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Deadlines for this and the following two semesters are found on the Current ETD Deadlines page of the ETD Resource Center.

If you do not meet the Submission deadline, you will be required to submit the ETD and all supporting documents the following semester. This means that you will become a graduate of that following semester and will be required to register for at least 2 credit hours of Thesis (6971) or Dissertation (7980), ETD Registration, and also submit the Online Graduate Degree Graduation Application via Student Self-Service (formerly OASIS) again.

While it is important to meet the necessary deadlines, we do understand that emergencies arise, and we do try to be as accommodating as possible. If you have a specific reason for needing an extension, your Major Professor will need to send an email to Dr. Ruth Bahr requesting an ETD Submission Extension Form.

Once completed and signed, the Major Professor will email the completed form to Dr. Ruth Bahr which she will review and make a decision on a possible extension. We review these on a case-by-case basis, and we do not guarantee that your request will be approved – so be sure to send as early in the semester as possible.

The Final Clearance Deadline is the date by which all revised ETDs must be approved by the Office of Graduate Studies. This is not the last date to submit the revised ETD - the reviewers need time to review and approve before the commencement ceremony.

Yes. Students must be registered for a minimum of 2 credit hours in Thesis (6971) or Dissertation (7980).

If you have already submitted your ETD and received final approval, you are not required to continue to register for thesis/dissertation hours; however, you must be registered for graduate hours through your semester of graduation.

Yes. Even if you have met your requirement in thesis/dissertation hours, you must be registered for a minimum of two (2) thesis/dissertation hours each semester after you begin working on your thesis or dissertation through the final semester in which your ETD has been submitted to and approved by the Office of Graduate Studies.

Please email grad-etdmail@usf.edu with the information if you have already registered for ETD. This must be updated.

The workshops provide critical information regarding the entire ETD process including a review of deadlines and submission requirements, student and faculty responsibilities, basic formatting instructions using Microsoft Word, tips on time management, writing strategies, and a overview of each section of the manuscript. ETD Workshops are offered each semester. The schedule of upcoming ETD Workshops is posted on the ETD Workshops and Help Sessions page.

All thesis master's and doctoral students are required to attend an on-campus ETD Workshop the semester prior to graduation. However, if you are not on campus, you can do the online option - review the Understanding the ETD Process tutorial and the ETD Resource Center website in the semester prior to graduation to fulfill this requirement. Information and instructions regarding both the in-person and online workshops can be found on the ETD Workshops and Help Sessions page.

In order for the student to receive the greatest benefit from the workshops, students are expected to complete the workshop the semester PRIOR TO the semester of graduation.

No, once you attend a workshop or complete the online ETD tutorial you have fulfilled the workshop requirement, however, students should thoroughly review the ETD formatting tutorials and deadlines to assure that modifications have not been added.