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STEPS FOR ETD SUBMISSION
Be aware of all pertinent deadlines for degree candidates for the semester of graduation. These deadlines appear in the University Catalog, the Graduate Bulletin, the Graduate School web site (www.gradschool.lsu.edu) and are available from the Office of Graduate Records.
Read this manual to learn about the various parts of your document, how to put it together, how to format it, and how to submit it. Prepare your document according to the directions in this manual.
Make an appointment with the Graduate School editor (578-3181) for a preliminary review of the document. This can be done before the defense, as long as the document is complete and the format has been approved by the committee. This step is optional but is strongly recommended. Please bring a printed copy of the pdf version of your document to this meeting.
Hold the final defense as early as possible in the semester of graduation.
Make the corrections/revisions that are required by the graduate advisory committee. Pay careful attention to spelling, grammar and other editorial concerns in your final document.
Secure final approval of your advisory committee and major professor.
Convert the document to pdf format and print a final copy on plain paper.
To begin the final turn-in process, submit the printed copy of the pdf version to the Graduate School, room 114 West David Boyd Hall, for review of the final version approved by your committee. Assure that you have followed the appropriate checklist found in this manual. All other required forms, including the Request for Special Thesis/Dissertation Handling (if applicable) (follow the checklist included herein) must be submitted to the Graduate School with the final version. When you have submitted these documents, the editor will review the document and inform you via email or telephone of any necessary corrections. Please do not call to check on your document; this slows the staff’s processing of documents. You will receive--via email--your logon id and password. You must use the logon id provided by the Graduate School.
Make all corrections required by the editor with your word processor, convert your final file to pdf format again and submit the file electronically through the ETD site. If additional corrections are necessary, before the document can be approved, you and your advisory committee will be notified by email.
When completing the collection page online, be sure to use your full name as shown in your University records. Also, if you have an alternate email address other than your LSU address, please include that as well; Simply add both addresses with a comma between the two. LSU email addresses expire approximately 18 months or sooner after you graduate from LSU.
Be sure to include all committee members and their email addresses in the proper boxes. List their names, in mixed case letters, last name first, i.e. Doe, John F. or Smith, Susan Jones. Using the drop-down box, indicate their status on your committee—chair, committee member, dean’s representative, etc. Do not use professorial or honorary titles such as Dr., Miss, The O.K. Allen Distinguished Professor of Buildings and do not use informal names such as Jim for James, Joe for Joseph, etc. All email addresses must also be entered. An easy way to get your committee’s names and email addresses is to visit the LSU Graduate Faculty database. In most cases you should be able to copy and paste the names into the collection page.
Your document should be saved as one file with the following naming protocol: Thesis: name_thesis.pdf where the word name is replaced with your last name. Dissertation or Monograph: name_diss.pdf.
Be aware that if substantial additional corrections are needed at this point, you may not be able to meet the submission deadline for the current semester and may have to graduate in the following semester.
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This page was last updated: 01/28/08
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