Resources for Graduate Students

General Information

• Avoiding Plagiarism: A Tutorial
• About Plagiarism: A Guide for Arts and Letters Students
• Student/Faculty Mentor Conference Participation [.doc]
• Instructions for Claiming Travel [.pdf]

• For access to the Office of Finance’s Consolidated Travel Form, see

• Graduate Assistantship Appointment & Financial Aid Form

Preparing Future Faculty Program

•   Office of Graduate Studies

Graduate Assistantship Evaluation Forms [.pdf files]

• Evaluation of Graduate Assistantship Experience
• Graduate Assistantship Evaluation

Thesis and Dissertation Format Requirements Guide

• Guide for Preparation of Thesis and Dissertation  
• Thesis/Dissertation tracking form
• Word Processing Hints for Thesis and Dissertation Preparation

Thesis and Dissertation Deadlines, Fall 2012  

• For distance-learning students and/or those residing far from campus, doctoral dissertations and master’s theses are due in the Associate Dean's Office for review by the style editors by September 14, 2012.
• For students residing on or near campus, doctoral dissertations and master’s theses are due in the Associate Dean's Office for review by the style editors by October 12, 2012.
• For all students, corrected dissertations and theses are due in the Associate Dean's Office for final approval no later than November 30, 2012.
• Approved and completed copies of doctoral dissertations are due in the Registrar's Office for May 2013 graduation by December 7, 2012.
• Approved and completed copies of master's theses are due in the Registrar's Office for May 2013 graduation by December 14, 2012.

Thesis and Dissertation Deadlines, Spring 2013  

• For distance-learning students and/or those residing far from campus, doctoral dissertations and master’s theses are due in the Associate Dean's Office for review by the style editors by Friday, February 15, 2013.
• For students residing on or near campus, doctoral dissertations and master’s theses are due in the Associate Dean's Office for review by the style editors by Friday, March 8, 2013.
• For all students, corrected dissertations and theses are due in the Associate Dean's Office for final approval no later than Monday, April 22, 2013.
• Approved and completed copies of doctoral dissertations are due in the Registrar's Office for May 2013 graduation by Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
• Approved and completed copies of master's theses are due in the Registrar's Office for May 2013 graduation by Friday, May 10, 2013.

Thesis and Dissertation Deadlines, Summer 2013  

• For distance-learning students and/or those residing far from campus, doctoral dissertations and master’s theses are due in the Associate Dean's Office for review by the style editors by Friday, June 28, 2013.
• For students residing on or near campus, doctoral dissertations and master’s theses are due in the Associate Dean's Office for review by the style editors by Friday, July 1, 2013.
• For all students, corrected dissertations and theses are due in the Associate Dean's Office for final approval no later than Monday, August 12, 2013.
• Approved and completed copies of master's theses are due in the Registrar's Office for August 2013 graduation by Friday, August 23, 2013.

• Tuesday, January 22, 2013; 12:30-1:30 p.m., BAL 9002 - Dissertation
• Thursday, January 24, 2013; 12:30-1:30 p.m., BAL 9002 – Thesis
• Friday, January 25, 2032; 3-4:15 p.m., BAL 9002 - Thesis and Dissertation