Thesis and Dissertation Procedures 

The purpose of the thesis or dissertation is to show evidence of the graduate student's development as a consumer of research and knowledge. The process of writing a thesis or dissertation starts very early -at the point of writing a proposal. Several graduate programs have formatting guidelines and thesis timelines of their own. It is important that students are mindful of these program-specific policies. Where those guidelines are more exacting than the ones listed here, and where a program’s deadlines are earlier than the ones listed here, those program-specific guidelines/timelines take precedence.  

Information Session Packet 

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Digital Commons Instructions  

Osprey Update Instructions  

Fall 2017 Deadlines

October 6 - Committee Membership form due to the Graduate School

October 12 - Deadline to apply for summer graduation (application is submitted through myWings)

December 1 - Deadline to defend thesis/dissertation 

December 15 - Deadline to submit theses/dissertations to the Graduate School (Please click here for important information about your final submission)