Each college and/or department may have its own guidelines for the development and completion of the thesis. A student considering the thesis option should contact the department head or graduate studies director in his or her college or program for specific procedures. In addition, a manual that details the University requirements for the format and submission of a thesis is available at the University Bookstore.
Before submitting an approved thesis and required copies, the student must pay a fee at the Office of Payments and Collections for microfilming and binding the thesis and publication of the thesis abstract in Masters Abstracts. If a student wishes to copyright the thesis, an additional fee must be paid. The student must present a receipt for these fees at the time of submission. Two copies of a non-illustrated abstract that does not exceed 150 words in length must accompany the signed thesis.
The original thesis and two copies (signed by the student’s supervisory committee) and a receipt for the required fees must be submitted to the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Graduate Programs and Research, 30 days prior to graduation. A department may require additional copies of the thesis (at additional binding expense to the student). A student will not be certified for graduation unless the thesis is submitted to the Vice Provost Office, Graduate Programs and Research, and the appropriate fees paid.
Individual department deadlines for submission of a thesis to the student’s supervisory committee will be established to complete the thesis time schedule of the vice provost for Academic Affairs, Graduate Programs and Research.
If a student wishes to have additional copies of the thesis bound for personal use, the student may do so at additional cost.
