{"id":16,"date":"2018-08-25T18:37:56","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T18:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inside.luthersem.edu\/registrar\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-09-17T18:09:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:09:52","slug":"graduation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.luthersem.edu\/registrar\/graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#section1\">MA\/M.Div. Graduation Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#section2\">ATE Graduation Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#section3\">Graduation Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section1\">MA\/M.Div. Graduation Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are planning to graduate in 2025-26, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/myluthernet.luthersem.edu\/ICS\/My_Degree\/Graduation.jnz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">graduation page<\/a> on MyLutherNet to access the graduation application. If you can&#8217;t see the\u00a0application, contact the registrar ASAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section2\">ATE Graduation Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Th.M. and Ph.D. candidates are eligible for spring graduation. If you plan to complete your graduation requirements earlier in the year, please contact the ATE office to arrange a modified timeline for thesis completion. However, your name will appear on the spring commencement bulletin even if you complete graduation requirements in a different term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ATE Deadlines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline #1: February 1<\/strong><br>Submit any 2 chapters of thesis and working bibliography to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gte@luthersem.edu\">ate@luthersem.edu<\/a>&nbsp;for initial review of compliance with&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/luthersem.libguides.com\/wsg\" target=\"_blank\">Writing and Style Guide&nbsp;<\/a>requirements. The Graduation fee is assessed at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline #2: March 1<\/strong><br>Submit 3 printed copies of completed thesis to the ATE office for distribution to your adviser and readers. Submit the thesis via email to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gte@luthersem.edu\">ate@luthersem.edu<\/a>&nbsp;as well. This is not a provisional draft; this is the final defense draft.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline #3: BEFORE April 1<br><\/strong>ThM students should work with advisers and readers to schedule the oral defense. Please notify the&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gte@luthersem.edu\">ATE office<\/a>&nbsp;of the agreed upon date and time.&nbsp;Because the PhD oral defense is a public event, PhD students must arrange a date and time for the oral defense with the&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gte@luthersem.edu\">ATE office<\/a>. At least one week prior to the defense, PhD students must also secure all signatures on the Authorization for PhD Oral Exam form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline #4: April 15<\/strong><br>Submit a final, typographically perfect copy of the thesis via email to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gte@luthersem.edu\">ate@luthersem.edu<\/a>&nbsp;for certification that your thesis meets style and format requirements from the Writing and Style Guide. The ATE office completes the \u201cInspection and Certification of Thesis\u201d form.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline #5: May 1<\/strong><br>All outstanding bills must be paid and all library books returned. Submit an electronic copy of the final thesis to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gte@luthersem.edu\">ATE office<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: You are responsible for printing, binding and paying for any extra copies you want for yourself.&nbsp;Follow this link for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/luthersem.edu\/document\/d\/16Zi9pWE63GqPtUrJ2iWLEwqRNbWpou44IZiFsry9BPE\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Printing Guidelines with LS Duplicating Services or the UMN Bindery<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section3\">Forms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/inside.luthersem.edu\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/Graduation-Meeting-Thesis-Reminders-2016.docx\">Th.M.\/Ph.D. Thesis Preparation Instructions<\/a><br><\/strong>Important and helpful information for Th.M. and Ph.D. students on thesis proposal submission, thesis writing deadlines, links to forms, defense details and logistics, and a self checklist for the whole process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myluthernet.luthersem.edu\/ICS\/Registration\/Forms.jnz?portlet=Online_Submission_Student_Forms&amp;screen=Begin%2f%2fbf0b3532-1a93-4b9f-89ab-9cc392d861df&amp;screenType=next\">MA Capstone Project<\/a><\/strong><br>For academic MA students only. 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