University of Maryland, College Park

Instructions

Welcome to the University of Maryland, College Park ETD Administrator Site.

The ETD Administrator lets graduate authors submit their completed dissertation or thesis to UMI Dissertation Publishing for publishing. There are several steps in the submission process, which the ETD Administrator will walk you through. Your submission will be reviewed by the Graduate School for approval, before it is submitted to UMI Dissertation Publishing.

Before you begin

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

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.
Abstract
Optional Supplementary files (images, sound, etc.) that are an integral part of the dissertation, but not part of the full text.
Advisor and other Committee Member's names.
Subject Category. You must choose one main category from this list. Two optional supplementary subject areas may also be entered.
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 $65.00 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

After your thesis or dissertation has passed all necessary checks, your University of Maryland student account will be charged the required $125 Printing and Archiving fee. You can pay this charge online with the online payment system. Alternatively, you can also mail payment to:

Office of the Bursar
Lee Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Checks or money orders should be made out to "UMCP". Please be sure to include your Student ID Number on your check or money order.

During the submission process, you will have the option to request that ProQuest/UMI file for copyright on your behalf. If you choose this option, there will be an additional $65.00 fee (paid by credit card at the time of initial submission).

If you are earning your doctorate, the Graduate School requires that you complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates, which is available at http://survey.norc.uchicago.edu/doctorate This short online survey is required for the doctoral degree to be awarded.

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