Dissertation and Clinical Scholarly Project Submission Guidelines

Overview

All students must begin the submission process by following the Initial Steps for Library Submission detailed in the next section. After receiving library approval, students will be given directions to proceed with online submission of their clinical scholarly project or dissertation.

All students are required to submit their thesis or dissertation online through the Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global database. Students in the EDD program must also submit their dissertations to UMass Global Digital Commons.

Initial Steps for Library Submission

1. Complete the appropriate Checklist (below) and obtain the necessary signature(s) from the committee chair or advisor.
   1. Please check the "Last updated" dates above to ensure you are using the current version of the checklist for your discipline. 
   2. Either wet or digital signatures are acceptable. 
   3. Submissions without signatures or using an older version of a checklist will not be accepted.
2. Fill out the Dissertation Submission form. As part of your submission, upload the following documents:
   1. Signed checklist in one PDF.
   2. The dissertation or clinical scholarly project, with signed approval page, in one PDF.
3. A librarian will evaluate the dissertation/CSP for compliance. Please allow at least three business days for a response.
4. If changes are needed, a librarian will contact the student.The library will review each dissertation/clinical scholarly project up to two times (including the initial review).
   1. If the dissertation/clinical scholarly project does not meet the formatting requirements after two reviews, the student may be asked to work with a professional editor and/or have their chair review and submit a new checklist.
   2. Solutions for many common formatting issues are available under the Formatting Questions tab of the Frequently Asked Questions page.
5. If no changes are needed, a librarian will send an approval email to the student and their dissertation chair with instructions for the next steps.

Submit Your Dissertation or CSP

Click or tap the button to submit your dissertation or clinical scholarly project

Overview

The appropriate Checklist is mandatory for all library submissions. The Checklist allows the Committee Chair and the Dissertations Librarian to verify that all format requirements have been completed properly. Please use the appropriate checklist for your program.

Though you are not required to use them, fillable templates for your thesis and dissertation are also provided to use during the writing process. Please note that these templates are optional and their specific formatting may not be ideal for all dissertations and theses. You may customize the look of many elements in the main body of the template or create your own document from scratch, so long as the elements required by the checklist are formatted appropriately. In the case of any discrepancies between checklist and template, the checklist has authority and is the final word on formatting requirements.

Checklists and Templates

DNP Templates

EDD Templates