ETD Deadline Day – SS21

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 – 12:00am to 11:55pm

The deadline for FINAL APPROVAL of an electronic Thesis or Dissertatio n by the Graduate School is TODAY at 5:00 p.m. To accept a document for pu blishing on or before the deadline means that the student’s document has b een reviewed by a graduate school employee, the document has been determi ned to be formatted correctly AND all required paperwork has been turned i n to the Graduate School PRIOR TO the deadline date and time. Deadline day is not just the day that the document is to be submitted via ProQuest for the first time. It is the day where all of the requirements must be compl eted. Chances are, if a document is submitted on deadline day for the fir st time, the document will most likely be accepted for graduation in the next semester.

Students are encouraged to submit their document at le ast 2 weeks prior to the deadline. As long as the student has successfully defended the thesis or dissertation and has made the corrections that the committee requires, he or she may feel free to submit the document via t he ProQuest website.

Students are highly encouraged to read and follo w the Thesis and Dissertation information available on the Graduate School ’s website at: https://grad.msu.edu/etd. This site gives instructions on f ormatting, required paperwork, and how to submit to ProQuest.

For P h.D. students: The student’s GradPlan should be official and be as complet e as possible prior to submitting to ProQuest.

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