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Effective January 1, 2007, approximately one month before your defense you should begin the submission process. Click here to see the Sequence for Submission of Dissertation and Thesis Paperwork.
Once you have successfully completed the defense of your dissertation or thesis, please log in to the Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Online Processing
site to begin the submission process. You will be required to create a thesis/dissertation profile, complete a document checklist, and if approved, upload your manuscript in PDF format for review by the editing staff.
Note :You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files.
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All submission deadlines (dates and times) will be strictly enforced. There are no exceptions.
- A student fails to make all their corrections in the time allotted.
- A student fails to make all their corrections by the conferral date
- A student’s paperwork is incomplete and/or lacking original and authorized signatures
Deadline dates are recorded in the University's catalog. Students should schedule their defense and completion dates allowing for sufficient time to edit their manuscripts and obtain the required signatures by the Graduate School’s submission deadline.
Please be advised that a student must first submit their paperwork in person to the Graduate School before being cleared to submit their manuscript. A student will not be permitted to upload their manuscript if the documentation is delivered through the mail. In addition, a student will not be permitted to submit their manuscript if their documentation is incomplete and/or lacking authorized signatures.
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ALL SUBMISSION DEADLINES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.
Students should schedule their defenses in time to make all their changes and corrections as well as to obtain the necessary signatures in advance of the deadline date. No exceptions will be made for professors or department chairs who are on vacation, on leave or not available to sign your forms by the deadline date. Thesis/Dissertation Submission Deadlines |
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| Conferral date: May 11, 2007 | |||||
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| Conferral date: August 7, 2007 | |||||
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| Conferral date: December 17, 2007 | |||||
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| Conferral date: May 16, 2008 | |||||
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| Conferral date: August 12, 2008 | |||||
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Important:
A student will be awarded the graduation date for the term in which all the degree requirements, including the approval of a final version of his or her manuscript as well as the submission of supporting documents, have been met. Degrees will not be awarded retroactively.
Submitting a manuscript by the deadline date and time does not guarantee that a student will be awarded the degree in the corresponding semester; it only makes a student eligible for graduation in that semester.
A student’s graduation date will be advanced to another semester if:
Please be advised that manuscripts are read and paperwork is processed in the order that they are received. Students with new jobs or post-docs and international students with visa concerns are strongly advised to plan their defense and submission dates accordingly.
Submission packets are available online. Click here for more information.
For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the Editorial Staff at thesised@usc.edu (213-821-2209) or thesisdc@usc.edu (213-821-2209).
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1695 Tel: (213) 740-9033 / Fax:(213) 740-9048 Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m-5.00 p.m