Welcome to the University of Minnesota, Graduate School 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

    Important Instructions from the University of Minnesota Graduate School
  • University of Minnesota graduate students must choose Traditional (TR-1) Immediate Release Publishing option.
  • ALL embargo (dissertation hold) requests must be processed through the U of MN Graduate School directly(see contact information below).
  • For information regarding University copyright information please visit http://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/.

    • The Graduate School Contact Information: gsdoc@umn.edu

Before you begin, please read the Guidelines for Students (Doctoral Students; Masters Students) , and 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 $65.00 fee payable via credit card during the online submission process.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

The standard UMI Publishing fee for archiving Doctoral Dissertations is $75, or $65 for Masters Theses.

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 payable by check or money order after completing the online submission. After completing your online submission, please deliver the check or money order (payable to "University of Minnesota") along with the signed abstract and signature page to:

Graduate Student Services and Progress
316 Johnston Hall
101 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

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

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