June 4-6	Application for Degree must be on file in the Graduate School Office who anticipate graduating this spring. A $10.00 fee is charged if you apply to graduate and graduation requirements are not met. (Application for admission to candidacy should precede applying for degree. It is the student's responsibility to see that admission to candidacy is on file in the Graduate School Office.) Both forms are available at: http://graduate.ua.edu/forms.html
June 20	An approved dissertation title card (available in Graduate School Office or at the graduate website at http://graduate.ua.edu/academics/forms/) must be filed in the Graduate School Office. We must have the exact title by this date.
June 27	Last day for submitting dissertations to the Graduate School: NO EXCEPTIONS! See the Student Guide for Preparing Thesis and Dissertations at http://graduate.ua.edu/thesis/. ENCLOSE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN A PAPER BOX WITH A COVER AND DO NOT SUBMIT ITEMS SEPARATELY: 1. Receipt from the Office of Student Receivables for:   Dissertation binding fee $25.00 Microfilming and abstract fee $55.00 Total $80.00 2. Dissertation: two copies on l00% rag bond (cotton fiber) paper. 3. Abstract of dissertation: typed in duplicate (NOT OVER 350 WORDS.)  4. Dissertation acceptance page (to be bound in dissertation as page ii) typed in triplicate and approved with original signatures on each. Sample is shown online in the Student Guide for Preparing Thesis and Dissertations. *NOTE: Forms for items 5 & 6 below no longer are available in the Graduate School 5. Microfilming Contract: Go to http://www.il.proquest.com/dissertationagree. You will be asked for a username and password. Your username is: dissertations and your password is: publish. Look at the bottom of the page (2007 Dissertation Publishing agreement). Print this form, complete it, and submit with the dissertation. 6.Survey of Earned Doctorate: Go to http://www.norc.org/projects/Survey+of+Earned+Doctorates.htm. Select the first SED form under "Questionnaires," print the survey, complete it, and submit with the dissertation.
During July	Pay Office of Student Receivables diploma fee (Box 870120, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487) or via mybama.ua.edu
August 9	COMMENCEMENT