All PhD and Master's (Thesis) degree candidates must submit an Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD) as part of their graduation requirements. This page provides general guidance on how to format, ...

All PhD and professional doctoral degree students and master's thesis option students must follow the Electronic Forms (eForms) process for tracking their program progression and milestones through ...

Graduate degrees are awarded at the end of each semester. You must file your Application for Advanced Degree with your program coordintaor by the dates published on the Academic Calendar. Defense of ...

The Graduate School does not have a deadline to defend, however, the committee approved dissertation, thesis, or report may only be submitted after a successful defense. Graduate students can defend ...

The California Code of Regulations: Title 5 Education, Section 40510 defines a thesis as: The written product of a systematic study of a significant problem. It identifies the problem, states the ...

Students who have enrolled in dissertation or thesis credits will prepare a manuscript to publish through ProQuest/UMI Dissertation Publishing. You own and retain the copyright to your manuscript. The ...

This web page describes the required submission process for your thesis or dissertation. Every term has firm deadlines related to each part of the thesis and dissertation submission process. The ...

*Updated as of Jan. 6, 2026: Since the Spring 2026 dissertation deadline to hold the defense lands during Spring Break, we modified the dissertation deadlines for Spring 2026 in an effort to make the ...

Before you can upload your thesis or dissertation to OhioLINK, you must have the format of your manuscript checked to be sure it conforms to the Graduate School's requirements. This section will ...

What do I need to know if my research involves human subjects? Students and faculty whose research involves working with human subjects are required by law to complete mandatory training prior to ...