Thesis or Dissertation Submissions
How you submit your paper is determined by your program.
Before submitting your paper, confirm the formatting meets acceptable standards and that you have successfully defended your work to your examining committee members.
Electronic/Online Submission Requirements:
- Upload your thesis or dissertation with your Endorsement/Signature page left unsigned. Next, send a signed copy of the Endorsement/Signature page to the Office of Graduate Studies. The signed copy must be received by the Office of Graduate Studies by the semester deadline.
- Remember: Your thesis or dissertation must already be successfully defended and unanimously approved by the appropriate examining committee members before you submit it to the Office of Graduate Studies, regardless of which format you choose to use for submission.
- Only minor formatting changes may be made to your thesis or dissertation after it has been submitted online. All papers are reviewed and any requested changes will be communicated to you via email. The submission of your paper and any requested formatting updates must be submitted by their respective semester deadlines.
How to Submit Online: Online submissions are performed using the ProQuest ETD Administrator website. Refer to the Online Submission Guide for specific instructions on submitting your thesis or dissertation electronically. There is no required payment on either ProQuest or Cornerstone.
Theses and dissertations submitted to ProQuest are automatically available on the Library's online repository, Cornerstone. For more information regarding Cornerstone, please review this video.
LATE SUBMISSIONS
Each semester has firm deadlines by which you must apply for graduation and submit your thesis or dissertation. Failure to submit your paper by the posted deadline will affect the your graduation/degree award date in the following ways:
Late Submission Policy Close Late Submission Policy- Submissions made after the published due date: The student’s graduation will be delayed by one academic semester.
- Submissions made after the first day of the following semester: The student will be required to register for at least one graduate-level credit. For example, if the student applied to graduate in the spring semester but submits the thesis after the following summer session has begun, the student will be required to register for summer credit at the graduate level and will be considered a summer graduate. Please see the graduate enrollment policy for more information.
