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Where learning, discovery, and creativity flourish.

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Preparing and inspiring scholars to transform our world.

From admission to graduation, The Graduate School (TGS) supports graduate students throughout their experience, awarding doctoral and master’s degrees in more than seventy disciplines. We are a resource throughout your academic journey.

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Important Dates

Jun
12
2026

Spring examinations end

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Spring examinations end
Jun
12
2026

DGP Student Thesis Seminar - Blake Everett - Dr. Arthur Prindle Lab

3:00 PMRobert H Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 E. Superior
Title of Presentation:  "Investigating tryptophan systems in Bacillus subtilis"   This is a hybrid defense. For Zoom acc...
Jun
14
2026

Spring 2026 Commencement

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Spring 2026 Commencement
Jun
15
2026

DGP Student Thesis Seminar - Shiyu Xiao - Dr. Yan Liu Lab

1:00 PMRobert H Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 E. Superior
Title of Presentation:  "Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase PRL2 in the Pathogenesis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia"   This is a hy...
Jun
16
2026

Grades due 3:00 PM

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Grades due 3:00 PM
Jun
16
2026

Summer registration for new TGS students and most Evanston graduate programs

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Summer registration for new TGS students and most Evanston graduate programs

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TGS is home to more than 3,500 PhD and 1,900 master’s students, from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.