Requirements for ETD Submission

Graduate College Rules for ETD Submission

A student submitting an ETD, and all accompanying paperwork, is bound by the same deadlines and format requirements as a student who submits a traditional hard-copy thesis. A submission will be considered incomplete, and a student may not be allowed to graduate that session, if material is missing from either the ETD or required paperwork at the time of first or final deposit.

Please note that a student may not switch the format of his/her thesis after the first deposit submission.  If a student submits an electronic thesis or dissertation at first deposit, the final deposit must also be submitted as an ETD.  In contrast, if a student submits a hard-copy thesis or dissertation at first deposit, the final deposit must be in hard-copy format.

At the time that all thesis materials (hard-copy sheets and the ETD) have been received, the Graduate College will review only the student’s most recent deposit of his/her ETD that meets the Graduate College’s first-deposit deadline date. The deposit is to be in complete and final form; it should not be considered a working draft. A Thesis Examiner will notify the student by e-mail that the review process has begun, and that additional ETD submissions for that deposit deadline will not be accessed for review. The student will receive feedback from the Examiner once s/he has finished checking the thesis. The student will then need to make the requested changes and submit his/her final thesis deposit.

As with the first deposit, the Graduate College will review only the student’s most recent deposit of his/her ETD that meets the Graduate College’s final-deposit deadline date. The student will again receive an e-mail notifying the student that the review process has begun. Once the Examiner has completed his/her review, the student will receive e-mail notifying him/her that the thesis has either been cleared or additional revisions are required.

Please note that all deadlines for ETD submission follow the current Graduate College calendar.

Required items for first deposit for all submitters.

• ETD submitted at http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa
• Hard copies of First-deposit Checklist, Committee Chair Approval Form, and the thesis title page submitted at 6 Gilmore Hall

Required items for final deposit for doctoral thesis students

• Final ETD submitted at http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa
• Hard copies of the abstract title page, signed abstract and the signed Certificate of Approval at 6 Gilmore Hall
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Required items for final deposit for DMA essay students

• Final ETD submitted at http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa
• Hard copies of the essay title page and the signed Certificate of Approval at 6 Gilmore Hall
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Required items for final deposit for master's students

• Final ETD submitted at http://dissertations.umi.com/uiowa
• Hard copies of the thesis title page and the signed Certificate of Approval at 6 Gilmore Hall
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