ETD
Electronic Theses/Dissertations (ETD)
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Official TTU Thesis/Dissertation Submissions
The Graduate School no longer requires that students submit a paper copy of their theses or dissertations as their official copy. Official copies are now received electronically as ETDs.
Electronic Document
An Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) is the document that represents the final project of a graduate student. An electronic thesis/dissertation is formatted like a paper thesis or dissertation; it contains figures, tables, footnotes, and references. It has a title page with the author’s name, the official name of the university, the degree conferred, and the names of the committee members. However, the document is submitted as an electronic PDF (portable document format) file instead of as a paper print out.
Formatting
ETD documents must be prepared in accordance with the Graduate School formatting guidelines for theses and dissertations. These guidelines are explained in the Thesis/Dissertation Manual. Please be careful when using existing templates you may have received from colleagues. Many templates do not have the correct formatting. Always check final documents prepared with templates against the published manual.
ETD Signature Form
Before the ETD submission of your final draft can be approved, the Graduate School must have your completed and signed ETD Signature Form on file.
Check the posted Deadlines for the dates when ETD Signature Forms must be submitted by during your graduating semester.
PDF Review Draft
Once you have made all committee recommended edits to your thesis/dissertation and have formatted it according to the Graduate School guidelines, upload a Review Copy of your document in PDF format to your ETD account.
Check the posted Deadlines for the date that review drafts must be submitted by during your graduating semester.
Name your review document as follows: LastName_FirstName_Thesis(or Diss)Review.pdf
The thesis coordinator or dissertation supervisor will review your draft and send it back to you with any necessary corrections marked.
Integrity Review of Draft
All TTU/TTUHSC theses and dissertations are submitted to review with turnitin.com for academic integrity. For more information about the Graduate School policy concerning turnitin.com, please see Integrity Review Process.
Official Final PDF Document
Once you have made the required formatting corrections, delete the draft copy from your ETD account and upload the Final Copy, naming it as follows: LastName_FirstName_Thesis(orDiss).pdf
Check the posted Deadlines for the date that Final Copies must be submitted by during your graduating semester.
The thesis coordinator/dissertation supervisor will review the document again and:
- If there are still further corrections to make, a note will be made on your ETD account and the system will automatically send you an email informing you that there are further corrections to be made
- If there are no corrections needed, the document will be approved and
the system will automatically send you an email verifying the approval and give you
the web address for the site where the approved document can then be viewed.
Documents CANNOT be edited once they have been approved.
MM and DMA Student Submissions
MM and DMA students must also create an ETD account and upload PDF versions of their performance programs. More information . . .
ETD Submission
NOTE: Some files are stored in Adobe PDF format. 
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