Required steps checklist
Diagram of the submission process
[] email a DRAFT pdf of thesis to school's thesis format advisor (see formatting requirements below)
2 weeks before final exam, or as soon as possible
[] take final exam and get advisor and committee members signatures on Grad School Thesis Acceptance Form 9
[] Schedule an appointment to get your form 9 signed - I should have already approved your format by email.
Then...
- Make appointment and get Head's signature on Form 9 - take along a copy of abstract page
call 43539 or email Karen Jurss kjurss@purdue.edu to schedule an appointment
- Take signed Form 9 to ECE Grad Office and they will email you the appropriate e-forms
+ If thesis is confidential get signature in ECE grad office on Request for Confidentiality form (GS Form 15)
- Use Adobe Acrobat Pro to put the e-forms on the front of the front of the pdf of your thesis
* be sure to embed fonts in your pdf file for Proquest/UMI submission
- Do electronic submission to UMI - Electronic Thesis Deposit (ETD) see line for "Thesis Deposit Timelines and Instructions"
- Set up meeting at Thesis office at Grad School and turn in deposit copy
submit final pdf to UMI 24 hrs ahead of appointment to allow time for review
[] Thesis Deposit and final format check
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