Please note that meeting the initial submission dates below does not carry any guarantees regarding graduation. The final submission signals inclusion on the graduation list.
Non-thesis applications to graduate in Minerva usually close around end November/beginning December for the Fall term, early March for Winter, and end May for the Summer term. If there are questions about the dates below, please email thesis.gps [at] mcgill.ca
February 2026 deadlines
| 狈辞苍-迟丑别蝉颈蝉听Application for Graduation聽on Minerva | December 1, 2025 |
| Doctoral/Master's initial thesis submission on myThesis NOTE:聽Should the deadline date (i.e. Aug 15, Dec 15, Apr 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the聽next working day |
August 15 (suggested deadline) |
| Doctoral oral committees on myThesis | Minimum four-weeks prior to defence date |
| Examiners' reports required | Minimum one-week prior to defence date |
| Final supervisor-approved thesis on myThesis NOTE: Should the deadline date (i.e. Aug 15, Dec 15, Apr 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day |
December 15 |
| Course/project marks聽补苍诲听convocation awards | January 7, 2026 / February 6, 2026 |
| Senate | February 11聽(IP and P grades will change on February 24 and March 1; degree granted on February 12) |
May/June 2026 deadlines
| 狈辞苍-迟丑别蝉颈蝉听Application for Graduation聽on Minerva | March 2, 2026 |
| Doctoral/Master's initial thesis submission on myThesis NOTE: Should the deadline date (i.e. Aug 15, Dec 15, Apr 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day |
December 15 (suggested deadline) |
| Doctoral oral committees on myThesis | Minimum four-weeks prior to defence date |
| Examiners' reports required | Minimum one-week prior to defence date |
| Final supervisor-approved thesis on myThesis NOTE: Should the deadline date (i.e. Aug 15, Dec 15, Apr 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day |
April 15, 2025 |
| Course/project marks聽补苍诲听convocation awards | May 7, 2026 |
| Senate | May 21, 2026 |
October (Fall convocation) 2026 deadlines
| 狈辞苍-迟丑别蝉颈蝉听Application for Graduation聽on Minerva | May 26, 2026 |
| Doctoral/Master's initial thesis submission on myThesis NOTE: Should the deadline date (i.e. Aug 15, Dec 15, Apr 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day |
April 15 (suggested deadline) |
| Doctoral oral committees on myThesis | Minimum four- weeks prior to defence date |
| Examiners' reports required | Minimum one-week prior to defence date |
| Final supervisor-approved thesis on myThesis NOTE: Should the deadline date (i.e. Aug 15, Dec 15, Apr 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day |
August 15 |
| Course/project marks聽补苍诲听convocation awards | August 31st (marks) |
| Senate | TBD |
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