Submission Checklist

Before you submit your disquisition, make sure that you have submitted all of the required paperwork and that your document meets all the requirements for submission. For more information, see the steps on the Preparing for Graduation page and the checklist below.

If you’ve completed your pre-submission requirements, reviewed your PDF, and completed the submission checklist, head to the Submission Portal at the bottom of this page to submit your disquisition and begin your format review.

As a land-grant institution, North Dakota State University’s tradition and mission includes sharing research with others. By publishing your disquisition once it’s approved, you establish your copyright ownership of your work. A published disquisition can be cited by other researchers, and making your work available to others can promote contact with other researchers within and across disciplines.

All disquisitions are available on the NDSU Institutional Repository after they have been published. Theses and dissertations published through ProQuest are also available on Google Scholar, Web of Science, ProQuest itself, and NDLTD.

Pre-submission Paperwork

Have I submitted all of the pre-submission paperwork?
Have I paid the disquisition processing fees?
Am I aware of the deadlines for submission?

Necessary Inclusions

Have I included all of the required sections in my disquisition?
Have I included the Copy 2 version of the Disquisition Approval page? Is all of the required information typed into the form?
Is my Abstract the appropriate length?
Have I included all of the optional pages (Acknowledgments, Dedication, or Preface) that I want?
Have I included all the appropriate List of Tables, List of Figures, List of Schemes, or other material (if I use them)? Are all the entries and page numbers correct?
Do I need one or more appendices for additional material?
If I included appendix material, have I included all necessary lists of appendix material after the Table of Contents?
Are the sections in the correct order?

General Appearance

Do all my pages use 1-inch margins on all sides? Does all of my content, including tables, figures, and non-text items, fit inside of those 1-inch margins?
Are all my paragraphs formatted correctly and consistently, including the use of line spacing and indentation?
Are there any blank lines creating extra line spacing between content that I can remove, such as before and after non-text items?
Are all my pages numbered correctly?
Is my document printed without markup or comments enabled?

Proofreading

Are all my headings correct and consistent throughout the disquisition? Do my headings have a consistent amount line spacing above and below them?
Are all my tables, figures, schemes, etc. correct and consistent, following the style manual of my discipline? Do the titles and notes for these items appear on the same page as the items?
Are my citations accurate, complete, and formatted consistently, according to the style manual of my discipline?
Are my Title page and Disquisition Approval pages correct?
Do all the headings in the Table of Contents match up with the headings in the chapters, including phrasing and capitalization? Does every heading have the correct page number?

Preparing to Submit

Have I converted my document into a single .pdf file? When I open the .pdf file, does everything display correctly?
Have I completed all the other requirements for submission?

Submit your disquisition