For Graduate Students

Thesis & Dissertation

Fall Deadlines

November 1 Dissertations and theses must be submitted electronically for review by the Arts and Letters style editors. Submit the dissertation/thesis and D5/M3 form to Cathleen Rhodes by completing the form at http://bit.ly/submitoduthesis.

December 1 All formatting corrections required by the style editor must be completed by this date.

Spring Deadlines

April 1 Dissertations and theses must be submitted electronically for review by the Arts and Letters style editors. Submit the dissertation/thesis and D5/M3 form to Cathleen Rhodes by completing the form at http://bit.ly/submitoduthesis.

April 25 All formatting corrections required by the style editor must be completed by this date.

Summer deadlines

July 15 Dissertations and theses must be submitted electronically for review by the Arts and Letters style editors. Submit the dissertation/thesis and D5/M3 form to Cathleen Rhodes by completing the form at http://bit.ly/submitoduthesis.

August 15 All formatting corrections required by the style editor must be completed by this date.

Refer to ODU's Academic Calendar for the deadline to submit dissertations and theses to ProQuest:https://www.odu.edu/academics/calendar.

Workshop Dates

January 30, 2024
6pm - 7pm

January 31, 2024
3pm - 4pm

February 1, 2024
12:30pm - 1:30pm

All workshops will be held on Zoom. Students who intend to complete a thesis or dissertation must attend a workshop at least one semester prior to graduation. Register Now>>