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:
*If using LaTeX or a similar program and a PDF is the output, then students can mention that and submit a PDF instead of a Word document.
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 Kuali forms should be submitted online when the T/D is submitted to SGS:
*If using LaTeX or a similar program and a PDF is the output, then students can mention that and submit a PDF instead of a Word document.
SGS will complete an initial review of the T/D document, providing the student with requested revisions. Immediately following the T/D defense, the primary advisor/committee chair should initiate the online Kuali forms for the T/D defense results (due within 48 hours of the defense from the entire committee) and the committee approvals of the final written document (due before the student can upload to ProQuest). Any additional assessment forms needed by an individual department will not be included in this process.
After the SGS receives the required Kuali online committee forms and a student submits their final T/D via email, the SGS completes a final format check. Next, the SGS will provide the student with instructions on how to submit their T/D as a PDF to UMKC’s Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Administrator ProQuest. After acceptance in ProQuest, full-text versions will be available through MOspace, a digital institutional repository of the University of Missouri System.
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.
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.
The deadlines listed below for theses/dissertations are also downloadable as a PDF.
Spring 2025 | Summer 2025 | Fall 2025 | Spring 2026 | |
Registrar's deadline to submit application for graduation | Monday, March 31, 2025 | Monday, June 30, 2025 | Friday, October 31, 2025 | Tuesday, March 31, 2026 |
Deadline to submit T/D to SGS for initial format review2 | Monday, March 31, 2025 | Monday, June 30, 2025 | Monday, October 27, 2025 | Monday, March 30, 2026 |
Deadline for completing T/D defense | Friday, May 16, 2025 | Friday, July 25, 2025 | Friday, December 19, 2025 | Friday, May 15, 2026 |
Deadline to submit final T/D to SGS for final format review3 & committee chair submit T/D paperwork to SGS | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | Tuesday, December 23, 20254 | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 |
Deadline to upload T/D to ProQuest | Friday, May 30, 2025 | Monday, August 4, 2025 | Friday, January 2, 20264 | Friday, May 29, 2026 |