LibGuides: Dissertations/Theses: Submitting Your Dissertation/Thesis

Do you have everything?

A typical dissertation/thesis submission will include, in one PDF, the following documents:

Your title page
Your signed dissertation/thesis approval form (please contact your academic advisor if you need help finding the correct dissertation/thesis approval form for your school)
Your copyright page (if applicable)
Your dedication page (optional)
Your acknowledgements page (optional)
Your abstract
Your table of contents
Your list of figures (if applicable)
Your list of tables (if applicable)
Your glossary of terms (if applicable)
The body of your thesis, with headings and chapter numbers for each chapter, and numbered pages
Your bibliography or references
Your appendices (if applicable)

Submit your dissertation/thesis to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

Marymount graduate students may deposit an electronic or digital copy of their dissertation or thesis to ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database. Some programs such as D.Sc. in Cybersecurity require making the final dissertation available in this way.

Do not submit your dissertation/thesis until it has been approved and signed by your dissertation committee. Updates after final approval are not supported.

Where and how to submit:

To upload your dissertation/thesis, you will need to create a ProQuest account.

Find “Sign up and get started today!” at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions to create and activate your account.

For step-by-step instructions to uploading your dissertation/thesis, please see the Submission Guide For Electronic Dissertations & Theses below.

Submission Guide for Electronic Dissertations & Theses

After submitting your dissertation/thesis

After submitting:

We will contact your Marymount email address if any further changes to your submission are required by the library.

ProQuest will send you an email once your submission has been published. It typically takes 4-6 weeks for manuscripts to complete the publishing process and become visible in the PQDT Global database.

If you decide after publication that you would like to have a print copy of your work, you may request author pricing by setting up a Guest Account or Creating an Account with ProQuest (this is a different site than your submission account), or call 1-800-521-0600 or send email to disspub@proquest.com.

Congratulations from all of us at Marymount University!

Submit your dissertation/thesis to MU's Digital Repository

Marymount faculty, students, and alumni may deposit an electronic or digital copy of their work to the institutional repository in order to archive and provide access to researchers on campus or around the world. More information can be found at: DEPOSIT THESIS, PROJECT OR DISSERTATION.

Help

Librarians are here to help! If you have any questions about the Dissertation and Thesis submission process, please email erm@marymount.edu.