Disquisitions

As you prepare to graduate, you will be completing and defending your disquisition, filing forms with the Graduate School, and submitting your disquisition for format review. The disquisition review process involves making sure that necessary steps are completed for graduation and that your disquisition meets certain requirements in formatting and construction, to ensure a high standard of quality in the disquisitions that are published from NDSU.

Before you submit your disquisition to the Graduate School, check that your pre-submission requirements are met and that your disquisition meets the formatting and construction requirements set out in these guidelines. Microsoft Word templates are available for you to use. Once you submit your disquisition, the disquisition coordinator will review it based on the formatting standards in this document and will send you a memo with any required changes.

Key Dates

Summer 2025 Deadlines
July 11 Post-Defense Submission for Format Review
August 8

Final Degree Clearance Deadline

Deadline to Apply for Graduation

August 15 Graduation Fee due in Campus Connection (Plan C students only)
Fall 2025 Deadlines
October 15 Fall Graduation Application Due
November 21 Post-Defense Submission for Format Review
December 19

Final Degree Clearance Deadline

Commencement

December 31 Graduation Fee due in Campus Connection (Plan C students only)
Spring 2026 Deadlines
March 16 Spring/Summer Graduation Application Due
April 17 Post-Defense Submission for Format Review
May 15 Final Degree Clearance Deadline
May 16 Commencement
May 30 Graduation Fee due in Campus Connection (Plan C students only)

Disquisition Site Map

Preparing to Graduate
Graduate School PoliciesPre-submission RequirementsSubmission ChecklistGuidelines & Templates
Formatting Wiki
General Requirements Font • Headings • Page Numbers • Line Spacing
Prefatory Material Title Page • Disquisition Approval Page • Table of Contents • Prefatory Lists
Disquisition Body Tables, Figures, Schemes, etc. • Bulleted & Numbered Lists • Equations • References / Citations
Appendices Using Appendices • Tables, Figures, Schemes, etc. in Appendices