Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture
College of Letters & Science

SPRING 2024 Graduation Information

DPLA Graduation Ceremony Info

Friday, May 10th, 4-6pm

Music Hall Auditorium

925 Bascom Mall

Madison, Wisconsin 53706

Doors open & refreshments served at 3:30pm

ZOOM LINK

ZOOM PASSCODE: 1234567

UW-Madison Campus map: https://map.wisc.edu/

Parking information: https://commencement.wisc.edu/guests/parking-and-transportation/

UW Madison CAMPUS-WIDE Graduation information:

Graduate School Graduation Policies

Completing your Bachelor’s Degree

Completing your Master’s Degree

Spring 2024 Campus-Wide (NOT DPLA) Commencement: 5/11/2024

If you want your name in the commencement program, you need to apply for graduation March 29th!!!!! Step by step instructions to apply to participate in the Graduation Ceremony can be found here.

Cap & Gown Info

Bachelor’s in Landscape Architecture & Bachelor’s in Landscape & Urban Studies

More info coming soon

MS URPL

May 2024 Graduation Requirements

Please follow these steps by the appropriate deadlines!

  1. Submit your intent to graduate form by Feb 15
  2. Work with your advisor to nominate a second committee member and send this nomination to Amy & Carey by Feb 15
  3. Schedule professional project presentation Mar 1–Apr 15
  4. Submit your final project to your committee ONE WEEK before your defense
  5. Complete any second chance presentations by May 6
  6. Complete all Master’s degree requirements by May 10

Requirements:

  • Submit Internship Memo: Go to Internship Survey to submit your Internship Survey and 2-3 page memo.
  • Supervisor Survey: make sure your internship supervisor has submitted their Survey. Find the link here.
  • Plan of Study Form: send your signed plan of study to the Department Graduate Coordinator.
  • Professional Project Sharing Permission Form: send your form to the Department Graduate Coordinator.
  • MS URPL Student Evaluation: The MS URPL evaluation required for graduation. Students will receive an anonymous link.

Summer 2024 Graduation Requirements

Please follow these steps by the appropriate deadlines!

1.              Submit your intent to graduate form by July 1
2.              Compile your committee by May 1
3.              Schedule professional project presentation Aug 1 – Aug 10
4.              Schedule second chance presentations by Aug 15
5.              Complete all Master’s degree requirements by Aug 23

Requirements:

  • Submit Internship Memo: Go to Internship Survey to submit your Internship Survey and 2-3 page memo.
  • Supervisor Survey: make sure your internship supervisor has submitted their Survey. Find the link here.
  • Plan of Study Form: send your signed plan of study to the Department Graduate Coordinator.
  • Professional Project Sharing Permission Form: send your form to the Department Graduate Coordinator.
  • MS URPL Student Evaluation: The MS URPL evaluation required for graduation. Students will receive an anonymous link.

MS Landscape Architecture

  1. Warrant Request
    All students intending to graduate must email the me to request their warrant by February 15 for the spring semester, October 1 for the fall semester, and July 1 for the summer semester. Note: if graduating in the summer, students must enroll in a minimum of 2 credits; domestic students have the option to pay a fee at https://grad.wisc.edu/acadpolicy/?policy=degreecompletionfee instead of enrolling. The final deadline that Amy can submit your warrant request to graduate is May 2024 is April 19th.
  2. Master’s Degree Competency Requirement
  3. Thesis (as per outlined in MSLA Handbook section 3.4).
  4. Defense:  each student must schedule a thesis defense during the semester in which they intend to graduate.
  5. Prepare and submit one bound copy of the thesis to the Department of Landscape Architecture. In addition, you must deposit an unbound copy of your thesis in the Memorial Library. More info can be found in the MSLA Handbook section 3.4.

Graduate School Requirements

All graduate students should use the apply for graduation action in Student Center to note your preferences for commencement. However, the “intended degree completion term” in the student center is not used by the Graduate School. Information about the commencement ceremony can be found on the Chancellor’s commencement website (https://commencement.wisc.edu/). Application to participate in May commencement due March 29th!

See also https://commencement.wisc.edu/graduate-checklist/ for important information for graduates.

Official graduation instructions for completing your master’s degree can be found on the Graduate School website on the “Completing your master’s degree” page (https://grad.wisc.edu/current-students/masters-guide/), including information about receiving a degree warrant.

Summer 2024 Graduation Requirements

Please follow these steps by the appropriate deadlines!

1. Complete all Master’s degree requirements by Aug 23

PhD Urban & Regional Planning

Information on Graduating with your PhD is found here, but in summary, here are the steps:

  1.  Request your final warrant with your Graduate Coordinator by April 19th
  2. Go to Grad Portal to pay the required dissertation deposit fee.
  1. Complete the Doctoral exit surveys
  2. Schedule and defend your dissertation
  3. Electronic deposit of your dissertation
  4. Commencement

If you want your name in the commencement program, you need to apply for graduation March 29th!!!!! Step by step instructions to apply to participate in the Graduation Ceremony can be found here.

PhD URPL program requirements be found in the PhD URPL Handbook on page 12.

Summer 2024 Graduation Requirements

Please follow these steps by the appropriate deadlines!

1. Complete all Doctoral degree requirements by Aug 25