Dissertations and Thesis

Students completing a thesis or dissertation must follow the process below to submit their manuscript in ScholarWorks.  In addition, the Graduate School must receive a Thesis/Dissertation Approval Form signed by all committee members and graduate coordinator. Review the list of Graduate Faculty to confirm your committee are listed.

Thesis and Dissertation Manual

This document provides:

1. The current requirements
2. Procedures for submitting your manuscript.

A new version is published each year. Students are required to meet the format requirements in effect the semester that they will graduate.

Download the Thesis and Dissertation Manual (PDF format) Updated 10.19.2022

Thesis and Dissertation Presentation (PDF format) Presented 10.9.2024

Thesis and Dissertation Workshop October 9, 2024 video

UNO Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD Collection)

The Graduate School at the University of New Orleans began accepting electronic versions of Theses and Dissertations in 2001. The collection of over 2,800 manuscripts is housed with ScholarWorks@UNO, institutional repository for the University of New Orleans.

If you would like to access a manuscript you may go to:

The UNO Thesis & Dissertation Collection portal (http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/)

Bound Copies

There is no on-campus service for binding manuscripts. Students seeking a bound copy need to contact a bindery independent of UNO.

Services in the New Orleans area include Walter W. Eckert Binder & Specialty Co. Inc. 941 Lafayette St. New Orleans, 504-525-3545 and National Index Bindery on L&A Road in Metairie, 504-828-7991.

There are also binders who process requests online such as Heckman Bindery in Indiana, www.thesisondemand.com and Houchen Bindery, http://houchenbindery.com/on-demand-printing/.