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Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETDs)

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An Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) is a requirement for graduation from Doctoral programs and available to graduates from Masters programs.

What is an ETD?

An electronic thesis or dissertation (ETD) is a digital version of a thesis or dissertation that will be deposited in the JScholarship repository managed by the Sheridan Libraries and be available online to the public.

Universities and colleges in the United States and abroad have been moving toward this type of publication for the past decade. Johns Hopkins started its own ETD program beginning in the fall semester of 2013.

Who does this apply to?

• Required for all PhD Students
• Optional for Masters students with a required thesis; contact your graduate office for information
• Other graduate degrees: Consult with your graduate office

How and when do I submit my ETD?

• Submit after you have defended your thesis or dissertation and made all edits required by your committee
• Follow the formatting requirements
• Login with your JHED ID to the JHU ETD submission system , fill in the required metadata, and upload a PDF/A file of your thesis or dissertation
• The required PDF/A file format is different from a standard PDF. Please see the formatting requirements for further instructions

Fee Payment

The ETD submission fee is $60 and may be paid by credit card or by funds transfer from your department. The fee is due at the time of submission; payment verification is required for approval.

Pay by Credit Card – $60

IMPORTANT: If the card you are using is not your own (e.g., spouse or parent’s card), proceed with the payment at the site, but then email your name, your JHED ID, and the name of the credit card owner to [email protected] so we can link your submission with the payment.

Pay by Department Funds Transfer

NOTE: This option is available at departmental discretion. Request that the department administrator fill out the PDF form and submit it to [email protected] .

Learn More about ETDs

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A video tutorial of the entire ETD process can be viewed on YouTube

Frequently Asked Questions

No. If your department does not coordinate printing and binding, you might consider Thesis on Demand or PhD Bookbinding . You can upload your PDF, and they will print it, bind it, and ship it to you.

Yes. No individual file can be larger than 512 MB, and the total size of all files cannot exceed 4 GB. If your thesis or dissertation is larger than that, please email [email protected] .

Within two months following degree conferral, ETDs are published to  JScholarship , our institutional repository. There are separate sections in JScholarship for masters theses and doctoral dissertations . If you placed an embargo on your ETD, only the metadata (author, title, abstract, etc.) will be available until the embargo period is up.

Your ETD will be published to our institutional repository, JScholarship , within two months following degree conferral. An ETD is considered published when it is deposited in JScholarship, even if it is under embargo.

Once published, changes cannot be made to your ETD. Your ETD will be published within two months following degree conferral. You are responsible for ensuring your ETD has been thoroughly proofread before you submit to the library.

Students submitting Electronic Theses and Dissertations are responsible for determining any copyright or fair use questions. For assistance, please consult the Copyright LibGuide or contact the librarian listed on the guide.

By default, ETDs are published to JScholarship within two months after you graduate. If you wish to temporarily restrict public access to your ETD, during the ETD submission process you can embargo your document for up to four years. Please note that the title and abstract of your document will still be visible during your embargo. You may release your document from embargo early or extend it up to the four-year maximum by emailing [email protected] . Once your document is publicly accessible, however, we cannot make changes to embargoes.

Contact ETD Office

Milton S. Eisenhower Library [email protected]

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Please start by reviewing the formatting requirements and submission checklist .

If you have additional questions, email [email protected] for the fastest response.

If we are unable to resolve your inquiry via email, you may request an in-person meeting. Due to the volume of ETDs, we cannot meet on deadline days, or the two days before deadlines.

Please note we do not provide formatting reviews by email, only via the submission system .

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Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) Guidelines

As a requirement for graduation, master’s students who complete a thesis and all PhD and EdD students must electronically submit their thesis/dissertation to the Graduate School via the ETD Administrator site . Master’s theses and doctoral dissertations are stored electronically and accessible in perpetuity through the UB Institutional Repository (UBIR) and ProQuest's dissertations and theses database .

Deadlines and Required Documents

In addition to your master’s thesis/doctoral dissertation, submit the following:

• Doctoral degree recipients surveys  (two surveys required for PhD students only).
• Embargo form (if requesting delayed release).

Visit the ETD Administrator website to begin.

Required Format for Electronic Thesis & Dissertation

Your thesis/dissertation must adhere to the formatting guidelines detailed below.   Using the ETD Template (although not required) is an easy way to ensure your document is formatted correctly.

Choosing a Style Manual

When beginning to construct your thesis or dissertation, the very first step is to choose the style appropriate to your specific discipline. If you are unsure what style is appropriate, confer with your advisor and/or department. Be sure to follow the chosen style consistently throughout the document. Listed below are websites of a few widely recognized style manuals:

• American Psychological Association
• Modern Language Association
• University of Chicago, Chicago Manual of Style

Creating an Accessible Document

The University at Buffalo is committed to ensuring equal access to information that is presented online as per UB's Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Policy . As part of this commitment, university web content must be accessible to everyone, including individuals with physical, sensory, or cognitive impairments, with or without the use of assistive technology.

Refer to Microsoft's Accessibility Guide and the UB's ETD Template to help create an accessible document that includes:

• Alternative text for all visuals, including pictures, graphics and charts.
• Meaningful hyperlinked text.
• Logical semantic (heading) structure.
• Logical table structure with proper table headings.

Formatting the Document

The ETD Template can be used to help format your document. Keep in mind the following:

• Font Size:  Select fonts between 10 and 12 characters per inch. Smaller or larger fonts are generally too hard to read and should be avoided. Use the same font style and print size throughout the document.
• Pagination:  The title page is to be  unnumbered,  but should be counted as “page 1”. With the exception of the title page, all of the pages in your document should be numbered, including the principal text, all tables, diagrams, maps, etc. Roman numerals (I, II, III) should be used on the preliminary pages and Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) are used on the pages that follow the abstract.
• Page Numbering Placement:  Generally the page number is placed in the upper right, lower right or bottom center of the page. Regardless of where you place the page numbers, be sure they are consistent throughout the document.
• Spacing:  Use double-spacing consistently throughout the document, except for long quotations, footnotes and endnotes, which are typically single-spaced. Check your selected style manual for further details on spacing.
• Blank Pages:  There should be no blank pages in your PDF. If you wish to leave a blank page, it must be labeled as follows: “This Page Intentionally Left Blank”.

The Title Page

The  ETD Template can be used to help format your (required) title page. Keep in mind the following:

• Do not number the title page. While it is technically Roman numeral i, the number is not displayed on the page itself. 
• The title page must follow the format in the ETD Template.
• Be sure to use your department's official name and your full legal name.
• The title on your manuscript must match the approved title on your M-form.
• When possible, incorporate word substitutes for formulae and symbols.

Page Order and Page Numbering

The ETD Template can be used to help format your document. Your document should adhere the following prescribed order.

• Title page (required).
• Copyright page (required).  The copyright page is required but you are not mandated to file or pay for a copyright. The date of your defense should be listed on the title page and a copyright page follows the title page in the following format. In the center lower third of the page, just above the bottom margin, type the following (*the Roman numeral ii is to be centered at the bottom of the page).

                        Copyright                   Center your name             Center the conferral year                  All Rights Reserved

                              (ii)*

        For reference, a visual of the Copyright page can be found on page ii of the ETD template.

• Dedication and/or acknowledgments pages (optional).  If you decide to have an acknowledgment section, be sure not to omit any members of your committee. While this section is optional, if included, it should be numbered with Roman numerals.
• Table of contents (required).  The table of contents (TOC) page(s) should also be numbered with Roman numerals. Include the dedication/acknowledgment, abstract and any lists within the TOC. Do not include the title page, the copyright page or the TOC page(s). While a TOC is required, it may follow any format acceptable to your advisor and committee as long as it includes all main divisions and subdivisions within your text and the format is consistent.
• Lists of tables, figures, illustrations, charts and graphs (optional).  Follow the format used for your TOC. Use a separate page for each type of list. Be sure to number with the appropriate Roman numerals.
• Abstract (required).  The abstract page should be numbered with the appropriate Roman numeral. An abstract of your thesis or dissertation is required. It should be a succinct and concise narrative description of your work. Briefly state your topic or problem, describe the procedures and methods you used and summarize your findings or conclusions. Do not use tables, graphs or figures in your abstract.
• Chapters or main divisions of the document (required).  The text should be double-spaced and each page must be numbered consecutively beginning with the number 1. As you turn the content of your research into a professional document, be sure to use a writing style appropriate to your subject and discipline. The document also needs to consistently follow acceptable standards of punctuation, spelling and format. See the "Choose a Style Manual" of this guide for a listing of familiar style manuals. Check with your advisor and department for their recommendation. Be sure chapter titles and subheadings follow your style manual. It is best to include tables or other illustrative materials as necessary in the main body of the document when they are essential to the text.
• Subheadings.  For clarity and flow, it is best not to begin any subheadings or other divisions on separate pages unless the preceding page is filled. If the subheading falls at the very end of a page, move it to the next page unless at least two lines of text can follow the subheading on that page. Be sure to keep subheadings consistent in position and style throughout the document.
• Footnotes/Endnotes.  Place footnotes, if used, at the bottom of the appropriate page, at the end of each chapter or at the end of the document. Refer to the style manual you have chosen. Notes are usually single-spaced. If you group your notes at the end of each chapter, begin them on the first page following the text of that chapter. Also begin the first page in each note section with the heading “Endnotes to Chapter___” or “Notes to Chapter___.”
• Appendix (if applicable).  Appendices are used when you wish to add materials (such as charts, graphs, surveys, etc.) not essential to the text. The appendix is generally placed before the bibliography or references section, and after the last page of the last chapter of text. These pages also need to be numbered. Remember to include a list of appendices in your preliminary pages if you have more than one appendix.
• Bibliography or references (required).  The bibliography or list of references should be single-spaced for each entry and then double-spaced between entries. Group all entries in strict alphabetical order or in another way that seems appropriate to your research and helpful to your readers. Be sure to use the format that is consistent with the format style approved by your advisor and committee. These pages must be numbered as well.

Final Check:  Review your document carefully to be sure it is correctly formatted, that all spelling and grammar is correct, and that the document is totally free of errors. Check that there are no blank pages, omitted paragraphs or missing sections. Be sure the preliminary pages of your document are in the proper order and the pagination is correct.

Converting the Document to a PDF

Electronic submission of your thesis or dissertation in PDF format is mandatory. When you are ready to submit your PDF document, go to the ETD Administrator website .

Write your document as you normally would any other research paper while keeping in mind the following tips on how to format your thesis or dissertation in a PDF-friendly manner, to ensure that your later conversion from MS Word, LaTeX, etc., will go smoothly. Refer to the  ProQuest Support Center  for more tips and helpful hints.

• Spacing and pagination:  Use tabs instead of a series of spaces to align text. Insert page breaks instead of a series of paragraphs to start a new page. Use section breaks to change the format between pages in the document. Use your preferred software for creating tables of contents and cross-references to ensure that pagination is consistent even if the generation of the PDF file causes the pages to shift slightly. 
• Fonts:  We recommend using standard fonts such as Times New Roman or Arial. If using unusual fonts, be sure to use embeddable Type 1 or TrueType fonts. 
• Graphics:  JPEG, TIFF, PNG or other appropriate file formats can be added. When possible, it is best to use a high resolution such as 600 dpi. Avoid using graphic editors that are part of a word processor. 
• Equations:  Microsoft Word users should not use Word's Equation Editor. Instead, use italic Times Roman font and Symbol font, along with superscripts and subscripts to create equations.
• Orientation:  Portrait, rather than landscape, orientation is preferred. Utilize standard 8 ½” x 11” page size. Avoid including multiple book pages on one single PDF page, as this will diminish appearance and printing quality.
• Supplemental files (optional):  Supplemental files (images, data, etc.) that are an integral part of the thesis or dissertation, but not part of the full-text should be uploaded along with your PDF during the submission process. Supplemental files should be titled according to the following naming convention: Supplemental_File_Title (i.e., no spaces or punctuation marks in the file name. You may use dashes or underscores).

Need more help?

The ETD Preparation Workshop explains how to properly format your ETD, how to use the ETD Template, tips for creating an accessible document and more.

I submitted my ETD, what's next?

The Graduate School reviews submissions in the order they are received. You'll receive a decision email from [email protected] within one to two weeks.

Decisions  include "accepted" (which requires no additional action by you) or "minor revisions required" (which requires you to complete the outlined revisions). As long as you have submitted your ETD by the published deadline, you have met the deadline.

Approved ETDs are viewable on ProQuest and in the UBIR approximately 10 to 12 weeks after degree conferral (unless an embargo was approved).

Additional Resources

Etd public access and embargo policies.

Per UB's  Public Access of Theses and Dissertations policy , after your degree is awarded, your thesis or dissertation will be delivered to and available in perpetuity through the  UB Institutional Repository (UBIR)  and to ProQuest, where your document will be microfilmed, indexed and stored in  ProQuest’s dissertations and theses database , the world’s largest recognized repository of graduate student research. When you submit your thesis or dissertation as a requirement for conferral of your degree, you are granting a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free perpetual license to the University at Buffalo, as set forth in the Public Access Agreement, which you will sign during the ETD submission process.

If you wish to delay the release of your thesis or dissertation because it contains proprietary data or has patents pending, you must submit an  Request for Embargo (Delayed Release) of Thesis or Dissertation  to the Graduate School at the time of your ETD submission. Please review the Graduate School's  Embargo (Delayed Release) of Thesis and Dissertation policy  for more information.

Fees Associated With the ETD Submission Process

There is no fee for ETD submission and cataloging through the UBIR.

Traditional publishing through ProQuest is free. If you select the ProQuest Open Access publishing option and/or request that ProQuest file copyright on your behalf, there will be associated fees. Open access publishing is $95, copyright filing is $75. Payments will be made via credit card directly to ProQuest during the online ETD submission process.

ProQuest Publishing Options

For publishing with ProQuest, you may choose traditional publishing or open access publishing.

• Traditional publishing  gives ProQuest the right to sell copies of your published thesis and to provide you (the author) with royalties from such sales.
• Open access publishing  provides the broadest means of free and complete access of the thesis or dissertation to students and scholars worldwide. For a comparison of these options, see the  ProQuest Publishing Options Guide .

Copyrighting:  You can choose whether or not to copyright your thesis or dissertation. Copyrighting protects your rights as the author. These rights include the ability to make copies of the work, to distribute them, to make derivative works or to perform or display the work. By copyrighting your thesis or dissertation, you can control the rights to it or may authorize others (i.e., a publisher) to exercise those rights. The copyright will be in effect for your lifetime plus an additional 50 years. You should consult with your advisor and discuss this issue before making your decision.

ProQuest can act as your agent with the Library of Congress Copyright office when your thesis or dissertation is submitted. This is done only if you specifically request such services from ProQuest when you submit your ETD. Please note that it is only mandatory to digitize your thesis or dissertation, while copyrighting is optional. Alternatively, you may apply for copyright registration by filing directly through the  U.S. Copyright Office .

Since theses and dissertations involve considerable effort on the part of the major professor (and sometimes other faculty members) as well as the student, you should make arrangements for publication and/or copyrighting only after consulting with your major professor and committee members.

If you have questions about the ETD submission process or the ETD template, please contact us by phone at 716-645-2939 or by email at [email protected] .

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Guide

This guide supersedes all previous Auburn University manuals and Guides for the preparation of theses and dissertations.  Last updated: March 2021.

View our  Samples Page  and try our easy-to-use Templates.

A Latex Template is also available for theses or dissertations containing many equations (typically for mathematics or engineering students).

Auburn University requires a dissertation for all Ph.D. degrees and a thesis for many master’s degrees. The thesis or dissertation is a demonstration of the student’s mastery of the field of study and an example of the student’s creativity, dedication, and the ability to work independently. It should make a significant scholarly contribution.

Auburn University graduate students are also required to demonstrate competency in electronic publication and must submit their theses/dissertations through AUETD (the Auburn University Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Library). AUETD allows a student’s work to be viewed freely by anyone on the World Wide Web.

This Guide provides specific, but minimal, requirements and general guidelines for the preparation of theses and dissertations to ensure that the electronic document is of a consistent high quality and suitable for publication on the world wide web.

Each department is encouraged to provide more specific guidance to students by selecting or developing a style guide (or guides) that is appropriate to the academic discipline of the graduate student preparing the thesis or dissertation for publication. The choice of style guide typically reflects the standards of leading professional or scholarly journals in the academic discipline. With these guidelines in mind, the graduate student’s advisory committee has primary responsibility for judging the acceptability of both the form and content of the electronic thesis or dissertation. Once the advisory committee has reviewed and approved the ETD, the committee attests to the acceptability of the ETD by signing the “Electronic Thesis/Dissertation Final Approval Form,” which the student then submits to the Graduate School.

If there are differences between other style guides and this one, the Graduate School guidelines take precedence.

The Graduate School will also accept theses and dissertations in alternative formats provided that 1) they include the required components in the prescribed order described below in “Order and Components”; 2) they are paginated; 3) they have the approval of the student’s advisory committee; and 4) they are deemed acceptable for publication on the World Wide Web by the Dean of the Graduate School.

The thesis or dissertation is typically organized into three main sections: 1) the preliminary pages; 2) the body; and 3) the reference pages.

Preliminary Pages

The preliminary pages include the title page, abstract, acknowledgments (optional), table of contents, list of tables (required, if applicable), list of figures or illustrations (required, if applicable), and list of abbreviations or symbols (optional).

Preliminary page headings are of a uniform font size (12 point), consistent with the font size used throughout the document. All headings in the preliminary pages are centered, one inch from the top of the page for all pages except the Title Page. The Title page is 2 inches from the top. Headings may be in mixed case (e.g., “Table of Contents”) or in all caps (e.g., “TABLE OF CONTENTS”). Mixed case is preferred. All preliminary pages are counted in the pagination, but no page number appears on the title page. All other pages in this section are numbered using lower case Arabic numbers (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.). Page numbers are centered, at least ½” from the bottom of the page.

Title Page (required)

The title page includes (in the following order):

• Title  In boldface type, centered, 2″ from the top of the page, followed by one blank line
• By-line  The word “by”, centered, followed by one blank line
• Author  Your full name, centered, followed by four blank lines
• Statement  The following statement, centered as illustrated. No blank space separates this statement from the name of your degree, which follows.

A dissertation [or thesis] submitted to the Graduate Faculty of

Auburn University

in partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the Degree of

• Degree  The name of your degree, centered, for example: “Doctor of Philosophy” or “Master of Science” followed by one blank line
• Location  The location of the university (e.g., “Auburn, Alabama”), centered
• Date  Your graduation date, in month/day/year format (e.g., May 14, 2019), centered, followed by four blank lines
• Keywords  (Optional) The word, “Keywords:” and up to six keywords or phrases, centered, on two lines, followed by two blank lines
• Copyright notice  (Optional) The word “Copyright” followed by the current year, e.g., 2019, followed by the word “by” and then your full name, followed by two blank lines
• Approvals  The words “Approved by”, centered, followed by one blank line
• Committee Chair  The name of your advisory committee chair (or first co-chair) followed by the word “Chair” or “Co-chair”, followed by the person’s academic title (e.g., “Margaret Waters, Chair, Professor of Kinesiology”)
• Committee Co-chair or Member  The name of your advisory committee co-chair (if any), followed by the word “Co-chair” (if applicable), followed by the person’s academic title, all centered; if no co-chair, then the name of the first advisory committee member, followed by the person’s academic title, all centered.
• Committee Members  The name of each additional committee member, followed by the person’s title, each on a separate line, all centered

The title page is not numbered but is included in the page count of the preliminary pages.

See Sample and Template.

Abstract (required)

The heading, “Abstract”, is centered, 1″ from the top of the page, followed by two blank lines. The text of the abstract begins on the following line at the left margin (the first line is indented). The text generally should not exceed 150 words for a thesis and 350 words for a dissertation. The Abstract is the first page to include a page number (e.g., page “2”). The page number, in Arabic numbers, is centered, at least ½” from the bottom of the page.

Acknowledgments (optional)

The heading, “Acknowledgments”, should be centered 1″ from the top of the page, followed by two blank lines. The acknowledgments begin on the following line at the left margin (the first line is indented). The page number, in Arabic numbers, is centered, at least ½” from the bottom of the page.

Table of Contents (required)

The heading, “Table of Contents”, is centered 1″ from the top of the page, followed by two blank lines. The Table of Contents lists all parts of the document (except the title page) and the page numbers on which each part begins. The titles of all parts are worded exactly as they appear in the document. These titles are aligned (not indented) with the left margin. Titles and headings and the page numbers on which they begin are separated by a row of dot leaders. Page numbers are aligned flush with the right margin. Entries are generally double-spaced; however, titles and headings of more than one line are indented at the second line and single-spaced. The list of contents begins at the left margin on the fourth line below the heading. The page number, in Arabic numbers is centered, at least ½” from the bottom of the page.

List of Tables (required, if applicable)

A List of Tables is required if the document includes tables. The heading, “List of Tables”, should be centered 1″ from the top of the page, followed by two blank lines. The list of tables begins at the left margin, on the fourth line below the heading. The page number, in Arabic numbers, is centered, at least ½” from the bottom of the page.

List of Figures or Illustrations (required, if applicable)

A List of Figures or Illustrations is required if the document includes figures or illustrations. The heading, “List of Figures”, or “List of Illustrations”, is centered 1″ from the top of the page, followed by two blank lines. The list begins at the left margin, on the fourth line below the heading. The page number, in Arabic numbers, is centered, at least ½” from the bottom of the page.

List of Abbreviations or Symbols (optional)

If a significant number of abbreviations or symbols (sometimes called “Nomenclature”) are used in the document, a list of abbreviations or symbols may be included. The heading, “List of Abbreviations”, or “List of Symbols”, is centered 1″ from the top of the page, followed by two blank lines. The list begins at the left margin, on the fourth line below the heading. The page number, in Arabic numbers, is centered, at least ½” from the bottom of the page.

Body (required)

The body typically includes all divisions of the text, such as parts, chapters, sections, and subsections. It may also include parenthetical references, footnotes, or references to the bibliography or endnotes.

The body of the document should be formatted consistently throughout. Consult departmental guidelines for the standard format(s) in your discipline.

The body may include one (or more) paper(s) submitted (or to be submitted) to a peer reviewed scholarly journal, each as a separate chapter. Formatting (including footnotes or endnotes and the citation of references) must still be consistent throughout the document.

Reference Pages (required)

The reference pages include the list of references and any (optional) appendices.

References (required)

Consult departmental guidelines for the standard format(s) in your discipline.

Appendices (optional)

All appendices (if any) are placed at the end of the document and labeled with a heading. Consult departmental guidelines for labeling standard(s) in your discipline.

The document should have uniform text margins throughout the document. Set margins of at least one inch on all sides (top, left, right, and bottom).

Exceptions:

Headings.  Any pages with a major heading (e.g., most preliminary pages) should have a 1″ top margin.

Pagination.  Page numbers should be set at least ½” from the bottom of the page.

Binding Note: If you plan to print and bind your document, a left margin of 1.5″ is recommended.

Font Size and Type

Size . The selected font should be 12 points in size. Subscripts and superscripts should be no more than 2 points smaller than the size of the text font.

Type . Embedded fonts, such as Post Script Type 1, are required. Embedded fonts “travel” with the document, enabling that readers see the document as it was intended to be viewed. Standard fonts such as Times New Roman are recommended. Limit the use of italicized type to non-English words and quotations.

Spacing and Indentation

Spacing and indentation should be consistent throughout the document. Consult departmental guidelines for the standard(s) in your discipline.

For conventional documents, double spacing, single spacing or 1.5 spacing is acceptable. Single spacing is recommended for the following: bibliographical entries (with double-spacing between entries), long quotations, long endnotes or footnotes, long captions, and long headings.

Pagination should be consistent throughout the document.

All pages are numbered except for the title page.

Preliminary, body and reference pages: Use Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.).

Center all page numbers within the margins at least ½” from the bottom of the page.

Footnotes and Endnotes

Consult departmental guidelines for the standard(s) in your discipline.

Tables, Illustrations, and Figures

All tables (illustrations, figures, etc.) should be numbered, labeled, and oriented consistently throughout the document. Consult departmental guidelines for the standard(s) in your discipline.

Use of Human Subjects

The Auburn University Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB) reviews all research activities that involve the use of human subjects, regardless of funding, for compliance with applicable regulations and ethical research principles. All Auburn University faculty, staff, and/or student Principal Investigators (PI’s) conducting human subject research must obtain approval from the IRB before the research may be conducted. All non-AU PI’s conducting research on AU premises or facilities or with AU staff, students, or faculty must also receive IRB approval. For more information about submitting a protocol for IRB review, please visit:  http://www.auburn.edu/research/vpr/ohs/https://cws.auburn.edu/OVPR/pm/compliance/irb/home

Multiple Authorship

A dissertation or thesis must be the result of the student’s own research, analysis, and writing, and generally must be the work of a single author. When articles prepared for publication in a professional journal or journals are included in a dissertation or thesis, multiple authorship may be permitted if the student is the primary author. Papers that include other authors can be used provided that the efforts of the other authors represent less than half of the total effort. The primary (student) author’s effort should represent, in the judgment of the faculty supervisor and the student’s advisory committee, a majority of the total effort expended in performing the research and preparing the manuscript (51 percent or more).

Use of Copyrighted Material

The use of copyrighted materials in a thesis or dissertation requires the permission of the copyright holder. The student is responsible for securing all necessary permissions, beyond what is permitted by “fair use,” and for paying any permission fees. For a more comprehensive discussion of copyright, please refer the following links:  Copyright at Auburn University  &  U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright Registration

If you plan to copyright some or all of your ETD, you should discuss these plans with your advisor, especially if the ETD includes shared data.

Although the U.S. Copyright Office notes that copyright is secured automatically when the work is created in a fixed form, there are advantages to registration. For information about “Copyright Basics” and “Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright,” visit the U. S. Copyright Office website at  http://www.copyright.gov/ .

Embargos or Restricted Access

Students have the option of restricting public access to the thesis or dissertation for a period of up to five years. An embargo is usually requested if the student anticipates that immediate publication will have an adverse effect on subsequent publication opportunities. The length of the embargo should be indicated on the ETD Final Approval Form (although the Publishing Agreement checkbox indicates a two year maximum, a maximum up to five years may be indicated).

Paper Copies

The Graduate School neither requires nor accepts paper copies of theses and dissertations; however, individual departments and/or major professors may continue to require paper copies. Students should consult with their advisor and/or department for requirements.

Students who need bound paper copies to satisfy departmental or advisory committee requirements are advised to consult with the Graduate School for available options. A 1.5″ left margin is recommended for documents to be printed and bound.

The National Library Bindery Company in Roswell, Georgia, offers binding services to students. Contact them at  [email protected]  or 770-442-5490/800-422-7908.

Thesis Approval

The student conducts research and prepares the thesis under the guidance of the major professor and with the advice of members of the advisory committee. The thesis is first submitted to the major professor, who may consider it satisfactory or may require corrections, additional research, or other work. When the major professor is satisfied with the thesis, a copy is circulated among the committee members, who may request additional revisions or research. The student then prepares a revision incorporating all changes and corrections.

The student should then prepare the thesis using the Graduate School’s format requirements in the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Guide.  Once the student is ready to defend the thesis, they should submit the “ Request for Report of Master’s Thesis Final Exam .”  With this form the student provides the date, time, and location of the final exam, as well as the desired embargo options for their thesis. Completion of the form is necessary to proceed to the final examination. The final examination should be scheduled before the deadline specified on the Graduate School’s website.  Once the final examination date is reached, the committee will be emailed a link to the Report of Master’s Thesis Final Exam where they will provide the results of the final exam.  If the major professor or any committee member marks the Report of Master’s Thesis Final Exam as Unsatisfactory, it will be necessary for the student to resubmit the “ Request for Report of Master’s Thesis Final Exam ” with a new exam date and time.  If after the final examination the major professor and committee determine that additional work is still required, the student will need to make the necessary changes and then provide a copy of the updated thesis to the major professor and committee.

Once the “Request for Report of Master’s Thesis Final Exam” has been approved by the major professor and committee, the “Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Publishing Approval Request” workflow will begin.  The major professor and committee will automatically be sent an approval request where they will indicate that the thesis is ready for publication and appropriate embargo options have been chosen.  When all work is completed and the “Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Publishing Approval Request” has been approved by the major professor and committee, the student should submit the thesis by the Graduate School deadline, in a single PDF file, through the  Auburn University Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (AUETD) system  for final review and in order to graduate that semester.  A publication processing fee of $50.00 will be placed on the student’s Bursar bill.

Dissertation Approval

Following written examination(s), the student should submit the “ Request for the Report on the General Oral Examination ” at least one week before the day on which the examination is to be held.  Once the General Oral Examination date is reached, the committee will be emailed a link to the Report on the General Oral Exam where they will provide the results of the exam.  If the major professor / chair or any committee member marks the Report on the General Oral Exam as Unsatisfactory, it will be necessary for the student to revise their examination responses, as needed, and resubmit the “ Request for the Report on the General Oral Exam ” with a new exam date and time.

After passing the examination, the student conducts research and prepares the dissertation under the guidance of the major professor / chair with the advice of members of the student’s advisory committee. The dissertation is first submitted to the major professor / chair  who may consider it satisfactory or may require additional revision or research. When the major professor / chair is satisfied with the dissertation, a copy of the dissertation is circulated among the committee members, who may also suggest revisions or additional research.  The student should then prepare the dissertation using the Graduate School’s format requirements in the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Guide.

The student then submits the “ Dissertation First Submission Approval ” form.  Once the Dissertation First Submission Approval form is approved by the committee, the University Reader will be sent the Dissertation Evaluation form.  The student and major professor / chair should carefully select the University Reader as they must be Graduate Faculty (Level 0, 1, or 2) and from outside of the student’s department.  As the representative of The Graduate School, the University Reader will review the dissertation and serve on the student’s committee during the final examination.  The student then submits the approved dissertation, in a single PDF file, to the Graduate School (email to  [email protected] ) for a format check.  When the University Reader returns the completed Dissertation Evaluation form, the student will be notified electronically so that the University Reader’s comments and suggestions may be addressed, if needed.  The student will receive the “Request for the Report on the Final Oral Exam” form to identify the date, time, and location of the final examination, as well as the embargo options that they have chosen for their dissertation. This must be completed at least one week before the day of the final examination. The final examination should be scheduled before the deadline specified on the Graduate School’s website.  Once the Final Oral Examination date arrives, the major professor / chair and committee will be emailed a link to the “Report on the Final Oral Exam” where they will provide the results of the final exam.  If the major professor or any committee member marks the final oral exam as Unsatisfactory, it will be necessary for the student to resubmit the Dissertation First Submission Approval Form. Following the final oral examination, the major professor / chair and committee members may determine that additional work is still required. In that case, it will be necessary for the student make the necessary changes and provide a copy of the updated dissertation to the major professor and committee.

Once the final oral exam has been approved by the major professor and committee, the “Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Publishing Approval Request” workflow will begin.  The major professor / chair and committee will automatically be sent an approval request where they will indicate that the dissertation is ready for publication and appropriate embargo options have been chosen.  When all work is completed and the “Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Publishing Approval Request” has been approved by the major professor / chair and committee, the student should submit the dissertation by the Graduate School deadline, in a single PDF file, through the  Auburn University Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (AUETD) system  for final review and in order to graduate that semester.  A publication processing fee of $50.00 will be placed on the student’s Bursar bill.  At this time, the student should also complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates.

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Theses and Dissertations

Theses and dissertations are formal research papers that exhaustively address a topic, which PhD and many Master's candidates are required to complete as a final step in working towards their degrees. A paper in support of a PhD is referred to as a "dissertation"; a paper in support of a Master's degree is a "thesis". 

The best approach for finding a thesis or dissertation depends on whether you're looking for a paper from NC State or one from another institution.

Theses and dissertations at NC State

• All theses and dissertations in the Libraries' collection – both print and electronic – can be found in the  NC State University Libraries Catalog .
• All theses and dissertations completed since 2002 (with some coverage back to 1997) are available electronically through the Libraries'  Digital Repository

More information and tips on finding NC State theses and dissertations

Theses and dissertations from other universities

The availability of theses and dissertations from other universities varies, depending on where and when they were published.  More information on finding theses and dissertations published at other universities

If you have a question about your own NC State thesis

For questions about the electronic copy of your thesis stored in the Libraries' Digital Repository, contact  [email protected] .

For editorial questions, or any questions about changing content in your published thesis, contact the Graduate School's ETD office at:

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The following resources are provided from personnel in the Graduate School and are available from their website .

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ETD Overview

Since Fall 2005, the Graduate School at Baylor University has required that all theses and dissertations be electronic only and submitted online to the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection in the BEARdocs institutional repository. The purpose of this guide is primarily to provide general information related to ETD issues and information about the process of submitting ETDs to BEARdocs. The primary audience is graduate students who are preparing to submit their thesis to BEARdocs and the faculty who work with these students.  

Advantages of holding theses and dissertations in an open and online environment include:

• ETDs are more easily discoverable because the repositories are accessible to search engines like Google and others.  Google also adds content pulled from institutional repositories to Google Scholar .
• Scholars and researchers can more easily find other scholars and researchers who share similar interests.
• New research is more quickly encountered than it is in the traditional print publishing environment.
• Potential to make your name and your work more well known, which may enable getting employed more quickly.
• Plagiarism of openly accessible work is easier to detect than plagiarism of print works.
• Within the BEARdocs system, you can demonstrate interest in your thesis via the usage data provided.

For detailed information on the practices of other institutions with ETDs, the ETD community maintains this  spreadsheet .  To find electronic theses and dissertations at other institutions use the Global ETD Search  provided by the  Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations .

Using the ETD Submission System

The submission of your thesis to the ETD submission system, is a simple process and should require very little time.  Below are the basic steps for this process.  If you have any questions or encounter any problems, contact [email protected]

• Login -- with your Bear ID and password -- to the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Submission System at: http://baylor-etd.tdl.org .
• More than one entity at the university can use this submission system. To submit to the Graduate School, make sure you select Baylor -- Graduate School and make sure the button says Start Graduate School Submission before you start your submission. 
• Some personal information about you will be supplied automatically because of your Bear ID/password login. If this information is not accurate (usually issues with name changes), contact  personnel in the Graduate School so they can correct this information after you have completed your submission.
• Read the sticky notes on each page before you complete the information on that page.
• Place your mouse over the " information icon " to see the help information for each part of the submission form.
• Any part of the form flagged with an asterisk ( * ) is an area that must be completed.

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• You must agree to the license agreement .  The license agreement gives Baylor University and the Texas Digital Library (the host of the ETD submission system) non-exclusive rights to distribute (if not embargoed) the thesis and to make copies (for preservation purposes, in case we need to convert it to another format in the future).   The author/creator of the work retains all copyrights.   The license also asks that the person submitting the work guarantees that s/he is the copyright holder and that s/he has permission to use any third-party (copyright-protected) material used in the work.
• Degree Date -- Use the calendar function to select the appropriate graduation date, either May, August, or December and the appropriate year.
• Defense Date -- Use the calendar function to select the exact date of your defense.
• Submission Type -- Several options display; select either Dissertation or Thesis , whichever is appropriate for your degree.
• Committee Chairperson -- This part of the form provides the option to identify more than one person.   Only provide one name -- the name of the person who served as your advisor/mentor/chairperson/supervisor during the writing of your thesis/dissertation. Start typing that person's name. If the name appears on the list, select it. If it doesn't appear on the list, type the full name as you know it -- LastName, FirstName .
• Previously Published Material -- This section refers primarily to students whose theses have chapters that -- as a departmental requirement for graduation -- consist of the word-for-word full text of articles that have been published in peer reviewed journals . In this field, provide the complete citation for each work  using this format: Author1Lastname, Author1Firstname; Author2Lastname, Author2Firstname.  "Title of Article.  Journal Title (year) volume#: issue#, page numbers. Separate multiple citations with a semicolon.  For example: Smith, James; Jones, Sarah.  "This is the Title".  This is the Journal Title (2015) 35:4, 23-35; Smith, James.  "This is Another Title".  This is Another Journal Title (2014) 24:2, 38-50.  
• Embargo Options -- Select the same embargo option that you and your advisor selected on your " Copyright and Final Approval " form.  You may want to view the " Embargo " section of this guide for information on making that decision. 
• Primary Document -- Thesis document in the  PDF/A  format.
• Supplemental Document -- " Copyright and Final Approval " form and all documents that give permission for the use of third-party (copyright-protected) content in your thesis -- i.e., previously published journal articles that are also chapters in your work.
• Confirm and Submit -- You are provided one more opportunity to review the information and documents you've provided.  You can click on the " [edit your...] " link associated with each section if you need to make changes.  Once you have clicked on the " Confirm and Submit " button, you will not be able to make changes unless Graduate School or library personnel send you a " Needs Correction " notice.  
• At any point, you can login to the submission system to see the current status of your submission, as well as a log of comments related to your submission.  Although you can't make any changes in your submission, you can send a message to Graduate School or library personnel from within the system.
• Early in the semester after you graduate , your thesis will be " published " to the BEARdocs Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection , which means the descriptive information (including the abstract) will be findable by search engines and the full text of your thesis will be accessible -- if you have not embargoed the work .  
• Once the thesis is published in BEARdocs, the thesis will be assigned a permanent URL that you can use in your CV, on web pages, or anywhere you want to promote your thesis.  
• To obtain that URL, look for your thesis by your name in the BEARdocs  Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection  a couple of months after you have graduated.

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Uw master’s theses and doctoral dissertations.

"A thesis or dissertation constitutes an important contribution to scholarship. Disseminating such contributions is consistent with the University of Washington’s mission to share its scholarly work with other scholars, students, and the public. Therefore, the University views the wide and timely dissemination of thesis and dissertation results as an obligation of students.

The Graduate School requires that all theses and dissertations be deposited electronically and made available through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database , and through the University of Washington Libraries’ ResearchWorks repository service – which makes them available to other UW researchers and the general public."

- UW Graduate School's  Policy for Deposit and Dissemination of Master’s Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

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Preparing your electronic thesis/dissertation.

Your ETD submission has specific requirements. For more information about preparing and submitting your ETD, please see the  Required Page Order ,  Formatting Guidelines  and  ETD FAQ  pages.  ETD submission deadlines are posted on the  Graduation Deadlines  page. If you miss the ETD deadline for your desired graduation term, you will not be able to graduate that term, and you will have to submit another graduation application for the following term.

Important note: Make sure to provide your chair ample time to complete the review. We recommend you to upload your ETD quite in advance of the ETD submission deadline to allow your chair time for proper review. Your chair will need to review and submit the ETD to the Graduate College by the deadline date.

A guide to complete the Graduation Checklist and ETD submission can be found below. To view these documents, you will need  Adobe Acrobat Reader , a free download.

• View Graduate Certificate Checklist Guide  (PDF)
• View Non-Thesis Checklist Guide  (PDF)
• View Thesis Checklist Guide  (PDF)
• View Dissertation Checklist Guide  (PDF)
• View Library Dissertation Checklist Guide  (PDF)

ETD Digital Accessibility

The University of Cincinnati strongly recommends making electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) accessible. You can ensure your accessibility features are established when you convert your thesis or dissertation document from Word to PDF. Please see PDF Documents and Creating accessible PDFs for tutorials and guides.

The following notice is a practice that has been established and implemented on behalf of the students; no action is required.

As part of the University of Cincinnati’s efforts to make educational content accessible and available to everyone and to meet OhioLink’s ETD minimum requirements, the Graduate College has created a feature in the Graduation Checklist to make your ETD Document of Defense (DOD) page accessible for assistive technologies , such as screen readers. The DOD is a version of the Committee Approval Form, and it includes printed names of the thesis or dissertation committee; an example of the DOD can be found in the thesis and dissertation checklist guides located above.

The DOD page includes the following accessibility components to meet the ETD OhioLink recommended minimum digital accessibility requirements:

• Title: The title of your thesis/dissertation will be included on the document as text accessible.
• Full text of DOD: The whole DOD page will be accessible, which will include student name, degree, program, title of ETD, and committee.
• DOD page accessibility permission flag is checked: The Graduate College has addressed all accessibility issues in DOD page; no further action is required.
• Text Language of the DOD is specified: The system will specify the language of the title and document you select in your graduation checklist.

The practice above has been established and implemented on behalf of the students; no action is required.

Suggested ETD Timeline 

You may need up to 6 weeks to prepare your thesis or dissertation for electronic submission. A  suggested  schedule is available below.

Format Thesis

• Week 1 of term.
• Allow 1 week to complete.
• See  Required Page Order  and  Formatting Guidelines  for instructions.

Verify Committee

• Allow 48 hours to complete.
• If your committee is not found or if there is an error, contact your  Graduate Program Coordinator . Your commitee will take  24 hours to update  once corrected in the graduation system.  Do not wait until the last minute!  Other steps in the ETD process depend on this.

Announce Defense on Graduate College Website

• Week 8 of term.
• Recommended at least 2 weeks ahead of defense.
• All doctoral students must announce their defense publicly on the Graduate College website prior to the day of defense. 
• Announce your defense by logging into the  Graduation Checklist  and entering your defense information.

Acquire Committee Signatures

• Week 9 of term.
• You may need to make changes to your document based on your defense. After completing the changes, you must get the signatures of your committee members.  Signatures must be original.  Digital signatures on the form will be accepted. Faxed copies are not acceptable. You will scan the signed Committee Approval Form as a pdf and upload it as part of your ETD submission. Scanners are available in many UC  computer labs  and  libraries .

Research Publishing Options and Copyrights

• Week 10 of term.
• Allow 24 hours to complete.
• Discuss keywords and subject headings with your advisor. Choose up to five keywords and two subject headings.
• View permissions and copyright.

Prepare ETD Submission for Chair Approval

• Make sure "Submit to Chair" is checked in the navigation bar. You may need to remind your chair for electronic approval if he/she does not respond promptly.

Obtain Electronic Chair Approval

• Your chair is alerted via email that you have submitted your ETD for approval. Your chair will login to review your submission and may request changes.  Be sure to leave time for any necessary corrections  before the ETD deadline date.

Meeting the ETD Submission Deadline

• Week 12 of term.
• The Graduate College reviews each submission manually. This takes time. Do  not  call the Graduate College to check on the status of your ETD. You can check the status of your ETD by viewing the "Check Graduation Status" step on the  checklist . If the Graduate College finds any problems with your submission, you will receive an email alert. All issues  must  be resolved by the Graduate College deadline. Comments about any issues with your submission will appear on the comment summary page when you login to the "Submit ETD" step on the checklist.

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Emory Theses and Dissertations

The Emory Theses and Dissertations (ETD) Repository holds theses and dissertations from the Laney Graduate School, the Rollins School of Public Health, and the Candler School of Theology, as well as undergraduate honors papers from Emory College of Arts and Sciences.

Emory University theses and dissertations submitted before the launch of the ETD repository can be found by searching the Emory Library Catalog . The theses and dissertations of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, a joint degree program by Emory University and Georgia Tech, are available in SMARTech , Georgia Tech’s repository, and in the Emory Library Catalog .

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Visit the Emory Libraries' Scholarly Communications workshop page for upcoming and recorded ETD copyright workshops for your thesis or dissertation.

Submission Forms For All Participants

All students depositing their thesis or dissertation must complete the ETD Submission form:

• College Honors Program submission form
• Candler School of Theology submission form
• Rollins School of Public Health submission form
• Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing submission form

This form WHICH REQUIRES THE SIGNATURE OF YOUR ADVISOR gives the library permission to publish your thesis or dissertation on the web; confirms access restrictions -- if any; and certifies that you have secured rights to all content that you will be publishing.

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Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

Thesis and dissertation, about electronic theses & dissertations (etd), submitting your etd, review process and additional help, the electronic thesis/dissertation.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro requires thesis and dissertation students to submit an electronic thesis or dissertation (ETD) for publication that is formatted according to the appropriate template. The ETD is submitted and archived as a PDF instead of being printed and bound. This format allows students the option to include audio, video, animations, or simulations within the document and provides immediate world-wide access to UNCG students’ scholarship.

For University Policy , visit:

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Publishing Requirement by UMI Dissertation Publishing/ProQuest Information and Learning

• The Graduate School requires publication of the thesis/dissertation by UMI Dissertation Publishing/ProQuest Information and Learning.  For more information about PQIL and your rights as the author, visit: ProQuest Dissertation and Thesis

Deadlines: What's Due and When?

• The Deadline Sheet for the current semester can be found here .
• Further information regarding graduation can be found on the Graduate School webpage .
• The Approval Copy deadline is specifically listed for both doctoral and masters candidates.  The Final Submission deadline is the final date for the complete clearance of graduate degree candidates.  These deadlines are strictly enforced.

Required Paperwork for All Students

• Title Page : Have your Committee Chair (and Co-Chair, if applicable) sign with a verified digital signature and turn into The Graduate School via email.
• Approval Page : Have everyone on your committee sign with a verified digital signature and turn into The Graduate School via email.

If anyone signs the Title and/or Approval page(s) with an original / physical signature , we will need the original copy delivered to The Graduate School in person or mailed to our office.

• ETD Release and Hold Harmless Agreement Form : You can find this form under the Copyright section of our website (Students -> Enrolled Students -> Thesis and Dissertation -> Copyright). This item requires an original/physical signature as well as the signature of a witness. The form cannot be submitted electronically . It should be delivered or mailed to:

UNC Greensboro

270 Mossman Building

1202 Spring Garden Street

Greensboro, NC 27412

Additional Paperwork for Dissertation Students

• Embargo form : if you select an embargo option (delayed release), you will be sent the appropriate form during format review.
• Dissertations with Multiple Authors form : required if your dissertation contains co-authored material. This needs to be filed as early as possible. Download it here .
• The Survey of Earned Doctorates: will be sent to doctoral students during format review.

Additional Paperwork for Thesis Students

Instructions.

This page contains templates for use in creating UNCG Theses or Dissertations in Microsoft Word and LaTeX, which must be used for all theses/dissertations beginning Fall 2021. Note that the templates will not work properly in Google Docs.

LaTeX users should download the .zip file containing all the necessary files for using LaTeX to typeset a UNCG Thesis or Dissertation.

Instructions for using the templates are embedded into the templates themselves.

Two Paper Thesis (M.A. in English only)

The document should be set up to include two abstracts, one for each paper. These theses should have only one title page, listing both titles, separated by the word “AND.” The table of contents should include any preliminary introduction, the title of the first paper and its references, followed by the title of the second paper and its references. Each item should be left flush, in all capital letters, followed by dot leaders and the corresponding page number.

The thesis itself should begin with a brief introduction of the two papers, followed by the first paper, its references/bibliography, and subsequently the second paper and its references/bibliography.

M.F.A. in Studio Art

Students should include images with their online thesis submission using any of the formats listed under the Including Multimedia Material heading on this page. Add these item as Supplemental Files.

Including Multimedia Material

• In an electronic thesis or dissertation, students may include external or internal links to multimedia files. Multimedia components should be identified in the abstract. Acceptable formats include:

Please note that although ProQuest/UMI does not limit file size, UNCG’s institutional repository,  NCDOCKS (where digital theses and dissertations are “stored”) has a 500 mb size limit. In rare cases, students may need to submit large supplemental files on CD/DVD. For more information, please contact the Graduate School Evaluator.

Chapters That Are Published or Pending Publication

• Chapters that are published/pending publication must contain the publication information.
• If applicable, students should solicit permission from the publisher to reproduce any material that is already published and include this permission in their document. This must also be detailed in the ETD Release and Hold Harmless form (see the Copyright tab for additional information).

Chapters with Multiple Authors

• In situations where dissertations have multiple authors, it is the responsibility of the advisory/dissertation committee chair to identify the percentage of proposed work to be developed by each of the contributors and submit it to the Graduate School for approval.
• To be submitted as part of a student’s dissertation, the student must be primary author.
• This must be done at the proposal stage and again at the final defense if the original plan has been revised. (See Dissertations with Multiple Authors form .)

Template Files

Microsoft word.

MS Word Template

LaTeX Template

Before You Submit Your Thesis/Dissertation

There are 3 things to consider before you submit your etd.

• Do you need to copyright? For more information about copyright, visit the U.S. Copyright Office via the Library of Congress website at www.copyright.gov . You may also visit http://copyright.uncg.edu/ . For information regarding the inclusion of a copyright page in your thesis/dissertation see. There is an additional charge for copyrighting.
• Do you want to purchase personal copies of your manuscript? Keep in mind you can have the document bound on your own. This decision must be made prior to submitting your ETD. After you have completed this portion of the submission process, you cannot go back to change your decision.
• Do you need to embargo or restrict access to this document? In most cases, embargoes are needed when a student has a patent pending or other technology transfer issue. Some publishers may note concerns about journal articles, creative works, or potential books made available online. In these cases, students may want to consider placing an embargo/restricting access to the ETD. Please discuss this issue carefully with potential publishers and with your committee.

**Please note that UNCG policy allows a one- or two-year embargo/restricted period for most students. The only exception is for M.F.A. in Creative Writing students, who may opt for a five-year embargo. Students selecting an embargo will be required to submit an additional form, the ETD Request to Restrict Access form, which must be signed by both the student’s committee chair and the Dean of the Graduate School. Please contact the Graduate School to obtain this form. This item requires original signatures and therefore cannot be submitted electronically

Submitting the Approval Copy

• The approval copy of a thesis or dissertation must be submitted by the Approval Copy Deadline to The Graduate School via the online submission process. Please do not submit an email or paper copy of the document to The Graduate School. The online submission system is designed to allow multiple submissions (approval copy and revised/final). Only the final document will be published.
• For master’s candidates, thesis defense does not need to occur prior to submission of the approval copy. Though your document will continue to change as you work toward the defense, the approval copy submission allows the thesis evaluator an opportunity to provide formatting comments early enough in the semester for these changes to be incorporated into the final product.

Online Submission of ETD

After the pdf has been created, students should complete the following steps:

• Go to The Graduate School’s website http://grs.uncg.edu/ , click on “ Enrolled Students ,” then under the section titled “ Thesis and Dissertation ,” click “Submit your Electronic Thesis/Dissertation.”
• Review all instructions and guidelines for submission, and then click on “Sign up and get started today!”
• Create an account by entering the requested contact information, including a valid email address, and selecting a personal username and password. A link to activate your account will emailed to you immediately.
• Once you have activated your account, follow the submission instructions provided on the site.

Selecting Your Institution

The first step is to identify your institution. Navigate to the United States section and click on University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

You will be taken to an Instructions page that covers 1) Some items to have on hand, 2) the fees for publishing, and 3) the Submission Agreement. Read this entire page carefully and click Continue when you are ready to move forward. This takes you to Publishing Options.

Publishing Options

Two publishing options are available. Please consult the “Publishing Guides” available on the ETD site for detailed information prior to making your selection.

Restrictions (Embargo)

• For most students, two publishing restriction (embargo) options are available: one- or two-year delays. M.F.A. in Creative Writing students have a five-year option. Please note that in most cases no restriction is needed. If an embargo is appropriate for your document, be certain to select the appropriate amount of time in one of these boxes.
• Your selection here should match your selection on the ETD Release and Hold Harmless Agreement form.

Publishing Agreement

• Please consult the “Publishing Guide” for detailed information.

Contact Information & About My Dissertation/Thesis

Contact Information

• Enter your current and future contact information.

Dissertation/Thesis Details

• Enter the title of your thesis or dissertation, paying close attention to correct capitalization. Do not use all CAPS for your title , use title case whenever possible. Provide the requested information regarding your submission. You will need to insert your abstract into the box provided. Be sure to include the information at the top of your abstract (name, title, etc…).
• Please carefully review your document after converting it to PDF to ensure all your content is visible and correctly formatted. After you have reviewed your PDF, upload it here.

Supplemental Files (optional)

• If you have any supplemental files upload and name/describe each one. These files may include images, sound, or video components of thesis or dissertation that are a critical part of the study but could not be incorporated into the pdf.

Notes to Administrator (optional)

• If you have any questions or information that should be shared with the Evaluator (other publishing arrangements, patents pending, etc.), you can include a message in the “Notes to the Administrator” box.

Register U.S. Copyright

• If you have previously filed for a copyright, please indicate this in item #1; you must also include the registration number and year. In item #2, select whether or not to copyright your thesis/dissertation. If you choose “File for a new copyright,” ProQuest will file the copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office on your behalf. You will not be able to change this decision after your initial ETD submission . A $55 fee is required for this service.

Order Copies (Optional)

• The next screen will offer you the option to order personal, bound copies of your thesis/dissertation directly from ProQuest. Keep in mind that the printing of these copies will not begin until after the Evaluator uploads the batch of documents shortly after the close of the semester. From that point, you can expect to receive your copies in 8 to 12 weeks. If you choose to order, be sure to include a shipping address that will be appropriate after graduation.
• You will not be able to return to this option after your initial ETD submission. Fees vary.

Submit & Pay

• Verify the information shown is correct and continue with submission.
• Publishing is required of all UNCG students. There is no fee for traditional publishing, but open access publishing has a $95 fee. This section will include the cost of any personal copies. If you have opted to copyright, the traditional $55 copyright fee will be added to the total.
• Check all information for accuracy and enter payment information. ProQuest accepts MasterCard, Visa, and American Express. Your credit card will be charged immediately.
• Lastly the “Order Summary” screen displays the information you have provided and the order placed. Within a few minutes, you will receive a confirmation email. Please print or save the email for your personal records.

Use of Copyrighted Material

The law permits the limited use of extracts and quotations for purposes of illustration and criticism covering most quotations in theses and dissertations.  In many instances, it is not necessary for candidates preparing theses/dissertations to obtain permission to quote from professional journals in their fields or from copyrighted books; however, copyrighted items, such as copies of pictures, charts, tests, forms, and questionnaires, no matter how short, should never be reproduced without permission.

Students must receive permission from the author or publisher to quote any extensive information from copyrighted materials.  In most cases, the author or publisher is willing to grant permission with the condition that acknowledgments are included in the document.  For additional information see the UNCG Libraries’ copyright page or ProQuest’s FAQ . A copy of all permissions to use copyrighted materials must be attached to the ETD Release and Hold Harmless form . Note: this item requires an original signature and cannot be submitted electronically.

The inclusion of papers that have already been published should be accompanied by a letter from the publisher providing written permission for the use of the material in block quote form under the chapter title of the corresponding section.

Copyrighting

Students should consult with their committee chair and members concerning the benefits and usefulness of copyrighting their document. If the thesis/dissertation will be copyrighted, the student must complete an application and pay the additional copyright fee during the online submission process.

If copyrighting, the student must include a copyright page in the actual document.

Review by Graduate School ETD Administrators -- What Happens?

• Submissions are reviewed in the order they are received.
• Your document will be evaluated based on the template you use (MS Word or LaTeX)
• The email will contain a link to submit your revisions, if needed.
• Turnaround time: note that every effort is made to provide feedback within five business days (this does not include weekends, holidays, or other times when the University is closed).
• When you have completely passed format review AND we have all the required paperwork, you will receive a “Congratulations” message confirming you have passed all necessary checks. YOU ARE NOT DONE UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE.

ETD Administrator Contact

• Your document will be reviewed by a member of The Graduate School staff – this person is your administrator and will work with you during the format review process.
• If you have questions about the formatting notes you receive, reply to the email to ask for clarification and your administrator will respond.
• General formatting/ETD questions may be directed to Beverly Lucas: [email protected]
• Applicants must submit a completed online application  
• $65 nonrefundable application processing fee (Note: the application fee is not required for full-time UNCG employees (excludes student employees), McNair Scholars, or UNCG students currently enrolled in a graduate degree program applying for a certificate.
• Applicants who are unable to demonstrate English proficiency may apply for conditional admission and earn their proficiency through Interlink International Institutes .
• Community standards/Campus Safety questionnaire. The UNC system requires all applicants to answer questions regarding community standards .
• Completion of a bachelor’s degree and a graduate degree (if required by the program) from a U.S. college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association or completion of a bachelor’s and a graduate degree (if required by the program) that is equivalent to a U.S. degree from an international college or university recognized and approved by the Ministry of Education or Commission responsible for higher education in the country where the degree is earned.
• For U.S. degree(s), one transcript from all colleges and universities where a bachelor’s degree and a graduate degree (if required by the program) was earned.
• Exception – A credential evaluation is not required for the international undergraduate degree program if the applicant earned or is in the process of earning an advanced degree from an accredited U.S. institution. 
• For U.S. degree, one transcript from all colleges and universities where a bachelor’s degree and a graduate degree (if required by the program) is in process. 
• For international degree, a course-by-course evaluation from a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES®) service, showing proof of in process status of U.S. equivalency of a bachelor’s and/or a graduate degree (if required by the program), credit hours, expected graduation date, and current GPA ( see Graduate International Admissions ).

The purpose of the credential evaluation report is to authenticate your academic credentials and ensure course credit and U.S. grade equivalency are completed accurately.  This also eliminates the need to obtain official, translated transcripts from your school(s) being sent to UNCG.

Program Supplemental Materials

The supplemental documents and test score requirements can be found on the Programs page.

• Most programs require three letters of recommendation from former professors, employers, or persons well acquainted with the applicant’s academic potential. If you need additional guidance, see this helpful article .
• Official results of GRE scores or other examinations as required by the program to which one applies. Scores are valid for five years from the time originally taken.
• Any additional materials required by the program or department such as audition, interview, portfolio, resume, writing sample, personal statement, etc

All credentials must be in English and received by the Graduate School by the posted deadline.

For mailing purposes, please use the following address:

UNC Greensboro The Graduate School Attn: Graduate Admissions 270 Mossman Building 1202 Spring Garden Street Greensboro, NC 27412 USA [email protected]

Credentials or supporting materials submitted for admission to the Graduate School become the property of the University and are not returned. No copies will be provided to third parties outside the University except when compelled by legal authority. Copies will, however, be provided to appropriate offices at the University in the interest of academic matters or financial awards relative to the applicant. Applications and supporting documents are retained according to the retention policies of the state of North Carolina.

ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS

Your continued enrollment at UNC Greensboro is contingent upon your completion of the following items: 

• One, final official transcript from all colleges and universities where a bachelor’s degree and a graduate degree (if required by the program) was earned in the U.S. This transcript must be issued by the registrar’s office showing the degree awarded, earned credit hours, GPA and no courses in process and must be received before being allowed to register for your second semester.   
• For international degree(s), an official course-by-course evaluation from a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES®) service, showing proof of earned U.S. equivalency bachelor’s degree and/or a graduate degree (if required by the program), credit hours, and GPA.  This evaluation must include degree awarded (verified) equivalency with no courses in process and must be received before being allowed to register for your second semester.

Graduate admission to a degree or certificate program may be deferred for a maximum of one year from the initial term of admission. The student is responsible for contacting the department to determine if admission for subsequent terms is allowed.

To request a deferral of admission, admitted students must submit a completed Deferral of Admission Form, found within the online application , to the admitting department’s Graduate Program Director no later than the first day of classes of the term of initial admission. The deferral request must be for a specific entry term. The entry term must also be for a term the program has listed as an offered admit term.

After considering the request, the department will forward the form to the Graduate School, who will notify the student of the decision. Merit-based financial aid, i.e. teaching/research assistantships, scholarships, and fellowships will not be deferred; the student must compete again for the awards.

Students who have not enrolled and have not requested a deferral of admission will be required to reapply.

Military-affiliated students should contact the Graduate School for individual assistance with extended deferrals.

Admission into a UNCG graduate degree or certificate program is a process shared by the Graduate School and the graduate program. To be considered for graduate admission, applicants must meet the requirements of the Graduate School and of the graduate program.

Faculty in the graduate programs recommend students for admission to the Graduate School after they have assessed each prospective graduate student’s potential. Programs have significant discretion in determining admission standards and class size based on factors such as availability of academic mentors, financial support, laboratory space, and student distribution within interest areas. 

Neither an academic record exceeding minimum requirements, nor satisfactory scores on standardized tests, nor professional expertise alone will assure an applicant’s admission in this competitive environment. Rather, the overall record must indicate the strong likelihood that a prospective student will complete graduate study successfully.

Each application to the Graduate School will result in one admission decision. Offers of admission are not official until approved by the Dean of the Graduate School. Official admission decisions are communicated to applicants by email from the Dean of the Graduate School. Prospective students can view the status of the admission application online at the application portal. Click “Manage Your Account” and then “View All Forms.” If the admitted applicant does not register for the term specified in the admission letter, the admission may be subject to cancellation.

In an effort to maintain a safe learning community, we must ask campus safety questions of all applicants. For the purposes of these questions, “crime” or “criminal charge” refers to any crime other than a traffic related misdemeanor or an infraction. You must, however, include any alcohol or drug related offenses whether or not they are traffic related incidents. Answering “yes” to any of the campus safety questions may not necessarily preclude your being admitted.  However, failing to answer these questions, or failing to respond completely, accurately, and truthfully, may be grounds to deny or withdraw your admission or to dismiss you after enrollment.

If you answer “yes” to any of the questions, you will be required to provide an explanation that gives the approximate date of each incident, explains the circumstances, and reflects on what you learned from the experience. The university reserves the right to require an additional statement form an appropriate official corroborating your account, either before acting on your application or before permitting you to enroll. Your failure to provide such a statement upon request may be grounds to deny or withdraw your admission or to dismiss you after enrollment.

You are required to notify the university immediately and in writing of any new or pending criminal charge, any disposition or a criminal charge, or any school, college, or university disciplinary action against you, or any type of military discharge other than an honorable discharge or any non-routine absence from school, that occurs at any time after you submit this application and prior to enrollment.  Your failure to do so may be grounds to deny or withdraw your admission or to dismiss you after enrollment.

STEP ONE: CREATE AN ACCOUNT

• Begin your application
• Select the  Create Account  link and provide the requested information.

The email address you provide for your profile will be used as the primary mode of communication from the Graduate School.

The web-based application allows you to save your progress and return to enter information at a later time. Please log out after each session. Only the recommendations section can be updated once an application is submitted.

STEP TWO: PROVIDE APPLICATION INFORMATION

• Personal Background
• Degree Program
• Credential Evaluation required for non-U.S. transcripts
• Additional Information (e.g. emergency contacts, residency, birth country, etc.
• Test Scores (if applicable)
• Recommendations
• Supplemental Documents
• Campus Safety

STEP THREE: SUBMIT APPLICATION AND APPLICATION FEE Once the application is submitted, pay the application fee by credit card. At that time, an email message will be sent notifying the applicant of the receipt of payment.

STEP FOUR: RECEIVE VERIFICATION Following submission, you will receive an email verifying receipt of the application and an introductory email from an Admissions Specialist. These and all future correspondence will be sent to the email address provided in your application.

STEP FIVE: CHECK APPLICATION STATUS To check the status of your submitted application, please log back into your account. As the application materials are received, the ‘Application Checklist’ section on your account will be updated. Please note: once you have submitted your application, edits can only be made to the recommendations page. Click “Recommendations Page” at the bottom of the page to make your edits.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications are first submitted to the Graduate School. Once the Graduate School has processed your application, it will be reviewed by a Graduate School Admissions Specialist and forwarded to the Graduate Program Director in the appropriate department or program.

Departments and programs then review the application and make recommendations for admission to the Dean of the Graduate School. Because departments and programs determine their own processes and timelines for reviewing completed applications, the Graduate School cannot provide a general time frame to expect between submission of the application and a final decision.

CHANGING YOUR APPLICATION

Once the application is submitted, you cannot alter or change the application online except for the recommendations page. Changes related to contact information, application term, program, degree, or concentration must be submitted by completing the  Request to Change Information on a Submitted Application Form  which is available within your application status portal.

Verification of changes will be sent to you by email. Once an admissions decision has been made, changes to the application are not allowed.

A COMPLETED APPLICATION

The Graduate School considers an application complete when test scores, transcripts, letters of recommendation, and the payment of the application fee are linked to the application. An Admissions Specialist will review applications with care and notify applicants when additional information is needed.

Completed applications are forwarded to the department or program for review. Processing an application can take several days even in optimal circumstances and may take slightly longer during peak periods. The Graduate School makes every effort to process applications in a timely manner. By utilizing the full functionality of the online application, you can facilitate this process. Waiting for outstanding transcripts can extend processing times.

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You are here, learn to use the etd templates.

In order to graduate, the University requires you to submit a copy of your thesis or dissertation that conforms to the ETD Format Guidelines . (If you started writing your disseration before 2018 please refer to the pre-Nov2018 ETD Formatting Guidelines .) Here is a  sample ETD . 

To help you meet these requirements, we provide templates to help:

• The template requires you to use the Microsoft Word application and not the 365 browser-based version.  For more details please use the Pitt Software Download Serivces .
• LaTeX   

These templates offer many shortcuts and automatic features that allow you to quickly format your paper according to Pitt's guidelines.  The templates are not self-explanatory, however, so understanding how they work before using them is necessary. The following instructions will get you started:

• Word Template Instructions
• ETD Workshop Slide Deck

Each thesis and dissertation should utilize a template, which ensures that they fit the standards set out by the University of Pittsburgh and adhere to the guidelines for publication and distribution by organizations such as ProQuest. The University Library System and your Student Services Staff offer a variety of training and support opportunities.

We recommend that students at the beginning of their thesis or dissertation writing process enroll in our workshops to get started early with an overview of the ETD formatting and copyright processes. For specific questions encountered while creating the ETD, we have online tutorials available and one-on-one support (both in person and online). For subject or school specific questions , ETD Student Services Staff in each school can help with your inquiries.

Tutorial Documents

• How to Use Styles to Format your Paper
• How to Create Captions for Tables and Figures
• How to Create Other Caption Labels and Lists
• How to Turn a Page Landscape

How to Edit Page Numbers

How to Convert Your Word file into Adobe PDF format

Acrobat(PDF) Tutorials

• How to Create Bookmarks
• How to Create Links
• How to Edit Text
• How to Edit Zoom  

Workshop Slides

Download a copy of the slides we use as a basis for our ETD Workshops. 

SUBMIT YOUR THESIS

Submit your dissertation, thesis, problem report, or MFA thesis to the Research Repository

Learn More About ETD

The Libraries offers a variety of resources to help you along your ETD Journey.

Getting Started with your etd

The WVU Libraries Electronic Thesis and Dissertation website is your one-stop destination for all things ETD. We provide resources for preparing, submitting, and publishing your ETD. Have questions about copyright, publishing platforms, or an embargo? We're here to help.

Submission Deadlines

Submissions are due  December 8, 2023 @ 5:00pm

Spring 2024

Submissions are due  April 26, 2024 @ 5:00pm

Summer 2024

Submissions are due  August 2, 2024 @ 5:00pm

Upcoming Events

• Submit your thesis or dissertation to the WVU Research Repository 10:00am - 11:00am Wednesday, April 3, 2024
• Submit your thesis or dissertation to the WVU Research Repository 1:00pm - 2:00pm Monday, April 8, 2024
• Copyright and your thesis or dissertation 2:00pm - 3:00pm Monday, April 8, 2024

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This page includes templates for both Microsoft Word and LaTeX. Scroll down to find the LaTeX templates and learning resources.

Microsoft Word templates

Before using these templates, read all of the following instructions.

It would be best for you to start out writing your thesis or dissertation in a template. If you copy and paste a previously written thesis or dissertation into a template, incorrect formatting settings may also be copied into the document. If you do need to insert existing work into the template, it’s best to separately insert individual sections of body text. When doing so, make sure to maintain the standard headers and set formatting.

These templates are provided to get you started. These files are not guaranteed to be perfect for everyone as the files require customization. Even if you use a template, you are required to fix anything that does not meet the requirements covered in the ETD Guide. Therefore, you must consult the ETD Guide prior to electronically submitting the file to the Graduate School for review.

Styles These templates include three pre-programmed Styles–Body 1, Heading 1, and Subtitle–which are already applied to the existing headers and body text. The “Styles” box appears on the right-hand side of the “Home” tab. To apply these styles to new text, you have two options:

• Click the desired style and then type in that style.
• Highlight existing text and apply the desired style by clicking on its Style square.

ETD guidelines do allow some flexibility in formatting. You can alter these styles in the following ways:

• Change Subtitle style to be italicized instead of bold.
• Change chapter headers to be larger and move them to a different location on the page.

To alter a Style, you can do one of the following:

• Highlight your altered text, right click on the style square, and select the first option, “Update Style to Match Selection.”
• Right click on the style square and select “Modify.” 

The Heading 1 style maintains the bold setting, but you must keep all main headers ALL CAPS. Styles do not maintain this automatically. However, you can alter the font of headers to match the font you’ve chosen for your entire text (font must be consistent throughout the document). 

Table of Contents

There are different ways to create a Table of Contents page. The templates use Tabs, found in the “Paragraph” settings, which will be explained below. Alternatively, you can insert a Table of Contents from the References tab, as long as its formatting and appearance match that of the Table of Contents in the ETD Guide . In the templates, the tabs are set so that you simply need to type out a Table of Contents entry, hit “Tab” on your keyboard, and type the appropriate page number. Hitting “Tab” will create a dotted leader line that will change length as you type.

An ETD requirement is that your Table of Contents has a spacing hierarchy that differentiates main sections from subsections. This requires indenting the entry text for subsections. Since the templates already have altered Tab rules for the dotted lines, you must use the Ruler bar at the top of the page to make simple indentations. If you do not see the Ruler, go to the “View” tab and check the “Ruler” box.

In addition to the dotted line Tab settings, the templates already have a tab rule set for .5 inches from the left margin (it appears as a little black notch on the ruler bar). This allows you to indent lines with the Tab key while also maintaining the rules for dotted lines. However, if you need to indent lines further than this, to create another level of hierarchy, you must add a new Tab by clicking the ruler bar on the desired Tab location, creating a new notch on the ruler.

MS Word Template 1 (Page numbers at the top of the page) – or – MS Word Template 2 (Page numbers at the bottom of the page)

LaTeX templates

These LaTeX templates were created and supplied by fellow graduate students and faculty. Unfortunately, NCSU does not support LaTeX—meaning the NCSU Helpdesk and the Graduate School (ETD Reviewer and Webmaster) are not able to provide technical support for these files. You are encouraged to utilize your fellow classmates, your faculty, and the internet for assistance.

These templates are provided to get you started. These files are not guaranteed to be perfect for everyone as the files require customization. You are required to fix anything that does not meet the requirements set forth in the ETD Guide even if you used one of the templates. Therefore, you must use the Appendix A Checklist in the ETD Guide prior to electronically submitting the file to the Graduate School for the thesis review.

Thesis Class and Template Files:

A graduate student recently helped us update our LaTeX template to better reflect the latest ETD Guidelines. These files are linked below. If you find have issues or find errors in the updated template files, please let me know ([email protected]).

• Updated Template files

NOTE: the most common issue students have with their LaTeX ETD file is the right-hand margin; sometimes tables, figures, or lines of text extend too far right, and violate the required 1-inch margin. Prior to submitting, please ensure that all of your content fits within the main body area of the document.

There are some websites that may be helpful. A few are listed here. Do a search in your favorite search engine to discover more.

* LaTeX information Dr. Bloomfield’s Website (For information purposes only. Assistance is not offered). * LaTeX information LaTeX project site * LaTeX information Trinity College * LaTeX information University of Cambridge Department of Engineering * LaTeX information Emory University

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Standards for the preparation of theses and dissertations are established by graduate faculty at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and the administration of the Graduate School. All revisions are subject to the approval of the Graduate School.

The Graduate Council  is on record as saying a successful thesis or dissertation usually represents the most extensive and intensive scholarly work the student has performed to date. Completing the thesis or dissertation will lead the student up to the cutting edge of research (however defined by the discipline) conducted at that time in his or her field of research. A thesis or dissertation must address a significant question and demonstrate that its author can interpret findings and formulate conclusions that are the result of INDEPENDENT thinking and sustained evaluation of source materials. These findings must be expressed in clear and grammatical language that is well organized into cogent and coherent argument. A thesis or dissertation that contains the student's published or in press manuscripts (or excerpts from these manuscripts) shall, in the preface, describe these materials and their contribution to the dissertation. In the case of multi-authored manuscripts, the student's contribution to each such manuscript must be clearly delineated in the preface and attested to in a separate statement by the chair of the dissertation committee addressed to the Graduate School.

The thesis or dissertation is a final document and not a copy document for submission to a journal. The Graduate School Guidelines, which reflect the formatting recommendations of University Microfilms International (UMI) as well as many of the recent advancements in publication technology, specify these important differences. They are: (1) the thesis or dissertation must not carry running headings; (2) tables and figures are placed where they belong in the thesis or dissertation and no notation, such as "Table 1 here," is placed in the text.

Given that the Graduate School enforces general rules and departments may impose more restrictive ones, the above language has clear, unequivocal implications:

• Departments, not the Graduate School, shall decide whether or not students may include their own previously published, in press, or multi-authored materials (e.g. journal articles or excerpts therefrom), and how many they may include, in their dissertations. This is a matter of departmental discretion, decided in accordance with each department's relevant procedures.
• Departments are not required to permit students to include their own previously published materials in their dissertations.
• A dissertation may not consist solely of previously published materials, formatted as published. A dissertation does not consist solely of journal articles, photocopied and stapled together. (See next point)
• Whether they include students' previously published materials or not, dissertations must meet the formatting requirements of the Graduate School's "Guidelines for Preparation and Submission of Dissertations," they must be prepared for electronic submission, and they must conform to their respective departmental style manuals.

General Instructions

Filing of theses and dissertations with the graduate school.

APPROVAL FORMS . The Graduate School must have an original Approval form and Oral Defense form signed by the student's committee and generally the department chair. Note: Some departments prefer to submit the forms directly to the Graduate School. If that is the case with your department, the Graduate School will hold your paper pending the submission of the approval sheets.

RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS . Students who used human subjects in their thesis or dissertation research must submit a copy of their Human Subjects Committee approval form to the Graduate School prior to the final ETD submission deadline. SIU has a policy governing all faculty, staff, and student research which involves human subjects. A human subject is defined as any individual whom a researcher contacts in person, by mail, or by phone, and makes a request for information. The SIU Institutional Review Board for any research involving human subjects is located in the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration , in Woody Hall. For further information, please call 618-453-4540 or email [email protected] .

COPYRIGHT . It is the student's responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce copyrighted material, such as adapting all or part of a table or figure from a copyrighted source, for inclusion in their thesis or dissertation. When permission is granted, the reproduced table or figure must be noted with the original author and copyright holder, and the permission letter / email should be included in the appendices.

ETD SUBMISSION FEE.  The fee for submission of an electronic thesis and dissertation is $25.00 (Library fee). If the thesis / dissertation is to be copyrighted (optional), an additional fee of $75.00 is due.

SURVEY OF EARNED DOCTORATES. All graduating doctoral students are required to complete an online survey. Survey must be submitted online prior to the final ETD submission deadline. COPIES OF THESES / DISSERTATIONS . The University Bookstore in the Student Center will arrange for theses and dissertations to be professionally bound. Call 618-536-3321 for more information about binding your paper if you wish a bound copy for yourself or for your department. (This service has been known to be quicker and less expensive than ordering bound copies through ProQuest.)

Organization of Pages

The organization of the pages of your paper should be as follows:

• Copyright statement (when applicable)
• Approval page
• Acknowledgments (not required)
• Dedication (not required)
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables (when applicable)
• List of Figures (when applicable)
• Exhibits (when tables and figures are not distributed in chapters)
• Bibliography or References (use title appropriate to program style manual)
• Appendices (not required)

Charts, Tables, and Figures

• Generally, students will use the computer to design figures and graphs.
• Table heading and style of headings must follow the style manual chosen. Generally, table titles are above the table and figure titles are below the figure, but the placement selected must be followed consistently.
• Spacing within the table may be single or double spaced based on the readability of the data.
• Font style and size should be consistent throughout the document, unless a table requires a smaller size. Six (6) point font should be the smallest used. Titles should be consistent in size and style of font as used throughout the document.
• There should be a judicious use of spacing to "set off" tables, charts, and figures; typically, one or two double-spaces before and after the table. Again, once spacing is chosen, you must be consistent throughout.

MAPS.  Oversize maps may be included as a supplemental file.  

APPENDICES.  List of terms, definitions, questionnaires, and other supplemental information which is useful, but not essential, to the body of the thesis or dissertation may be included in an appendix.

MARGINS. Margins are flexible within the appendix, but keep in mind that the left binding edge will cover 1 inch of data. Page numbers need to continue within the appendix with the same font and in the same position on the page as in the text. The Graduate School consultants can advise you about this if needed. 

COLOR.  Color is permitted.

MULTIMEDIA . Audio and video may be included to enhance presentation.

Formatting Guidelines

DO NOT USE COPIES OF THESES AND DISSERTATIONS IN THE LIBRARY FOR FORMATTING GUIDELINES SINCE POLICIES CHANGE.

• Ariel, Bookman, Courier, Times New Roman
• The body of the document should use a 10 or 12 point font. Headings and subheadings may go up one size and up to 14 point but must be of the same font style as the body of the text. 
• Bold  format may be used only as specified by the style manual chosen.
• Italics  may be used only as specified by the style manual chosen. In general, it may be used for Genera, species, letters, words or phrases cited as a linguistic example, and foreign words.
• The body of the document must be double spaced.
• Extended direct quotations should be presented consistently with the style manual selected.
• Chapters should be left justified.

MARGINS AND INDENTATIONS

• Margins are one inch all around. Opening pages (Table of Contents, Chapters, Bibliography, etc.) that are required by the manual style to have a set top margin may have a larger than one inch top margin on those pages. Charts, tables, and figures may have greater margins than listed but may not go into the required margins.
• Paragraph indentations should be uniform five spaces. There should be no extra spacing between paragraphs.

The following guidelines are for the pages preceding the text, i.e. Abstract, Acknowledgments, Preface, and Table of Contents. 

• The pages preceding the text should be numbered in small Roman numbers. The numerals should be centered between the one inch margin on the left and the one inch margin on the right, and one-half inch up from the bottom edge of the paper. The first page starts from the Abstract with Roman numeral i. 
• Text pages, bibliography, and appendices should follow the style manual chosen. Numbers should consist of numerals only, without punctuation, embellishment, or running headers. Paging should be continuous including the bibliography, appendices, and vita. Except for preceding pages, the style must be adhered to throughout the document. The first page of text starts with Arabic numeral 1.

This recent guideline revision supersedes all previous editions. Take this into consideration as you review previous theses / dissertations from the library or your department.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Graduate Student's Responsibility

• Subject matter and content
• Organization and format
• Editorial, linguistic and bibliographic quality
• Quality of text, figures, and photocopy
• Quality of data, evidence, and logical reasoning presented
• Presentation of the manuscript based on the current style manual of the field and Graduate School Guidelines

The Advisory Committee's Responsibility

• Approval of the subject matter and methodology of the research
• Approval of the organization, content and format
• Review of the quality of data and evidence, logical reasoning, and the editorial, linguistic, and bibliographic quality
• Evaluation of the thesis or dissertation as a basis for certification that the student has fulfilled the requirements of the degree for which the student is a candidate

The Thesis Editor's Responsibility

• Providing counsel and advice upon request by students and members of the student's committee about the format aspects of theses and dissertation preparation
• Checking the final draft of each thesis or dissertation to insure that it has been prepared in conformity with the requirements of this Guide

Departmental Style Manual

Each department has selected one or more preferred style manuals and all students within the department are to use one of those styles.

Alternately, a department may also elect to use the style of a particular scholarly journal in the discipline as a basis for presenting the thesis or dissertation.  Whichever type of style is selected, it must be used consistently throughout the document.

*APA: American Psychological Association Publication Manual

*MLA: Modern Language Association Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

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Economic policy and equality : neoliberalism and gender equity in Latin America since the 1970s , Donnett Annmarie Lee

Three essays in health economics , Jun Soo Lee

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A synoptic-dynamic analysis of the structure and evolution of persistent north Pacific wintertime ridge regimes , Tyler Christopher Leicht

Stubbornly merging discrete vector fields , Douglas W. Lenseth

A role perspective of workplace procrastination , Boran Li

Multiple imputation in high-dimensional data with variable selection , Qiushuang Li

Spatial diffusion of immigrants and children's academic performance in the United States , Yuanfei Li

Development and applications of touch chemistry biometrics analysis of latent fingermarks by Maldi-Ms , Cameron M. Longo

Educational materials and image induction increase treatment credibility , Zi Ling Fiona Low

Government, citizen, and social media : understanding police-citizen interaction on Weibo in China , Yumeng Luo

The influence of loneliness : mental health's impact on workaholism among graduate students , Bhindai Mahabir

Three essays in health economics , Mir Nahid Mahmud

First homoleptic rare rarth metal complexes with doubly-reduced dibenzocyclooctatetraene , James C. Mahoney

Genres, communities, and practices , Evan Malone

Trace elements in nails and anemia in children living along the Interoceanic Highway, Madre De Dios, Peru / narrative competence and cognitive mapping as a culturally sustaining pedagogy in the education of emergent bilinguals , Tia Marks

Translation control tunes drosophila oogenesis , Elliot T. Martin

Evaluating the relationship between orthorexia nervosa, eating disorder symptomatology, and related psychological constructs in an undergraduate mixed-gender sample , Kimberly Marie Martinez

Probability distributions of the scalar potential , Candace Mathews

Describing participation in veteran peer support : a secondary analysis of women veterans' experiences , Amanda L. Matteson

Space weather and criminal violence : a longitudinal analysis of major US urban areas , Richard Mcmillan

Maker programs in preK-12 school libraries : identifying the drivers and consequences , Shannon Mersand

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Essays on technology and the labor market with search models , Soonhong Min

Large-scale flow patterns conducive to Central American extreme precipitation events during autumn , Alexander Kyle Mitchell

Interpersonal forgiveness is the recognition that justice is attained , Raphael Faith Moser

Salivary gland stromal heterogeneity and epithelial controls , Nicholas L. Moskwa

Megacity : a reservoir of toxic environmental contaminants and health disease burden , Omosehin Daniel Moyebi

Turning density functional theory calculations into molecular mechanics simulations : establishing the fluctuating density model for RNA nucleobases , Christopher A. Myers

A patchwork community : exploring belonging, gender roles, and God's gifts among progressive American Mennonites , Christa D. Mylin

Food environment, food acquisition behavior, and fruit and vegetable consumption among Burmese immigrants and refugees : a socio-ecological study , Hnin Wai Lwin Myo

Prairie ashes : a novel , Benjamin Nadler

Inhibition of lysine acetyltransferases KAT 3A/3B and its effect on poliovirus proliferation , Eduards Norkvests

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Neural correlates and neuroanatomy of juvenile and adult contextual fear memory retention , Natalie Odynocki

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Decision-making accuracy at the classwide level , Alexandra Payne

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Phase and dark field radiography and CT with mesh-based structured illumination and polycapillary optics , Uttam Pyakurel

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PRESTO : fast and effective group closeness maximization , Baibhav L. Rajbhandari

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Design, fabrication, and integration of robotic skin sensors for human robot interaction..

Olalekan Olakitan Olowo , University of Louisville Follow

Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation

Document type.

Doctoral Dissertation

Degree Name

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Degree Program

Electrical Engineering, PhD

Committee Chair

Committee member.

Walsh, Kevin

Roussel, Tommy

Harnett, Cindy

Author's Keywords

Robot skin sensor; additive manufacturing; robotics; piezoresistive organic polymer; cleanroom fabrication

Enhancing physical human-robot interaction in modern robotics relies on refining the tactile perception of robot skin sensors. This research focuses on crucial aspects of the development process, including fabrication techniques, miniaturization, and integration for a more efficient collaborative human-robot interface. The fabrication process of robot skin sensors, designed to mimic human skin, is explored both within and outside cleanroom environments. An enhanced technique is presented to increase fabrication yield and create more miniaturized sensor designs with feature sizes in the tens of microns. These sensors function as piezoresistive arrays using organic polymers like PEDOT: PSS as the pressure-sensing medium. Various deposition techniques, such as cleanroom spin coating and direct-write inkjet printing with Aerosol inkjet printers, are discussed. A NeXus microfabrication platform is introduced to eliminate errors, simplify the cleanroom process, and reduce production time for sensor arrays. This platform is employed for the prototyping of tactile strain gauges, integrating an Aerosol jet printer station for patterning sensor electrodes on flexible substrates and a piezo-electric fluid dispenser for PEDOT:PSS deposition, bypassing cleanroom photolithography. The post-processing phase is detailed, highlighting the sintering of patterned silver traces using an oven or intense pulse light (IPL). The curing process determines the resistance and conductivity of printed samples, with IPL offering flexibility and efficiency compared to traditional ovens. Cured samples undergo testing on a specialized testbench equipped with an indenter, force feedback control, motorized stage, and computer vision functionality. LabVIEW Programs synchronize testing components, producing tangible results for each tactile sensor test. Test quality influences the integration of tactile sensors with a robotic arm. A novel tactile fingerprint design, realizable in the NeXus, is proposed and characterized based on performance and reliability. Sensitivity, indentation cycles, and spatial resolution studies contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the proposed design. The research's ultimate goal is to integrate tactile sensors, including commercially available options like Flexiforce sensors and robot skin sensor patches, with a robot to enhance direct interaction. The effective use of the Robot Operating System (ROS) and local area connectivity to implement the robot's response to physical touch on the skin sensors marks a significant stride in advancing human-robot interaction. The abstract encompasses the critical elements of improved fabrication, miniaturization, and integration, making strides toward more effective and adaptable physical human-robot collaboration.

Recommended Citation

Olowo, Olalekan Olakitan, "Design, fabrication, and integration of robotic skin sensors for human robot interaction." (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4225. Retrieved from https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/4225

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