Clearance Deadline

Final Clearance Submission Deadline

The ETD manuscript must be submitted to The Graduate School via a web "Drop Box." Submission instructions for the "Drop Box" will be e-mailed to you after (1) manuscript Format Approval has been granted by the Manuscript Clearance Advisor, and (2) all required forms and documents have been completed in full, and submitted to the Manuscript Clearance Advisor with appropriate and original signatures.

Upon submission, the ETD format will be checked on final time. If the manuscript meets University requirements, it will be approved and the student will be cleared for graduation. If formatting errors are found, the student will be notified via e-mail. Additionally, if no errors are found, the student will be informed via e-mail that the "Final Clearance" of his/her manuscript has been approved.

Once the student's ETD has been approved, and his/her degree conferred by the Office of the Registrar, the student's ETD will be transmitted to the University Libraries for storage and viewing. Please note that revisions to the student's file cannot be made once the ETD has been approved.

After final clearance and graduation, the student and his/her major professor will receive a personalized DVD containing the student's manuscript. The student's DVD will be mailed to the address that the student provided on the Student Information Form. It may take up to three months from the conferral of the student's degree to get the copy of the DVD.