Apply to Graduate Process
Ph.D. and Masters students are required to complete the Apply to Graduate process in ACES for the semester in which they plan to graduate. There is no penalty if you Apply to Graduate and do not graduate during that semester. However, the form data does not carry over from one semester to the next, so you will be required to re-apply for the next graduation.
LINK TO APPLY TO GRADUATE FORMS AND SUBMISSION DEADLINES:
- for MAY GRADUATION - January 25
- for SEPTEMBER GRADUATION - July 1
- for DECEMBER GRADUATION - November 1
NOTE: If you require special characters in your name please contact the Student Service Center at the following address: StudentServiceCenter@duke.edu
Ph.D. and Master's Candidates writing a thesis: At your dissertation/thesis check in the Graduate School, you are required to submit a letter from your advisor stating that he/she has read your dissertation/thesis and it is complete and ready for defense.
Non-Thesis Master's Candidates: A note from your advisor stating that you are ready to graduate must be submitted to the Graduate School office no later than the deadline for submission of the "Apply to Graduate" procedure in ACES.
Your advisor may communicate with us via e-mail at susan.williford@duke.edu.