T/D Format Review, Certification, and Submission Approval Process

All graduate students are required to submit electronic Microsoft Word copies of their T/D to the School of Graduate Studies for format review by the posted deadlines shown below. The following forms should be submitted to the SGS with the T/D:

• Preliminary Approval by Supervisory Committee Chair (revised 2025)
• MOspace License Agreement
• Thesis-Dissertation Delayed Release (Embargo) Form (optional)

After the review and certification process is complete, which includes the SGS receiving completed T/D report of results/final evaluation forms from supervisory committee chairs, then students will be given instructions on how to submit their T/D as a PDF to UMKC’s Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Administrator ProQuest. After submission to ProQuest, full-text versions will be available through MOspace, a digital institutional repository of the University of Missouri System.

• Submitting your Thesis or Dissertation for Review

UMKC Formatting Guidelines

The “University of Missouri-Kansas City Guide to Formatting Theses and Dissertations” is the main document resource for formatting guidance. The formatting guide was revised in January 2025.

UMKC Formatting Resources

• T-D Format Guide (revised 2025)
• T-D Format Checklist (revised 2025)
• T-D Guide Citation Styles (new 2025)
• T-D Template (2025) available - email Sarah Beach to receive a copy

Formatting Guidance Workshops

Formatting guidance workshops are typically held each Fall and Spring semester for students who are ready to start, or are already, working on their T/D. Attendance at a workshop is highly encouraged.

• Workshop: Tues., February 11, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Atterbury Student Success Center 237 and via Zoom
• Workshop (Repeated): Thursday, February 13, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Atterbury Student Success Center 237 and via Zoom
• A recording from February 8, 2025, of a presentation of the workshop material

The deadlines listed below for theses/dissertations are also downloadable as a PDF.

¹All SGS T/D deadlines are by 5:00 pm Central Time.

²Preference for students to submit initial T/D Word file 2-3 weeks before defense or by the date listed in the table - whichever comes first.

³Preference for students to submit final T/D Word file within 2-3 weeks after defense or by the date listed in the table - whichever comes first.

⁴UMKC is closed for Winter Break December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026.

Thesis/Dissertation Forms

• Preliminary Approval by Supervisory Committee Chair (Revised 2025)
• MOspace License Agreement
• Thesis-Dissertation Delayed Release (Embargo) Form (Optional)

Thesis Forms

• Master’s Thesis Final Report/Evaluation form

Dissertation Forms (non-interdisciplinary Ph.D.)

• Doctoral Dissertation Final Report/Evaluation form

Dissertation Forms (Interdisciplinary Ph.D.)

• Report of Results of Final Dissertation for Ph.D. students in the interdisciplinary program
• Doctoral Dissertation Final Evaluation form (for Ph.D. students in the interdisciplinary program)

Additional Resources

• UMKC Office of Research Services
  • Research Compliance Office (IACUC, IBC, IRB, RSC, HIPAA)
• UMKC Libraries
  • • Graduate Writing Resources
    • Copyright Quick Guide
      • Email questions to a team of UMKC librarians: copyright@umkc.edu 
    • Citation Rules & Tools
• UMKC Graduate Writing Initiative (Consultations, Events, Groups, Resources)
• MOspace Institutional Repository
  • View Recent UMKC Theses and Dissertations on MOSpace
  • Digital library of UMKC theses and dissertations
• Information from ProQuest on publishing your T/D
• UMKC ETD Administrator (ProQuest Upload Link) – Warning! Papers uploaded to ProQuest before being SGS review will be deleted from the system.