Graduate Dissertation Submission

Before you Submit your Dissertation:

Deadlines for Submission and Publication

Candidates who wish to participate in graduation at the end of the respective semester must submit their polished document by the deadline designated for Graduation Participation. Any student who submits a dissertation after this deadline will not be eligible to walk in the graduation ceremony for that semester. However, in this case, the student may request to walk in the following semester’s ceremony. For example, if a student submits after the Fall Graduation Participation deadline, they cannot participate in the Fall graduation but may apply to participate in the following Spring graduation ceremony

Candidates who miss the Graduation Participation deadline may still submit their polished document and verification forms by the Degree Conferral deadline to meet the requirements for final conferral of their degree at the end of the designated semester. That means that the student’s final transcript will show that the degree was awarded at the end of that semester. Please note: final approval for dissertations submitted after the graduation participation deadline but meet the degree conferral deadline will not be processed until after graduation.

Candidates who submit their materials after the Degree Conferral deadline will automatically be assigned to the next semester/session for review and the candidate should register for the next semester/session dissertation credit.

Reminder: Submission of your dissertation to the Graduate School is the final step towards completing your degree. Your document should be in pristine condition and formatted according to UWF guidelines when submitted for approval. Documents that are submitted with significant writing errors, insufficient or incorrect documentation, or significant formatting issues may be returned for further revisions before the Graduate School can approve them. If a document is returned for extensive/substantive revisions, it may delay the final approval and subsequent date of degree conferral.

Because the summer session is so condensed, there is only one deadline for submission. Any submissions after that date will be reassigned to the fall semester for review.

Intelligent Systems/Robotics Ph.D. Dissertation Deadlines

Intelligent Systems/Robotics Ph.D. students will submit their dissertation directly to the Graduate School. Pre-Defense Reading requests should be sent via email to the Thesis and Dissertation Coordinator. Final submissions should be submitted through etdadmin.com/ProQest. See the UWF Thesis & Dissertation Guide for further details on the submission process.