Hooding Ceremony for December 2012, May 2013 and August 2013 Graduates.
A GDR hooding ceremony has been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013, in Craig Chapel, Seminary Hall. This will be followed by a graduation luncheon in the Atrium at Seminary Hall. Please RSVP by Monday, April 15, 2013 if you wish to attend (973-408-3410; wparrinello@drew.edu). Graduating students may bring one guest to the luncheon free of charge. The charge for additional guests is $25 per person, payable in advance by check to the Graduate Division of Religion. (Mail checks to: GDR Office, Seminary Hall, Room 102, Drew University, Madison, NJ 07940.)
Important Dates
Note: Commencement exercises are no longer held in October. All August and December graduates may, at their election, participate in the Spring commencement exercises which are held in May.
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December 2012 |
May 2013 |
August 2013 |
| Last day to turn in defense copies of the dissertation. Oral defenses are generally scheduled two weeks after the defense copy is received in the GDR office, in order to allow readers time to properly consider the dissertation. Defense copies may be submitted, and defenses scheduled, prior to the listed deadline; however, the GDR office will not accept copies of the dissertation after this date. | Friday, October 5, 2012 | Monday, March 4, 2013 | Friday, June 7, 2013 |
| Last day to defend the dissertation. | Friday, November 2 | Monday, March, 18 2013 | Monday, July 8, 2013 |
| Final Dissertation submission (defended and edited) due, along with all other forms, fees, and documents listed on the graduation checklist. | Friday, November 30, 2012 | Monday, April 15, 2013 | Monday, July 29, 2013 |
| Office of the Registrar confers degrees(commencement exercises held in May only) | Friday December 14, 2012 | Saturday, May 18, 2013 | Friday, August 9, 2013 |
Forms for Download:
- Graduation Checklist
- Dissertation Guidelines (revised 4/2013)
- Vita Form
- Proquest Dissertation Publishing Agreement (More information about dissertation publishing options.)
- Survey of Earned Doctorates (http://www.norc.org/Research/Projects/Pages/survey-of-earned-doctorates-%28sed%29.aspx)
- Purchase Regalia
- RentRegalia (select “Drew University” from the drop-down menu; Regalia rental form)
Please note: Due to extended production and shipment schedules, students planning to participate in May commencement exercises are strongly encouraged to place regalia purchase orders with the University Bookstore in January of the year in which they intend to participate in commencement.

