13. Paperwork deadlines for M.S., M.Eng. or Ph.D.
conferral
Degree conferral deadlines are available at http://www.grad.buffalo.edu/policies/deadlines.php and are subject to change. Check at least three months before expected conferral. Allow time for internal processing.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON APPLICATION TO CANDIDACY: In order to be
in
compliance with tuition verification policies of the University and other
requirements, all full-time students should submit their Application to
Candidacy forms before the end of the second semester of full-time
graduate
study in the case of M.S. and M.Eng. students and before the end of the
sixth
semester (beyond the B.S. degree) in the case of the Ph.D. students.
Students
transferring to the University with an M.S. degree, should submit the
Application to Candidacy form no later than the end of the fourth semester
of
full-time study for the Ph.D. It should be noted that these are in
addition to
the deadlines in the table of section 13.
It is the responsibility of the student to check with the Graduate
School and
the Office of Records and Registration prior to the various deadline dates
to be sure that all the requirements and paperwork for the degree have
been
completed.
