Thesis & Dissertation - Electronic Submission

Your thesis or dissertation must be submitted and approved by the published deadline date of your graduating term in order to graduate in a given semester. Please familiarize yourself with the required process and deadlines prior to the semester you plan to graduate.

1. Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form - submit this form to the Graduate School by the published deadline date of your graduating term and before you submit your thesis/dissertation electronically.
   • PhD students must also submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates confirmation certificate together with the Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form.
   • Embargo requests require the ETD Embargo Restriction Request Form.
2. Submit your thesis/dissertation electronically to ProQuest/UMI through the Colorado State University Libraries Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Submission Website by the published deadline date of your graduating term. Step-by-step instructions for the electronic submission process are provided at the ProQuest/UMI website.
3. The Graduate School checks that your ETD submission meets Graduate School standards and will notify you of any needed corrections and/or submission acceptance.