Academic Services

Filing your Dissertation

A doctoral dissertation represents the culmination of the PhD degree program and documents a graduate student's contribution to academic research in a specific discipline.

Graduate Council has established guidelines for the formatting of dissertations in order to assure uniformity for manuscripts that are archived in the UCSB Library, as well as to ensure the widest possible dissemination of graduate student research.

Please be sure to consult the formatting requirements before filing your dissertation.

Ph.D. students have two filing options:

1. Electronically filing one copy of their dissertation directly with ProQuest <http://dissertations.umi.com/ucsb> and then bringing one original hard-copy to the Graduate Division;

OR

2. Filing two original hard-copies of their dissertation with the Graduate Division.

Please review the following links for more information about the filing process:

• UCSB Filing Guide
• Checklist of Items Required to File a Doctoral Dissertation
• Formatting Requirements of your Dissertation
• Completing Your Doctoral Degree (pdf)
• Electronically Filing Your Dissertation
• Finishing Your Degree (Ordering Your Diploma/Transcripts)
• Your Dissertation Sold Through Third Parties
• Ordering Copies of your Dissertation