Graduation
Boston College has three graduations each year: May, December, and August.
Boston College requires that the following documents be filed with the office noted in parentheses before a student can be approved to graduate.
Forms Provided by the Boston College Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), are available online @ http://gsas.bc.edu/dissertation.
Thesis/Dissertation Signature Pages, two original pages (GSAS)
Thesis/Dissertation, two originals (GSAS)
Exit Survey (GSAS)
Survey of Earned Doctorates (GSAS)
UMI Agreement (GSAS)
Thesis/Dissertation Processing Fee (GSAS)
Forms Provided by Chemistry Department Headquarters:
Final Examination and Public Defense of Doctoral Dissertation (Office of Student Services)
Doctoral Comprehensive Examination Report — signed at 2nd year oral exam (Office of Student Services)
Master's Degree Option (GSAS)
Master's Comprehensive Examination Report — signed at thesis defense (Office of Student Services)
Placement Survey (Ms. Dale L. Mahoney, Chemistry Headquarters)
Graduation due dates are set by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (not the Chemistry Department), and they are strictly upheld. Please double-check each due date with the Graduate School.
For December, 2006 Graduation
December 1, 2006 - Last date for all students who plan to graduate in December to sign up on-line (Go to agora - diploma name - view/update).
December 7, 2006 - Last date for master's and doctoral candidates to turn in signed and approved copies of theses and dissertations for December graduation.
For May, 2007 Graduation
January 25, 2007 - Last date for all students who plan to graduate in May to sign-up on-line (Go to agora - diploma name - view/update).
April 3, 2007 - Last date for master's and doctoral candidates to turn in signed and approved copies of theses and dissertations for May graduation
May 21, 2007 - Commencement
Resources
Contact the BCC Graduate Studies Committee marc.snapper.1@bc.edu
Contact the Graduate Programs Administrator dale.mahoney.1@bc.edu
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