Adler University Library: Dissertation and Thesis Format Review: After Format Review

Thesis & Dissertation Submission Process

Chicago & Online

When you have no more format corrections to make to your thesis or dissertation, you'll get an email from your format reviewer letting you know the process is complete.
Depending on your program, you will receive a separate email from administrative staff with instructions for uploading your work to ProQuest.
After you've uploaded your thesis or dissertation, ProQuest will send an auto-alert to administrative staff that the work has been uploaded.
Administrative staff will notify your chair and request final approval that the correct version of your work was added to ProQuest. You will be copied on this communication.
When your chair gives final approval, administrative staff will notify the registrar that the degree conferral process can begin. You will be copied on this communication.

Vancouver

When you have no more format corrections to make to your thesis or dissertation, you'll get an email from your format reviewer letting you know the process is complete.
Depending on your program, you will receive a separate email from administrative staff with instructions for uploading your work to ProQuest.
After you've uploaded your thesis or dissertation, ProQuest will send an auto-alert to administrative staff that the work has been uploaded.
Send a PDF of your thesis or dissertation to vanlibrary@adler.edu with a signed copy of the Non-Exclusive Licence Form for your thesis or dissertation to be submitted to Theses Canada.
Administrative staff will notify your chair and request final approval that the correct version of your work was added to ProQuest. You will be copied on this communication.
When your chair gives final approval, your chair will notify the registrar to begin the degree conferral process. You will be copied on this communication.

Where Will My Thesis/Dissertation be Published?

Your dissertation or thesis will be published in the ProQuest database Dissertations and Theses Full Text: The Sciences and Engineering Collection.

Adler University, and most other universities, only provide off-campus access to library databases to currently enrolled students. Our licenses don't allow us to provide access to alumni.

You can still access your dissertation or thesis as it appears in the ProQuest dissertation database after graduation. Email disspub@proquest.com and ProQuest will provide you with a preview link and a PDF download at no cost.

Your work will show up in Google Scholar several months after publication with ProQuest. That will provide access to a preview page which will include the title page, abstract, table of contents, and a portion of the first chapter.

For Vancouver campus students, your work will also be published in Canada's national thesis and dissertation repository, Theses Canada.

Dissertation Databases:

Dissertations & Theses @ Adler University

Full-text of dissertations and theses of Adler University students.
Dissertations & Theses Full Text: The Sciences and Engineering Collection

Indexes dissertations across science & engineering. Full Text dissertations are archived as submitted by the degree-granting institution.
Theses Canada

An online repository of theses & dissertations written at Canadian institutions. Contains Vancouver campus theses & dissertations from 2023 onward.