Students intending to graduate this semester (August 2025):

Any graduate students intending to complete requirements and have their degree awarded this August, regardless of participation in the ceremony, will need to have some form of CAND on their summer registration (typically CAND 991).

IF you do NOT see a form of CAND on your summer registration in myPurdue then you are not yet on the candidate list. To do so, please request to register for CAND 991 via the Scheduling Assistant (it will prompt you to submit for approvals) by next Friday, June 13, 2025.   Any request beyond this date (with extenuating circumstances) will be subject to a $200 late fee.

Please refer to our AAE candidate webpage for more details on the candidate process.

Commencement-related tasks should appear in your myPurdue mid-February. Here are the commencement-related deadlines, if you intend to participate in the commencement ceremony.  

In addition, MS thesis/PhD students should be aware of these deadlines:

• July 16: Format check with OGSPS Thesis Office (just send the draft that you have at that time)
• July 23: Defense deadline (submit Form 8 at least 2 weeks in advance of defense)
• July 30: Deposit deadline (although you should aim to deposit at least 24 hours in advance)

• June 27: Combined defense and deposit deadline for exam or degree-only candidates (CAND 992/993)

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Morgan Delaney
Graduate Program Administrator, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Pronouns: She/her/hers

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