August 2025 Candidate Deadlines

Masters Non-Thesis Candidates for August 2025:

• Plan of Study must be electronically approved by the CCE Grad Program by May 16, 2025.
• Candidacy must be declared by June 11, 2025 by notifying the CCE Graduate Office and registering for the appropriate candidate course through the Scheduling Assistant. Remember to discuss with your advisor.
• Confirm the type of final exam required with your advisor. If you will have a formal exam event, inform the CCE Graduate Office at least two weeks in advance of the date.
• Any exam event must be held no later than July 21, 2025.
• Arrange a departmental exit interview with Jenny Ricksy during the weeks of July 21 - August 1, 2025.
  • Be sure to take the CCE Departure Form and any supplemental forms to the exit interview.
• Non-Thesis Candidate Checklist

Masters Thesis and PhD Candidates for August 2025:

• Plan of Study must be electronically approved by the CCE Grad Program by May 16, 2025.
• Candidacy must be declared by June 11, 2025 by notifying the CCE Graduate Office and registering for the appropriate candidate course through the Scheduling Assistant. Remember to discuss with your advisor.
• Submit Form 8 online at least three weeks before exam date, but no later than June 30, 2025, so exam materials can be prepared. Submit pdf of abstract to CCE Grad Office (jricksy@purdue.edu).
• Hold Final Exam no later than July 21, 2025. Initiate electronic Form 9 - make sure to use the final thesis title. The Form 9 must match the title on your deposited document. You will not be permitted to upload your document to the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (OGSPS) for deposit until the Form 9 has been fully approved by CCE.
• Review deposit requirements at: https://www.purdue.edu/academics/ogsps/research/thesis/index.html
• Schedule an exit interview with the CCE Grad Chair to be held no later than July 28, 2025.
• Obtain format approval by submitting your document to thesishelp@purdue.edu (at OGSPS) by June 30, 2025 OR to your format advisor in CCE, at least three business days prior to your exit interview with the CCE Grad Chair, but no later than July 23, 2025.  You just need to get one format check – either from the grad school or from the CCE format check advisor – you should not do both.
• At least 24 hours prior to your exit interview with the CCE Grad Chair, but no later than July 25, 2025, send a copy of your thesis/dissertation to Dr. Abraham (dulcy@purdue.edu).
• Complete OGSPS exit surveys.
• Upload your approved document to the OGSPS deposit site at least 24 hours prior to the deadline, but no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 29, 2025. You will not be permitted to upload your document to the Graduate School for deposit until the Form 9 has been fully approved by CCE.
• Submit a completed Civil Engineering Departure Form to the Civil main office (HAMP 1141) before leaving campus.
• The CCE Grad Office does NOT need a formal bound copy of the thesis.
• Thesis Candidate Checklist

Notes:

• Degree Only completion date: June 27, 2025
• Last day to complete prelim to be eligible for August 2026 graduation: August 8, 2025
• Last day to submit POS for December 2025 graduation: August 22, 2025

Other helpful links:

• Graduate School Forms
• Graduate School Thesis Office