This workshop covers the submission process for format review and demonstrates how to use automated templates to format MSU theses and dissertations to requirements set forth in the "Standards for ...

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Thesis and Dissertation Guide Updated on September 3, 2025 Congratulations on making it to these final steps of your degree! This guide provides information about ...

What makes a good introduction for a dissertation? Graduate students practice critiquing one another’s thesis chapters, but they rarely read the introductions — usually because those are ...

How to Write an Abstract for Your Thesis or Dissertation What is an Abstract? The abstract is an important component of your thesis. Presented at the beginning of the thesis, it is likely the first ...

Please review these frequently asked questions about the thesis and dissertation submission process.

Answers to your Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Electronic Thesis/Dissertation submission.

At this point, you will be able to log-in to your Plan of Study portal and find the link to submit your thesis to HammerRR. After you've created a profile and have uploaded your ETD, a staff member of ...

Accepted dissertation, thesis, or report: a dissertation, thesis, or report that has been accepted for formatting by the Graduate School. This may include documents that have not yet been submitted to ...

Sponsored by MSU Libraries, this free online workshop covers the submission process for format review and ADA Web-accessibility requirements, and demonstrates how to use automated templates to format ...