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Congratulations on nearing the completion of your thesis, dissertation, or synthesis project! Please read and follow the steps outlined in the Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of Theses, Dissertations, and Synthesis Projects to ensure conferral of your degree by the Graduate School.
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These resources are designed to help you check the presentation and formatting of your thesis. Please review the resources early in the writing of your thesis, and to use them to check your thesis before sending it to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Important: It is your responsibility to proofread your thesis. Grad Studies will check the formatting but does.
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Preparation and Submission of Dissertations, Theses, and Professional Papers. This is an archived copy of the 2017-2018 catalog.. Contact information and hours of availability can be found on the Graduate School website under Thesis and Dissertation Consultation.
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If you are reading our PREPARATION MANUAL FOR DISSERTATIONS AND THESES, you are close to completing your graduate studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and joining an elite group of individuals. I am glad you are spending the time and effort needed to prepare a properly formatted Master’s thesis or Doctoral dissertation.
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The Oakland University Graduate School will only approve theses and dissertations that meet the standards outlined below. Students will be recommended for the degree sought only when the thesis or dissertation completely satisfies the requirements stated in the current edition of the Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations.
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Thesis and Dissertation Preparation and Submission Timeline The following illustrates an ideal timeline for the preparation and submission of theses and dissertations. The steps apply to both doctoral and master's candidates, but the schedule is written from the perspective of master's candidates intending to defend their thesis at the end of the Spring term of their second year.
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The submission of the work in an electronic form has a number of potential advantages, including greater flexibility for the inclusion of multimedia components, and cost savings on paper. UK electronic theses and dissertations are available as a stand-alone database.