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woman-typing-writing-windows Thesis & Dissertation Guide

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.

September 18, 2023
6pm - 7pm

September 19, 2023
3pm - 4pm

September 21, 2023
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 here




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