Congratulations on reaching an important phase in your graduate studies – crafting your thesis or dissertation. This academic work represents the culmination of your research and scholarly achievements at Colorado State University.
Student Responsibilities
- Your thesis or dissertation must be approved by the Graduate School by the published deadline dates of your graduating term.
- All required forms must be completed by the published deadlines.
- Ensure your document conforms to all requirements in the thesis and dissertation guide.
Once approved, the document is locked and no revisions are allowed. If a student withdraws an approved thesis or dissertation from ProQuest and submits a new one, the new document will not be reviewed for the same semester and their graduation will be delayed until the following term.
You are required to adhere to the Colorado State University Graduate School formatting and submission guidelines. The guidelines found in your department, listed on any other CSU webpages, or any previously published ETDs may not meet current formatting guidelines.
The word “thesis” refers to both the thesis and the dissertation, unless otherwise noted.
ETD stands for electronic thesis/dissertation.
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Steps to submitting your ETD
Step 1
Please familiarize yourself with the ETD submission, copyright ownership and registration process , and the student and advisor responsibilities prior to the semester you plan to graduate.
Step 2
Follow the detailed instructions on the Organizing and Formatting Your Thesis and Dissertation page.
Step 3
The Graduate School staff will provide a preliminary review of document formatting and help students with common issues. Documents are reviewed in PDF format. If you are using LaTeX, formatting can be checked if you bring a PDF file for review; however, we are unable to offer support for LaTeX.
If you would like your document reviewed for formatting before submitting to ProQuest, please send it as a PDF to [email protected] by Oct. 27. We will do one preliminary review. All subsequent revisions must be submitted through ProQuest.
Step 4
Part 1
Begin your electronic GS30 Thesis & Dissertation Submission form. Start the form in RAMWeb to ensure approval routing to your advisory committee:
- Ph.D. students must attach the Certificate of Completion from the Survey of Earned Doctorates to the GS30 form.
- If an embargo is required, complete the embargo section on the GS30.
- Do NOT attach your thesis/dissertation to the GS30 form.
The form is not complete until all committee members have signed the GS30 form.
You are responsible for ensuring form completion; and are encouraged to remind your co-signers to review and sign the form. To send automated reminders in Dynamic Forms, click on “Actions”, then “Manage Co-Signers.”
To monitor the approval status of the form, login to Dynamic Forms to view your pending forms.
Part 2
Submit your thesis or dissertation electronically to ProQuest/UMI through the Colorado State University Libraries ETD Submission Website.
You can submit the final, committee-approved version at any time, as long as it’s before the deadline for your graduating term.
You are almost there! If any revisions are required, an email will be sent to the address you used to set up your ProQuest account. Please make sure ProQuest is on your safe sender list or monitor your junk mail.
Questions?
Contact the Graduate School at [email protected] or 970-491-6817.