Before you can upload your thesis or dissertation to OhioLINK, you must have the format of your manuscript checked to be sure it conforms to the Graduate School's requirements. This section will ...

The dissertation proposal and the specialty exam serve different purposes and should be viewed as separate activities, even though often executed concurrently. The dissertation proposal marks the ...

Congratulations on making it to these final steps of your degree! This guide provides information about formatting and submission of master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for GSAS programs. Once ...

Congratulations on nearing the end of your doctoral work at The Graduate School of the Robert J. Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences! The following information is intended to assist you in ...

All thesis-option master’s students and doctoral students must follow the Thesis & Dissertation Policies that are outlined in the University Catalog – Policies and Procedures for Administering ...

When it comes to choosing a dissertation topic, students in the lab sciences have it the easiest. Because their funding comes from their adviser’s lab, their dissertations will typically be carved out ...

Academic literature and research gaps Your first step should be the scholarly literature in your field, which represents the most fundamental starting point for dissertation topic development. In fact ...

Jordan McNeill is a doctoral student in special education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow her on Twitter at @jordanmcneill89. In January, I wrote my comprehensive exam for ...

Navigating college, particularly at the postgraduate level, can be challenging. With over half of these students feeling considerable stress concerning their dissertations and nearly a third actively ...

Here’s a common conversation I find myself having with new faculty members. I ask, “What training and support do you think would be helpful for you as a new faculty member in your department?” The new ...