MANUAL OF BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

• Introduction
• Manuals of Style
• Preparing your Manuscript for Electronic Submission
• The Electronic Submission Process
• Checklist for Preparation and Completion of Thesis and Dissertation
• Final Review

Checklist for Preparation of Thesis and Dissertation

Listed below are procedures and requirements to be followed during the preparation and completion of your thesis:

• Use the manual of style prescribed by your school or department for information on documenting sources.  
• Schedule your work according to the deadlines established by the Graduate School.  See the University Academic Calendar at http://www.ecu.edu/fsonline/senate/fscalend.cfm. 
• Follow the East Carolina University Manual of Basic Requirements for Theses and Dissertations.
• Submit the required number of copies of the thesis/dissertation to your director/chair at least ten days prior to the date of the final oral examination. 
• Defend your thesis/dissertation during the final oral examination.  
• Make required corrections to your thesis/dissertation. 
• Consult with your committee chair concerning copyright questions and the publishing agreement  for the ECU Institutional Repository and with ProQuest
• Obtain proper signatures for your thesis/dissertation on the signature page and the ECU Non-Exclusive Distribution Agreement and deliver to the Graduate School.  Use an unsigned signature page with committee members' names typed in your PDF document for electronic submission. 
• Submit your thesis/dissertation electronically to the Graduate school at www.etdadmin.com/ecu   for review no later than ten days prior to the last day of classes during the semester in which you plan to graduate.  This deadline applies to summer school sessions as well as to the regular semesters.
• Check the email account used at the time of submission for notifications from the ETD Site Administrator. 
• If any revisions are requested from the ETD Site Administrator, make the required corrections to your original Word document, reconvert to a PDF and resubmit to the site.
• When your manuscript has been approved by the Graduate School, an email notification will be sent to you, your degree program, and the Registrar's office. 
• Your approved thesis/dissertation will be submitted to Proquest for publication at the end of the term upon verification of your graduation by the Registrar's Office.