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Formatting and Submission Information

This page includes all the forms and information you need to format your document and submit to the Graduate Division. All PhD dissertations and master's theses are submitted electronically. Contact Kara Oswood (kara.oswood@ucr.edu, 951-827-3315) with any questions.

• Dissertation and Thesis Format Guide (PDF)
• Graduation Deadline Dates
• Master's Thesis Filing Checklist
• PhD Dissertation Filing Checklist
• Begin the electronic submission process

Commencement Information—2012

PhD Students—Forms Required for Graduation:

• Acceptance and Deposit Form

• NORC Survey of Earned Doctorates—web based version for any graduation quarter
• NORC Survey of Earned Doctorates—Summer 2011-Spring 2012 graduation, PDF version

• Graduate Division Doctoral Exit Survey
• Petition to Use Published Material in a Thesis or Dissertation (if applicable)
• Form 5: Report on Final Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, (i.e., Final Defense Report)

Master’s Thesis Required Forms:

• Acceptance and Deposit Form
• Report of Final Defense of Master’s Degree (if applicable)

Sample Preliminary Pages:

• Sample Title Page
  A formatting example of the standard dissertation title page.
• Sample Copyright Page
  A formatting example for the standard copyright page.
• Sample Signature Page
  A formatting example of the standard dissertation signature approval page.
• Sample Abstract
  A formatting example for the standard dissertation abstract.

Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts Samples:

• Screenplay Sample
• Fiction Sample
• Poetry Sample
• Sample Title Page in Word

Formatting Helpful Hints:

• Formatting Pagination in Word Using Section Breaks
• Page Numbers—Portrait Style Numbers on Landscape Pages
• Final Draft for Screenwriters—Helpful Hints

Format Workshops

• PhD Dissertation Format Workshop (Powerpoint and audio presentation)

• Format Workshop (master's and PhD) Powerpoint Presentation only—Winter 2012

Additional Links and Information:

• Graduate Writing Resource Center
• Dissertation Support Group—Counseling Center
• Printing and Reprographics at UCR—Producing Bound Copies

Copyright Information

• United States Copyright Office
• Copyright Management Center (Indiana University, Purdue University)
• ProQuest: Copyright Law and Graduate Research (Crews Guide)

Articles:

• Beating the Isolation Blues
  A practical article about dealing with the stress and loneliness of the prolonged dissertation process.
• Beware The Hidden Agenda
  A practical article about not being caught up in doubts and the idea that you have to write just a little bit better in order to complete your dissertation.
• Taming a Dissertation
  Practical tips for not being intimidated by your dissertation.
• Ups and Downs on the Dissertation Road
  A practical article on surviving some of the roughest parts of your dissertation.