Instructions

Welcome to the University at Buffalo/SUNY Graduate School Dissertation/Thesis Submission Site.

This submission process is intended for a completed Dissertation/Thesis. This submission process will collect the information necessary to deliver your manuscript to ProQuest/UMI. The information you provide will be forwarded first to the The Graduate School administrator for approval.

Payment for your electronic submission

Electronic submission of your thesis/dissertation comes with a mandatory cataloging fee. The doctoral dissertation cataloging fee is $72; Master's thesis cataloging fee is $60; and the optional copyright filing fee is an additional $70.00. To make an informed decision about whether or not to copyright your work, consult with your academic advisor. Read more here for more information about copyrighting issues.

Since you must make your e-submission payment directly to the Graduate School at UB, you also need to submit UB's Catalog and Billing Form to facilitate this process. You may submit this form together with a personal check made out to SUNY@Buffalo and mail or drop it off in 408 Capen Hall. Alternatively, you may opt to fill-out and submit the form with no payment, which will result in the Student Response Center posting these fee charges to your UB student account.

Before you begin

Before you begin, please be sure that you have the following:

  1. Full text of the dissertation/thesis in PDF format. This must be one file. If your manuscript is in Word or RTF format, you may convert it to PDF format here before submitting. For tips on creating PDF files, see the PDF Help Center.
  2. Abstract
  3. Optional Supplementary files (images, sound, etc.) that are an integral part of the dissertation, but not part of the full text.
  4. Advisor and other Committee Member's names.
  5. Subject Category. You must choose one main category from this list. Two optional supplementary subject areas may also be entered.
  6. Keywords (optional; up to six)

No part of the submission is registered until you click the final Submit button.

Optional Services

Open Access Publishing: ProQuest CSA's UMI Dissertation Publishing now provides an option for publishing your graduate work on an open access basis. For an additional $95 fee, we will make your graduate work available online free of charge. Read more about open access.

Copyright Registration: During the submission process, you will have the option to request that UMI Dissertation Publishing files for copyright on your behalf. If you choose this option, there will be an additional $70.00 fee. Read more about copyright registration.

Copies of Your Graduate Work: At the end of the submission process, you will also have the option to purchase one or more printed copies of your completed work.

If you have any questions, please contact the Graduate School.

Fees

A standard UMI Publishing fee of $72.00 for the archiving of the dissertation, or $60.00 for a thesis, is applied to all submissions.

During the submission process, you will have the option to request that ProQuest/UMI file for copyright on your behalf. If you chose this option, there will be an additional $70.00 fee.

  • For doctoral students who wish to file copyright, the total cost is: $142.00 ($72.00 + $70.00)
  • For masters students who wish to file copyright, the total cost is: $130.00 ($60.00 + $70.00)

Acceptable payment methods:

  • Personal Check (please make check payable to SUNY@Buffalo)
  • Charge your UB student account

If paying by check or charging your student account, please fill out this form and mail it to or drop it off at:

The Graduate School
408 Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-1608



If you have any questions, please contact the The Graduate School.