Dissertations & Theses: Writing & Submitting ETDs

Congratulations! You have completed all required courses and will now focus your attention on writing and defending your research. Remember: THIS IS A PROCESS! And a process takes time. So take your time and do a job well done.

• Follow the advice of your committee
• Ask questions
• Create a timeline for yourself
• Know the ETD guidelines
• Use the most recent citation style manual for your discipline

 Need help conducting literature searches? Contact your library liaison.

 Resources Needed to Complete the Process

• ETD Tutorial - Setup Account & Upload Document
• ETD Student Manual
• ETD Submission Site
• ETD Template
  • Page Numbers - Bottom  Center on Page
  • Page Numbers - Top Right on Page
• Academic Calendars (Defense, Format Review, and Final Submission Deadlines)
• APA 7th Ed (What's new)
• Citation Generator (Free)

 Note: The ETD (stands for Electronic Thesis and Dissertation) is an electronic version of your thesis or dissertation. The thesis or dissertation is written using MS Word and is automatically converted to PDF once uploaded to Georgia Southern Commons. Electronic means the PDF document will be made available online via the library’s catalog and Georgia Southern Commons with the author’s permission. ETDs are searchable by author (student’s name) or title. Dissertations in print format (pre-2003) are available for checkout and are also searchable in the library catalog but are not available online in fulltext.