Students | Thesis and Dissertation | Electronic Dissertation

The Graduate School uses a method by which students deliver electronic copies of their dissertation manuscripts to us. We then review the manuscript for formatting, and contact the student for any revisions we deem necessary.

All of our electronic submissions are processed through the University of Massachusetts Amherst dissertation submission site (UMI Dissertation Publishing/ProQuest).

Please note that electronic submissions of master's theses are accepted through another method. To access information about that process, click here.

• Overview of the electronic submissions process.
• Deadlines.
• Review Guidelines for Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. There is also a formatting workshop available through OIT.

The following items must be completed and delivered directly to the Graduate School's Office of Degree Requirements in Goodell Room 534A by the deadline:

• Degree Eligibility Form (for PhD and EdD)
• Professional Degree Eligibility Form (for DNP and AuD)
• Survey of Earned Doctorates Questionnaire
• Fee Payment
• Two paper* signature pages with original signatures - a unsigned blank signature page should also be included after the copyright page in the electronic copy of your dissertation

A pdf file of this information in checklist form can be found here.

Help contacts:

For information on rules, requirements, standards, fees - Office of Degree Requirements 545-0025
For information on Manuscript Formatting Workshops & Tutorials - OIT help
For problems in conversion to pdf (outside of UMI/ProQuest)- OIT Help Desk 545-9400
For information on UMI/ProQuest help - UMI/ProQuest website

* The paper signature pages should be on acid-free, 20 lb. weight, white, 8 1/2" x 11" paper.