Graduate Student Success

Thesis and Dissertation Preparation

As your Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) represents a significant contribution to the knowledge of your particular discipline and contributes to the intellectual legacy of the University of Toledo, we have created a wealth of resources designed to assist you in preparing and presenting the very best version of your document possible.  Our ultimate goal is to provide a centralized location for deadlines, resources, forms and submission links to ensure you are able to navigate the process efficiently. Navigate with the buttons below!

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Important Dates

Fall 2024

Send to ETDSvcs@utoledo.edu for Format Review by: Friday, November 15th

Upload to OhioLINK: 11:59 p.m., Friday, December 13th

Spring 2025

Send to ETDSvcs@utoledo.edu for Format Review by:     Friday, April 4th

Upload to OhioLINK: 11:59 p.m., Friday, May 2nd

Summer 2025

Send to ETDSvcs@utoledo.edu for Format Review by: Friday, July 1st

Upload to OhioLINK: 11:59 p.m., Friday, August 1st

Important note

You must upload your completed, approved, and successfully defended thesis or dissertation to the OhioLINK ETD Center by the posted deadline for your academic term in order to graduate. This is a firm deadline.

We have Drop-In Hours!

During drop-in hours, you can join our Microsoft Teams call anytime to ask questions and receive support with formatting, OhioLINK, and other areas of ETD preparation! View and save them to your calendar with the link below.

Upcoming Drop-In Hours


Etd Process Overview

Wondering what the path to the successful completion of your thesis or dissertation looks like? We're sharing the process in three simple steps below!

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Format Review

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Schedule Final Defense

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Upload ETD to OhioLINK

By the posted format review deadline, email your thesis or dissertation as a PDF or Word file to ETDSvcs@utoledo.edu. The subject line should be: Last Name, First Name; Format Review

Be sure to use your Rockets email and include your Rocket ID number! You'll receive a response with instructions on revising formatting or confirmation you are good to go!

Schedule your final defense according to your academic department's protocol (Try to schedule as early in the semester as possible to allow time for needed revisions!).

Submit the Defense Acceptance and Intellectual Protection form as soon as you set the date and bring your Approval of Thesis or Approval of Dissertation form with you to your defense.

Complete the OhioLINK ETD Center submission process and upload your final document as an accessible PDF file,  plus any supplementary files to OhioLINK by the posted deadline for the semester in which you are graduating.

We're notified when you upload with a timestamped email from OhioLINK.

All submissions are reviewed and either returned for correction, or released publicly [with or without embargo] within 90 days of graduation.


Resources

Submit Your ETD to OhioLINK

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  • Default Style - Can be used by any discipline but best for hard sciences, mathematics, engineering, etc.
  • APA Style - Used by social sciences, education, sometimes nursing, biology, or exercise science
  • Humanities Style - Similar to APA but used most often for philosophy, history, foreign language, etc.

Related Forms

Publishing & Copyright Resources

Sharing Your Research

Printing & Binding


Frequently Asked Questions

Are Format Reviews Required?

No, but they are strongly encouraged. Format reviews save you time as you make edits to upload to OhioLINK.

What happens During a Format Review?

During a format review, we evaluate your thesis or dissertation according to our formatting checklist. We check for pagination, margins, required sections, and more—however, we don't check content. Then, we send you the results of our evaluation! 

Why are Format Reviews so Important?

Submitting your thesis or dissertation for a format review is a great way to cut down time on determining where you'll need to make edits!

Does my Thesis or Dissertation need to be complete before Submitting for a Format Review?

Nope! Simply make sure all required sections are included (even if they're empty) and that will work for us. 


Questions? Let us know!

Our team is happy to help!

419.530.4723 (Option 2)

Questions About your Application?

Visit Stranahan Hall, Room 1048
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The University of Toledo
College of Graduate Studies
2801 W. Bancroft, MS 933
Toledo, OH 43606
Last Updated: 2/19/25