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Thesis and Dissertation Information

Graduate Student Research:

All graduate students are strongly encouraged to complete Responsible Conduct of Research Training (RCR):

The University of Alaska Anchorage promotes Responsible Conduct of Research enforcing high standards of ethics and accountability in planning, implementation, behavior and information dissemination. UAA provides a CITI Course in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), a comprehensive basic course in RCR for all UAA faculty, staff, research administrators, and students involved in any aspect of research.

All graduate students planning to conduct research that involves the use of human participant subjects and/or human participant data, vertebrate animals, hazardous chemicals, biohazards, and/or radioactive materials are required to complete the Research Compliance and Intellectual Property (RCIP) Form. Also, if graduate students are planning research that will lead to intellectual property with commercial potential, they should complete the RCIP Form. At the same time, all graduate students are expected to respect the copyright, license and intellectual property rights that may attach to files of any media type, including software, texts, databases, images, video, music and other audio files, especially when using university computing and/or networking resources. For further information, contact the Office of Research Integrity & Compliance or the associate vice provost for Research Administration and Commercialization.

Formatting your Thesis or Dissertation:

We strongly advise you to have your thesis reviewed by the Graduate School prior to the final submission deadline to expedite thesis approval.

For complete information, consult the 2018-2019 Thesis Formatting Handbook. Do not use previous versions of the handbook; you are required to use the handbook for the academic year in which you graduate. Do not use other theses as examples for formatting.

Graduate School Thesis Formatting Advising Appointments and Walk-In Advising Hours:

Personal appointments for thesis advising may be made by calling 786-1096 or emailing Elisa Mattison.

The Office of the Graduate School is available for thesis formatting advising on a walk-in basis. Please stop by on Friday's between 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

For assistance with the new landscape layout requirements, please review the outline and video provided by Research Guides.

2018-2019 Thesis Formatting Checklist (Formatting guidelines based upon current Thesis Formatting Handbook)

For expedited review, theses and dissertations should be submitted with a completed copy of the Thesis Formatting Checklist. Please make sure that you follow your programs style guide when UAA guidelines do not apply. CWLA students: please check with your program.

When in doubt of program required style guides, it is best to purchase the specific style guide or for a quick check, you may use the Purdue Owl APA formatting or Purdue Owl MLA formatting for APA or MLA.

Flow Chart of Thesis Review and Submission

We know that the process of submitting your thesis and it's review is somewhat confusing. The flow chart was designed to assist you in understanding the process. As always, please contact the Graduate School at any time for clarification when you have questions.

Thesis Submission Deadlines and Process

Deadlines for Final Thesis Submission to the Graduate School:

Fall Graduation: December 1 (no extensions allowed)

Spring Graduation: April 10

Summer Graduation: July 10

If the deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the deadline becomes the following Monday for spring or summer semester. For fall semester, the deadline becomes the prior Friday.

Please consult your college or school dean's office for their thesis submission deadlines for each semester to allow adequate time for their review prior to submission to the Graduate School Dean. Please check with your college or school Dean for their deadlines so that they may have sufficient time to read the thesis and return them to students for final submission to the Office of the Graduate School on the ETD website.

Electronic Thesis Submission

You must upload and submit your thesis electronically at ProQuest after your college dean has signed the Approval Form. The Graduate School will conduct the final review from ETD. Please submit your title in Title Caps , NOT ALL CAPS, or Sentence caps.

Steps for Electronic Thesis Download:

  1. Enter website at http://www.etadmin.com/.
  2. Go to https://startanessay.com tab and click on submit to upload your final thesis on the site. More are online instructions are available if you need them. Do NOT use all CAPS for the title of your thesis; please use Title Caps.
  3. At this point, you have uploaded your submission and it is ready for its final review.
  4. The Office of Degree Services is notified by the Graduate School upon approval of the thesis by the Dean of the Graduate School. Degrees are dated and posted immediately by the Office of Degree Services during the semester in which all degree requirements are completed.

Post-Graduation Publication Embargo Extension:

Authors must contact ProQuest customer service to ask that they put on a new embargo or extend an existing one. Customer service can be reached by contacting disspub@proquest.com.

Customer Service will send an email to the author confirming the embargo has been implemented. Customer Service also reminds the author that they will need to request their library to embargo the record in the institutional repository.

Requests for a Deadline Extension

Your Graduate Advisor must complete the Request for Extension to Thesis/Dissertation Deadline form requesting an extension of time to complete your thesis/dissertation. This form is prepared on your behalf by your Graduate Advisor. The form must outline the circumstances that precipitated this unusual request. By approving the request for an extension of time to submit the thesis/dissertation, your Department Chair and Dean acknowledged this request for an extension and agree to review your thesis in a timely manner to allow the extension deadline to be met.

Requests for deadline extensions prepared by students are not accepted.

Requests for extension must be made no later than:

No extensions will be granted for any reason after April 15th for Spring Semester, and July 21st for Summer Semester. The Graduate School staff requires adequate time to review your thesis. You will require enough time to make any necessary corrections. The deadline imposed by the Office of the Registrar for clearance to graduate is fixed and unable to be amended.

Extensions are made on a first come/first served basis. Not all extensions will be approved.

Doctoral Students: Survey of Earned Doctorates

All doctoral students must complete the Survery of Earned Doctorates and submit the certificate to the Graduate School.

Publication

Copyright information

Contact the Electronic Copyright Office: eCO.

Bound Copies:

If you would like to order hardcover spiral bound copies of your thesis or dissertation for personal or departmental use, please contact UAA Print Services.

You may purchase copies of your thesis through the ETD submission process. You may also complete a web search of other sites offering binding services, such as Thesis on Demand.

Roles of Individuals in the Thesis Process

Graduate Students:

Thesis Committee Chair:

Thesis Committee:

Departmental Staff: