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Thesis Submission and Fees
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Thesis Submission and Fees

Source: https://www.ucd.ie/students/fees/thesis/ Parent: https://www.ucd.ie/students/fees/eufeeassessment/

Thesis Submission Graduate Students

You must complete the registration process and pay the programme fees for all years including the trimester/year in which you are submitting your thesis.  You can only submit your thesis when you are fully-registered and all outstanding fees and charges have been paid.

Minor Thesis (Graduate Taught & Graduate Research students)

| Submission Date: | Last working day in the term for which you are registered. Check the term dates . | | Exceptions: | Module or Programme Coordinators may, where appropriate, set deadlines for submission of Minor Theses prior to these dates. | | Additional Info: | Policy on Theses in Graduate Taught Programmes Policy for Research Degree Examination |

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Submission Dates 2025/2026

September 2025 Term Start 07 January 2026 06 May 2026 02 September 2026
January 2026 Term Start 06 May 2026 02 September 2026 06 January 2027
May 2026 Term Start 02 September 2026 06 January 2027 05 May 2027

Submission Dates 2024/2025

September 2024 Term Start 08 January 2025 07 May 2025 03 September 2025
January 2025 Term Start 07 May 2025 03 September 2025 07 January 2026
May 2025 Term Start 03 September 2025 07 January 2026 06 May 2026

Submission Dates 2023/2024

September 2023 Term Start 11 January 2024 08 May 2024 04 September 2024
January 2024 Term Start 08 May 2024 04 September 2024 08 January 2025
May 2024 Term Start 04 September 2024 08 January 2025 07 May 2025

Extensions & Fees:

If you do not submit your thesis by the deadline, and you need to extend registration into the next academic session, the following fee implications will apply:\ \ Submission in Autumn Trimester - 33% of full year’s fee payable.\ Submission in Spring Trimester - 67% of full year’s fee payable.\ Submission in Summer Trimester - full year’s fee payable.\ \ * Please note that registering for a new academic session results in a full year’s fee appearing on your fee account prior to submission of the thesis. A thesis cannot be submitted unless all relevant fees and charges have been paid. Fee charges will adjust to reflect your registration, as appropriate.\ \ More detailed information on extending your registration on a graduate research programme can be found at on the Graduate Studies website.

Additional Info

Policy on Theses in Graduate Research Programmes

Policy for Research Degree Examination

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Student Desk.

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