UCSB Graduate Division

Before filing a thesis, ensure that you:

• Have an official graduate student status by being registered or on Filing Fee Leave of Absence (LOA) the quarter filing
• Fulfilled all departmental degree requirements (designated by admission year)
• Have an approved master's thesis committee
• Paid the $25 Master's Thesis Submission Fee at the Cashier's Office
• If on Filing Fee LOA, pay the Filing Fee (half of the Student Services Fee) at the Cashier's Office
• Have a Graduate Division Academic Advisor conduct a "pre-check" of your thesis prior to electronic submission. Bring your preliminary pages and several pages from the body of your document

Completing the Filing Process

Filing Checklist

Prior to electronic submission, you must have a Signature Page signed by all committee members (in blue or black ink).

Submit the entire master's thesis electronically via the ProQuest ETD site, including an unsigned copy of the Signature Page. You must submit the signed Signature Page to Graduate Division, as described below.

After electronic submission, the Graduate Division must receive the following documentation on or before the applicable quarter deadline:

• One copy of the title page (on plain white paper)
• Original, committee-approved signature page (all members signing on plain white paper with black or blue ink)
• Cashier's receipt indicating payment of the $25 Master's Thesis Submission fee
• If on Filing Fee Leave of Absence, cashier's receipt indicating payment of the Filing Fee
• Committee Change Form 1-A (if applicable)
• Permission letter(s) (if applicable, see ProQuest's Preparing Your Manuscript for Submission)

Before filing a dissertation, ensure that you:

• Have an official graduate student status by being registered or on Filing Fee Leave of Absence (LOA) the quarter filing
• Fulfilled all departmental degree requirements (designated by admission year)
• If on Filing Fee LOA, pay the Filing Fee (half of the Student Services Fee) at the Cashier's Office
• Have a Graduate Division Academic Advisor conduct a "pre-check" of your thesis prior to electronic submission. Bring your preliminary pages and several pages from the body of your document

Completing the Filing Process

Filing Checklist

Prior to electronic submission, you must have a Signature Page signed by all committee members (in blue or black ink).

Submit the entire dissertation electronically via the ProQuest ETD site, including an unsigned copy of the Signature Page. You must submit the signed Signature Page to Graduate Division, as described below.

After electronic submission, the Graduate Division must receive the following documentation on or before the applicable quarter deadline:

• One copy of the title page (on plain white paper)
• Original, committee-approved signature page (all members signing on plain white paper with black or blue ink)
• Signature page and Doctoral Form III or IIIA signed by all committee members
• If on Filing Fee Leave of Absence, cashier's receipt indicating payment of the Filing Fee
• Committee Change Form 1-A (if applicable)
• Permission letter(s) (if applicable, see ProQuest's Preparing Your Manuscript for Submission)
• Verification that the following Graduate Council required Doctoral Degree Candidate Exit Surveys have been completed:
  • National Research Council's Survey of Earned Doctorates
  • UCSB Doctoral Exit Survey