Graduate Thesis Submission Guide

• MARGINS
  • 1" on all sides
  • Page numbers and headers do not need to be inside the margins, but all thesis body content must be in the margins.
• LAYOUT
  • Letter size (8.5" by 11")
  • Portrait or Landscape orientation

1. Title Page (See Template below) *REQUIRED

2. Committee and Advisors Page (See Template below) *REQUIRED 
   (Important! In your full thesis document, this page should only have the names of your advisor(s) and no signatures. You must submit a separate signature page as a supplemental file with the authentic signatures on ProQuest ETD.)

3. Acknowledgments

4. Table of Contents

5. List of Illustrations

6. Text / Content *REQUIRED

7. Bibliography

8. Appendices

9. List of Works Exhibited

10. List of Multimedia Files or Digital Documents Included

Every thesis submitted for approval must include the * REQUIRED elements noted above.

Your department may have additional requirements so check with your thesis advisor for details about what to include with your thesis.

ProQuest requires students follow their guidelines for saving your manuscript as a .PDF file

• Files must be saved with embedded fonts
  • How to verify fonts are embedded
  • embedding fonts FAQ
• .PDF files must be submitted without encryption
  • How to view and edit security settings
• File names must be less than 240 characters

For more information on ProQuest's PDF document guidelines: ProQuest ETD Process FAQ

Each department has specific templates which you can view on this guide. NOTE: These templates represent what is acceptable to the Libraries, but be sure to check with your department in case of special requirements.

Note regarding Graduation Date:

At the bottom of the thesis title page, students should write:

• "February" if degree requirements are completed at the end of Fall Semester. Example: "February 2024"
• "May" if degree requirements are completed at the end of Spring Semester. Example: "May 1984"
• "October" if degree requirements are completed at the end of Summer Semester. Example: "October 2011"

Once your document has been formatted appropriately and has been approved by your advisors/department, you can prepare your thesis for submission. A full breakdown of the steps to prepare can be found here: Submitting Your Thesis.