Every candidate for a doctoral degree is required to prepare and present a dissertation that shows independent investigation and is acceptable in form and content to the supervisory committee and to the Graduate School.  Dissertations must be written in English and is acceptable in form and content to the supervisory committee and to the Graduate School.  The work must be publishable quality and must be in a form suitable for publication, using the Graduate Schools’ format requirements. Doctoral Dissertation Checklist

Dissertation first submission: when first presented to the Graduate School Editorial Office, the dissertation should be near-final (not a draft), completely formatted, and printed on plain paper (do not print 2-sided).  The Graduate School Editorial Office reviews dissertations for acceptable format, and to make recommendations as needed.  Students should be completely familiar with the format requirements and should work with the ETD lab to troubleshoot their files before printing out their submission for the Graduate School Editorial Office.

Doctoral Dissertation Checklist