Theses and Dissertations
If You Are Writing a Thesis or Dissertation...
Congratulations on Your Decision!
We are here to support you as you prepare your document for its final publication and binding. Before your last semester in the thesis or dissertation course, visit each of the following links to ensure that you accomplish all necessary tasks on time.
Accessing Thesis and Dissertations by Lamar University Students...
- Go to ProQuest.com
- Pull up Advanced Search on the right drop-down menu
- Use the Search bar to the right to pull up your search category
- Most will use the author's name category
- Input the full name, first then last
- Before the year 2019, the Mary and John Gray Library also held the thesis and dissertation books in their stacks.
Thesis-Dissertation Checklist
Have You...
- Applied for graduation and registered for thesis workshop?
- Read the Submission Guide completely?
- Filled out approval form for editing?
- Verified a full signature page from your committee?
- Obtained editor’s approval to upload to ProQuest memo?
- Uploaded to ProQuest? (Immediately upon approval by editor)
- Paid invoice for LU Library microfiche copy of thesis or dissertation?
- Met all degree requirements, including all department required paperwork?
- Defended successfully?
- Received personal copies link with PDF upload letter?
- Completed doctoral survey ? (D.E. and Ph.D. only, No Ed.D.)
Info about Theses and Dissertations
- Dates & Deadlines: These are non-negotiable, so write them down and work to meet or beat them.
- Thesis and Dissertation Guidelines: These guidelines specify directions to submit your thesis or a dissertation in partial fulfillment of degree requirements. These formatting guidelines take precedence over those in the style manuals required by your department. You should consult your supervising professor or committee chair as to the required style manual for your individual program.
- Thesis/Dissertation Workshop: At the beginning of your last semester, you are required to register for an online workshop as part of your final approval process. Register Now: Fill out the Graduate Workshop Registration/Attendance (PDF) completely and send it to gradeditor@lamar.edu
- Style Guides and Manuals: As you're writing your research, you may find these style resources helpful.
- Thesis/Dissertation Approval Form: Before you submit your pre-defense document (Initial Submission) to the Grad Studies Editor, complete this form, have it signed and submit the original to gradeditor@lamar.edu. Students may also elect to have their committee chair or supervising professor submit the Initial Submission with a cc to all committee members to gradeditor@lamar.edu. The document must be in by the Initial Submission deadline listed on the calendar.
- How to Submit your Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD) Online: When we have given you final approval, you will need to submit your document to ProQuest so that the academic community at large will be able to search for and access your research.
- Taking the Survey of Earned Doctorates: For Ph.D. and D.E. conferrees only (not Ed.Ds, please).
Graduate School Resource Center
All graduate students now have access to a Graduate School Resource Center under the Organizations tab in Blackboard. This site offers tips and resources around items of interest to graduate students whether they are writing theses and dissertations or simply writing to fulfill classroom projects. Items included are related to:
- Undertaking research
- Managing time
- Writing literature reviews
- Citing sources
- Using research databases
- Other significant topics
We will be updating the site each semester, so be sure to fill out the short survey under the Introduction to let us know what was useful and what additions you recommend.
