Doctoral Paperwork Requirements

The items listed below must be completed and delivered directly to the Graduate Student Service Center by the published deadlines.

• Doctoral Degree Eligibility 
  Please fill out the Degree Eligibility Form in SPIRE.
• Survey of Earned Doctorates Questionnaire
  The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) is a federal agency survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center for the National Science Foundation and five other federal agencies. The SED gathers information annually from 45,000 new U.S. research doctorate graduates about their educational histories, funding sources, and post-doctoral plans.
• Signature Page
  One paper signature page with original signatures must be delivered to the Graduate Student Service Center. The paper signature page should be on white, 8 1/2" x 11" paper. An unsigned blank signature page should be included after the copyright page in the electronic copy of your dissertation.
• Copyright
  Although the University of Massachusetts Amherst requires that all dissertations be copyrighted by placing a copyright notice in all copies of the work, registration of the copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office is optional.