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 | |
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July 11 | Post-Defense Submission for Format Review |
August 8 | |
August 15 | Graduation Fee due in Campus Connection (Plan C students only) |
Fall 2025 Deadlines | |
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October 15 | Fall Graduation Application Due |
November 21 | Post-Defense Submission for Format Review |
December 19 | |
December 31 | Graduation Fee due in Campus Connection (Plan C students only) |
Spring 2026 Deadlines | |
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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) |
Formatting Wiki Quick Links
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Disquisition Site Map |
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Preparing to Graduate |
Graduate School Policies • Pre-submission Requirements • Submission Checklist • Guidelines & 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 |