{"id":211,"date":"2017-07-17T21:02:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T04:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/graduate-college\/?page_id=211"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:42:14","slug":"thesis-and-dissertation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-graduate-professional-studies\/thesis-and-dissertation\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis and Dissertation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graduate Thesis and Dissertation<\/h1>\n\n
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Contact the NAU Office of Graduate & Professional Studies<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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ETD​@nau.edu<\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n
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928-523-8254<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

ETD Important Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Create ProQuest account <\/a><\/p>\n

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Masters Steps to Success<\/a><\/p>\n

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Doctoral Pathway<\/a><\/p>\n

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Format Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n

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Journal Format Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n

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All NAU theses and dissertations are published electronically through ProQuest<\/a>.\u00a0The Office of Graduate & Professional Studies partners with Cline Library to make all NAU theses and dissertations accessible through our institutional repository.<\/a><\/p>\n

Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) Deadlines<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Date<\/th>Summer 2026 Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
07\/21\/2026<\/td>Last day to hold a dissertation defense.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07\/28\/2026<\/td>Last day to hold a thesis defense.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08\/04\/2026<\/td>Students must upload the final version of their thesis or dissertation to ProQuest by the term deadline.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Date<\/th>Fall 2026 Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
11\/25\/2026<\/td>Last day to hold a dissertation defense.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/04\/2026<\/td>Last day to hold a thesis defense.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/11\/2026<\/td>Students must upload the final version of their thesis or dissertation to ProQuest by the term deadline.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Date<\/th>Spring 2027 Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
04\/23\/2027<\/td>Last day to hold a dissertation defense.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/30\/2027<\/td>Last day to hold a thesis defense.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05\/07\/2027<\/td>Students must upload the final version of their thesis or dissertation to ProQuest by the term deadline.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

*Please note that final\u00a0submission deadlines are not flexible; students who upload their thesis or dissertation to ProQuest<\/a> after 11:59pm MST on the term deadline will not be approved for the term conferral date.<\/p>\n

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*Students currently enrolled in 699 or 799 who plan to defend this semester will be required to complete this zero-credit course to fulfill their NAU format check requirement.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n