The Final Submission deadline for graduation in the Fall 2024 Semester is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 6.
In order to be eligible to graduate during a given semester, all Master's students writing theses and all Doctoral students writing dissertations must turn in the final copies of their theses/dissertations and all necessary materials to UDTS on or by that date/time.
By "final copy," we are referring to the version of your thesis/dissertation that fulfills all of the following criteria:
- UDTS has reviewed and approved your document's formatting through the Format Review;
- You have successfully defended (if a Defense is a requirement for your degree/discipline);
- And your committee has approved your content.
UDTS is introducing a new Format Review Policy in the Fall 2024 Semester.
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All theses and dissertations must go through the mandatory Format Review. We strongly recommend that students submit their documents for the Format Review as soon as possible to avoid delays.
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UDTS does not review content; we only review documents to confirm that they adhere to University Formatting Guidelines. Therefore, students may continue to make changes to their documents' content after passing the Format Review.
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For the Fall 2024 Semester, we will accept first-time (initial) submissions of theses and dissertations for Format Review until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4. Any document sent for an initial Format Review after 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4 will not be reviewed until Monday, December 16 at the very earliest.
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For the Fall 2024 Semester, we will perform subsequent reviews (i.e., reviews beginning with the second round) of documents until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4.
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Any students who have not passed the Format Review by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4 will not be eligible to graduate in the Fall 2024 Semester.
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We will recommence Format Reviews beginning on Monday, December 16.
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