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Theses & Dissertations (ETD)

A guide to accessing and writing theses and dissertations at Nelson University in Waxahachie, Texas.

Introduction

Congratulations on completing your thesis or doctoral project! 

Now that you have finished and received final approval for your document, there are a few final steps in order to submit your document to TREN, ProQuest, and the library. 

Master's Students

Before following these steps, please review your document for any typos, oversights, or formatting errors. All documents submitted through this process will be treated as the final version for printing and/or uploading into the library catalog. You are responsible for submitting a fully-edited document.

Students are responsible for the following steps:

  1. Embed your fonts into your Word document (optional)
  2. Convert your document to PDF (recommended)
  3. Sign and complete the Library Electronic Distribution form (below)
    • Upload your thesis as part of this form

Doctoral Students

Before following these steps, please review your document for any typos, oversights, or formatting errors. All documents submitted through this process will be treated as the final version and passed along to TREN and ProQuest. You are responsible for submitting a fully-edited document.

Students are responsible for the following steps:

  1. Embed your fonts into your Word document
  2. Convert your document to PDF
  1. Upload your PDF to ETDAdmin. Click on Authors and create an account. 
  1. Sign and complete the TREN submission form; return this form to library@nelson.edu

 

  1. Sign and complete the Library Electronic Distribution Permission form (below)

Nelson University Personnel

Either the graduate school or library personnel are responsible for the following steps:

  1. Verify checklist in ETDAdmin
  2. Scan and prepare the signed signature page
  3. Compile the signature page into the student's uploaded PDF
  4. Replace the PDF in ETDAdmin
  5. Assign the ETD to a librarian in ETDAdmin

The library personnel are responsible for the following steps:

  1. Final verification of all steps
  2. Submitting the document to TREN & ProQuest
  3. Printing/binding project for addition to the library collection
  4. Original cataloging for global discovery in OCLC WorldCat