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 (linked below) as you prepare your submission. The MS and PhD checklists contain links to the required forms that must be sent to OGE when you upload your dissertation/thesis for the final phase of the review/approval process.  

You are encouraged to reach out to your Point of Contact at OGE to request a preliminary review of your thesis/dissertation before final submission. Requests should be made before you defend.  When sending your draft, please be sure to include the citation style that is being used.

• OGE Preparation Manual
• Doctoral Dissertation Checklist
• Masters Thesis Checklist
• Additional Resources for Dissertations and Theses
• 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.