Dissertation and Thesis Handbook
Graduation Cycles
8/22/2011
APPLYING FOR GRADUATION
In the process of applying for graduation, doctoral and masters-with-thesis students will be required to sign in agreement of the following language. Please note that the language and transparency may be new but the university's practice of making your dissertation available, is not.
I hereby grant Temple University a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license
to reproduce my dissertation, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper
form and to make it available to the general public at no charge.
This permission is granted in addition to the rights granted to ProQuest.
(Link to form)
DISTRIBUTING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF DISSERTATION DEFENSE
(Completed and signed Nomination for Service on Doctoral Committees must accompany CV.)
The Graduate School is no longer in the word processing business. Of course, old habits die hard and faculty and staff may still refer you here. The Graduate School contact person is Christa Viola (cviola@temple.edu or 215-204-6924) and drafts and final copy review will be limited to oversight of formatting to ensure that all dissertations and theses meet standards generally expected in an academic manuscript of this magnitude. Also checked will be that you meet the Graduate School and ProQuest requirements described in this Handbook (e.g., appropriate margins and typeface are used; each chapter begins a new page; a comprehensive reference section exists; an academic style appropriate to the discipline was utilized). You will have to extrapolate from Christa's comments and from the Dissertation Handbook; an exhaustive itemization will not be possible.
In lieu of the Graduate School actually correcting your work, there will be more pdf'd examples specific to the various disciplines. The Computer Services staff, or tech support for the software you're using, should be your resource for technical, "How do I...?" questions. Referring them to the appropriate examples in the Handbook (i.e., a visual) may better communicate to the tech people what end result you're seeking. Your contact at the Graduate School is Christa Viola, Coordinator of Graduate Student Services, who can be reached at 215-204-6924 or cviola@temple.edu.
To assist students and faculty, we are continually updating the Dissertation and Thesis Handbook to include writing and formatting resources. These include the Computer Services seminar entitled “Formatting Your Dissertation.” Despite its title, it primarily deals with how to manipulate Microsoft Word to create page breaks, tables, footnotes, etc. It does not purport to advise students of the specific requirements of the Dissertation and Thesis Handbook nor of the intricacies of citation styles. It is, however, a worthwhile few hours for those fairly new to word processing. As we uncover more resources, the information will be added to this online handbook.
Graduation Cycle |
Dissertation/Thesis Due Date*
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January 2012 |
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December 7, 2011 |
May 2012 |
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April 30, 2012 |
August 2012 |
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August 6, 2012 |
*For the Fall and Spring semesters, the last day of class consistently will be the deadline for submission. For August diplomas, the deadline will be the "Last day to withdraw from graduate and undergraduate courses" listed in the University's Academic Calendar. This deadline is firm. If you cannot meet the deadline for a particular graduation/diploma cycle, contact your college regarding its procedure for applying for the following graduation. Deferral or "rolling" the application for graduation is not automatic; neither is graduating--you must apply.