at 3 P.M.
Early for Summer
2026
Mon, July 13, 2026
Fri, May 1, 2026
Fri, May 8, 2026 at 3 P.M.
Fri, May 15, 2026 at 3 P.M.
Summer
2026
Fri, July 24, 2026
Fri, July 31, 2026 at 3 P.M.
Fri, August 14, 2026 at 3 P.M.
Early for Fall
2026
Mon, September 28, 2026
Fri, August 7, 2026
Fri, August 14, 2026 at 3 P.M.
Fri, August 28, 2026 at 3 P.M.
All deadlines are firm. Exceptions cannot be granted by TAD Services.
These deadlines are set by the registrar’s office.
If you defend after this deadline, you will notgraduate in your intended term.
The document’s content must be final. Only formatting changes allowed after this date.
Students must meet the “Format Review Deadline” to qualify for this deadline. All steps in the TAD Process must be complete by this deadline.
1 Early Filing and Completion: Deadlines cannot be moved. If you miss any deadline for your intended semester of graduation, you may avoid paying tuition and fees in the following semesterifyoumeetthe followingrequirements:
- You have no visa restriction requiring you to be registered in the semester you graduate. (You can call International Student and Scholar Services at 740-593-4330 to confirm your eligibility.)
- You have no obligations to your home college (all coursework complete, all requirements met).
- You meetallposted “Early” deadlines.
*If you would like to receive a Word document, or PDF copy, of these deadlines, please email Nathan Blackburn at blackburnn@ohio.edu , with the subject line "TAD Deadlines Document Request."