Master s Thesis Submission Guide

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1 The Graduate Schl Master s Thesis Submissin Guide Part I: Master s Thesis Submissin Prcess 1. Thesis apprved by cmmittee and department 4. Student receives with any necessary revisins. If n revisins needed, see Step 7 2. Student submits apprved thesis via Digital Cmmns 5. Student submits revised cpy f thesis via Digital Cmmns 3. Thesis reviewed fr frmatting and cmpliance by Graduate Dean (r designee). 6. Revisins Reviewed 7. Student receives that thesis has been accepted by the Graduate Dean 8. Thesis is psted t Digital Cmmns Cllectin

2 The Graduate Schl Part II: Hw t Submit Yur Thesis Once yur thesis has been apprved by yur cmmittee, navigate t the fllwing website: digitalcmmns.wcupa.edu/all_theses (please cpy and paste int yur brwser) This will lead yu t the West Chester University Master s Theses cllectin Yur electrnically submitted Micrsft wrd r PDF dcument shuld include the fllwing in single file in the fllwing rder: Preliminary Pages Title Page Dedicatin (ptinal) Acknwledgements Abstract Table f Cntents List f Tables (if required) List f Figures (if required Thesis manuscript and references (as utlined in the Table f Cntents) Appendicies (if applicable) Find the Submit Research buttn n the left hand navigatin bar Yu must submit frm the West Chester University Master s Theses cllectin Create Digital Cmmns Accunt Yu are required t submit using yur West Chester University address Any submissin frm a persnal address cannt be accepted If yu already have a Digital Cmmns accunt under a different address, yu will need t create a new accunt under yur WCU address If yu already have a Digital Cmmns accunt under yur WCU address, yu can lgin and prceed t step Cmplete the Submissin Frm

3 The Graduate Schl Must be WCU Yu will receive an frm cnfirming the creatin f yur accunt Please click the CONFIRM link Yu will nw be able t lgin Make sure yu return t digitalcmmns.wcupa.edu/all_theses (please cpy and paste yu re yur brwser) after yu lg in Yu must submit frm the West Chester University Master s Theses Cllectin If yu are nt autmatically brught t the Submissin Agreement, please click Submit Research n the left hand nav bar

4 The Graduate Schl Please read the submissin agreement carefully Nte yu must uplad yur apprved thesis as a Micrsft Wrd dcument fr review Make sure yur preliminar pages are in the prper rder (reference the Frmatting Style Guide and Preliminary Pages Template which can be fund n the Thesis and Dctral Culminating Prjects Website ( Cnfirm yu agree t the terms f the Submissin Agreement and click CONTINUE

5 The Graduate Schl Cmplete the Submissin Frm Title Must be typed exactly as it is n yur cmmittee apprved dcument Headline Capitalizatin The First Letter f Each Wrd Capitalized Please d nt put yur title in all caps. Authr This is yu, the student and shuld be aut ppulated frm yur Digital Cmmns accunt details Date f Award will be the TERM and YEAR yur degree will be cnferred (ie, when yu graduate) Term = Summer, Fall, Spring Year = 2018 (r applicable year) Nte, Winter is an ptin n the standard Digital Cmmns frm, but it is nt an ptin fr WCU students since we d nt cnfer degrees in Winter term. Embarg Perid Length f time befre yur thesis is available t thers (i.e. pen access) thrugh Digital Cmmns. Please read this sectin clearly t assure yu select the apprpriate ptin. There are limitatins t this Digital Cmmns frm. Please nte, all abstracts will be available regardless f the embarg perid. Optin 1 Yu want yur thesis available t the public (i.e. pen access). Select the desired embarg frm the drp dwn list.

6 The Graduate Schl Optin 2 Yu d nt want yur thesis available t the public indefinitely. Chse any embarg perid, and the answer t the next questin will verride this chice. This is a system limitatin. 1 Dcument Type Thesis and Thesis Restricted Chse Thesis - If yu selected Optin 1 per the Embarg infrmatin abve. This chice will result in yur thesis being available t the public per the timeframe (embarg) yu selected. Chse Thesis Restricted - If yu selected Optin 2 per the Embarg infrmatin abve. This chice will result in yur thesis never being available t the public. Only yur abstract wuld be accessible. Degree Name the degree that will be cnferred t yu upn successful cmpletin f prgram Degree Only (i.e., Master f Science) Nt prgram specific (i.e., NOT Master f Science in Applied Statistics) Department the prgram that yur thesis was apprved by. Please nte Department is a standard Digital Cmmns term. Prgram f study (i.e., Applied Statistics) Nt department f study (i.e., Department f Mathematics) 1 Fr academic years and , all abstracts will be available, and access t yur full manuscript is based n this selectin and acquired by request.

7 The Graduate Schl Cmmittee Chairpersn please use the Cmmittee Chairpersn s name as printed and signed n yur apprval page (please reference preliminary pages frmatting guidelines which can be fund n the Thesis and Dctral Culminating Prjects Website ( Keywrds this is ptinal but will assist with Digital Cmmns searches Subject Categries this is ptinal but will assist in Digital Cmmns searches Abstract please include a cpy f yur abstract in the bx prvided. This shuld match the abstract that is included in yur uplad. Please limit t 250 max wrd cunt.

8 The Graduate Schl Uplad Full Text Yu must select UPLOAD FILE FROM YOUR COMPUTER Uplad as a Micrsft Wrd r PDF dcument. Yur micrsft dcument will be cnverted t a PDF befre publishing. We cannt accept imprted files frm remte sites at this time Make sure there is a file selected Additinal Files This sectin is ptinal fr any additinal files.

9 The Graduate Schl Hit Submit

10 The Graduate Schl Part III: Frequently Asked Questins What is the prcess fr submitting my master s thesis r dctral prject? Upn successful presentatin r defense f yur thesis r dctral prject, please cmplete the fllwing steps: Submit the Apprval Page with yur cmmittee signatures t the Graduate Schl (102 W Rsedale Ave, West Chester, PA 19383). Please wrk with yur Cmmittee Chair t have the hard cpy apprval page delivered t ur ffice via interffice mail, hand delivered, r regular mail (102 W Rsedale Ave, West Chester, PA 19382). Yu can als have it sent as a PDF attachment t THESISDOC@WCUPA.EDU. If we receive a submitted master s thesis r dctral prject prir t receiving the apprval page, we will reach ut t the cmmittee chairpersn and student. Digitally submit yur master s thesis r dctral prject via digitalcmmns.wcupa.edu. fr a frmatting and cmpliance review. Please review the submissin guidelines abve. What if I need t make changes t the dcument? Yu will be able t uplad a revised Micrsft Wrd r PDF dcument via the link prvided t yu frm the pst-submissin . Yu may als be required t submit a revised Micrsft Wrd r PDF Dcument during the frmatting and cmpliance review prcess. If yu discver additinal edits that need t be made while yur dcument is under review, please send an t THESISDOC@WCUPA.EDU. Hw d I btain the Graduate Dean s signature? Once yur master s thesis r dctral prject has been apprved by yur cmmittee, a cpy f yur apprval page with all signatures except fr the Graduate Dean is submitted t the Graduate Schl. Once the Graduate Dean has accepted yur thesis, yur frm will be signed and placed in yur student recrd. What d I include in the dcument uplad int Digital Cmmns? Yur electrnically submitted Micrsft wrd dcument shuld include the fllwing in single file in the fllwing rder: Preliminary Pages (template available here) Title Page Dedicatin (ptinal) Acknwledgements Abstract (250 wrds max) Table f Cntents List f Tables (if required) List f Figures (if required) Thesis manuscript and references (as utlined in the Table f Cntents) Appendices (if applicable) What dcument types can I uplad? Micrsft Wrd r PDF

11 The Graduate Schl I d nt see my degree name listed. What d I put? Please cntact THESISDOC@WCUPA.EDU and we will get this crrected as quickly as pssible. I d nt see my prgram listed. What d I put? Please cntact THESISDOC@WCUPA.EDU and we will get this crrected as quickly as pssible. Hw lng is the review prcess? Anticipated review perid fr fall 2018 is 2 weeks after submissin.