• Signature Approval Page (Dissertation or Thesis)
  The Signature Approval Page must be submitted through R'Grad. It approves the written dissertation content. 
   
• Final Defense PhD 
  All PhD students must submit this form through R'Grad if the department requires a defense.  This form does not approve the dissertation.  It shows that the student has completed the Final Defense.
   
• Acknowledgement of Previously Published Material  
  For PhD students who have authored and published material that will appear in their dissertation.
  
  Surveys
• NORC Survey of Earned Doctorates  All PhD students are asked to complete this survey.
• Graduate Division Doctoral Exit Survey  All PhD students are asked to complete this survey.

• Signature Approval Page (Dissertation or Thesis)
  The Signature Approval Page must be submitted through R'Grad. It approves the written dissertation content.
   
• Final Defense Master’s
  All master's students must submit this form through R'Grad if the department requires a defense.
   
• Acknowledgement of Previously Published Material  
  For Master's students who have authored and published material that will appear in their thesis.

• Dissertation and Thesis Format Guide
• Graduation Deadline Dates
• PhD Dissertation and Master's Thesis Filing Checklist
• ProQuest ETD dissertation/thesis submission site
• ProQuest ETD FAQs
• Copyright Information

• Word Template
• Word Template with Landscape Table
• LaTex Template (Chairperson)*
• LaTex Template (Co-Chairpersons)*
• Margin and Page Number Template
• Margin and Page Number Placement Template (with landscape table)

*LaTex is often used for scientific document preparation.  The Graduate Division provides these templates as a courtesy, but we do not have a LaTex expert in the Graduate Academic Affairs Office.  Please consult with the Graduate Quantitative Methods Center for assistance.

• Sample Title Page
• Sample Copyright Page
• Sample Signature Approval Page (PhD)
• Sample Signature Approval Page (Master's)
• Sample Cover Page (Creative Writing Manuscript)
• Sample Abstract

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

• Format Workshop Video Winter 2023 (February 7)
• Format Workshop PowerPoint Slides