Rensselaer’s Office of Graduate Education (OGE) and the Rensselaer Libraries offer a streamlined, electronic-only submission process for theses and dissertations for all graduate students.

Preparation

Please review the OGE Preparation Manual and the MS or PhD checklists (below) as you prepare your submission. Carefully review the required forms that must be brought to OGE before you can upload your document for the final phase of the review/approval process.  

You are encouraged to make an appointment with the OGE office to conduct a preliminary review of your thesis/dissertation before final submission. Requests should be made before you defend and include the citation style used.

• OGE Preparation Manual
• Doctoral Dissertation Checklist
• Masters Thesis Checklist
• Tips for Successful Submission 
• Forms (includes all forms referenced in the OGE Preparation Manual)
• Survey of Earned Doctorates (required for PhD students only)
• Graduate Students Exit Survey (required for all graduating students)

Deadlines

Master's Thesis Submission Dates

 Doctoral Dissertation Submission Dates

Submission

You will submit your thesis/dissertation online through ProQuest ETD Administrator.

Copies for personal use may be purchased through ProQuest. You may file for copyright registration via ProQuest ETD Administrator.