Electronic Theses/Dissertations (ETDs) at ISU
Iowa State University requires all Theses and Dissertations to be electronically submitted. All students whose programs of study require a Thesis or Dissertation must comply with all Iowa State thesis requirements in order to graduate.
- Write your thesis/dissertation following the Thesis Checklist.
- File an Application for Graduation (Diploma Slip) for the semester you plan to defend your thesis and to graduate.
- Request your Final Oral Examination (form available from department or program office).
- Complete Final Oral Examination.
- After your Final Oral Examination, make all of the thesis corrections required by your committee.
- Obtain the required signatures on both your "Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form" and your "Graduate Student Approval Slip for Graduation" and submit the to Graduate College. (The Graduate College sends the Approval Slip to your graduate secretary after your "Request for Final Oral Examination" is approved). Submit both correctly completed forms to the Graduate College, 1137 Pearson Hall. A legible fax of the Submission Form is acceptable.
- Create an account at the ProQuest/UMI ETD submission website. You may wish to discuss the publishing, copyright, and embargo options with your Major Professor(s) before submitting. Fill out the data, submit credit card information, and upload your final, correctly formatted thesis to the website for review. The submission process will take about 1 hour.
You will need:
Select Publishing Option (Traditional or Open Access. Consult your Major Professor.)
Select whether to request copyright registration or not
Embargo information (Must be approved by the Thesis Office)
A future address and phone number (yours or a friend's or relative's)
Your final, uncapitalized thesis title, ready to copy or type into the ProQuest/UMI website
Names of your department(s) major professor(s), committee
Your thesis abstract (ready to copy and paste into the website)
Other thesis and degree data
A credit card
To select whether to order a bound copy from ProQuest (not required)
Note: you may leave the website and re-enter your account at another time before submitting your final PDF for thesis review
- With a credit card, pay the appropriate processing and publication fees.
- Check your e-mail for these messages:
After you submit your thesis, you and the thesis office will receive an automatic message that your dissertation/thesis was submitted and assigning you a manuscript number. It may take half an hour to receive the message.
After the Thesis Office reviews your thesis, you will either receive a message that your thesis was accepted or that there are changes required. The thesis review may take a few days. You cannot graduate until you receive the finale-mail from an ISU Administrator that says your thesis was accepted.
- All PhD students: Complete the National Science Foundation Survey.
- Complete any other academic requirements from your department and the Graduate College.
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