Electronic thesis and dissertation
The VCU Graduate School Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Manual serves as a guide for the preparation of graduate theses and dissertations for graduate students in all programs within the university. Electronic theses and dissertations make VCU student research and creativity available online as full-text documents and multimedia presentations for use by the university community and others involved in research.
The thesis and dissertation manual provides a general set of guidelines approved by the University Graduate Council. However, the student's thesis or dissertation committee is the final arbiter concerning the thesis or dissertation's final acceptability. The committee's responsibility includes approving style and format as well as technical and professional competency.
It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with all rules and procedures applicable to thesis/dissertation preparation and final committee approval. Students must follow the regulations of thesis and dissertation examinations as outlined in the VCU Graduate Bulletin.
Preparing to defend your thesis or dissertation?
Refer to the VCU Graduate School Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Manual for mandatory components of the ETD submission.
- ETD checklist
- ETD sample templates
- VCU Scholars Compass
- Survey of earned doctorates
- Academic calendar
Effective Fall 2023, students have the option to embargo their thesis/dissertation for 2 years.
Ready to submit your Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) form?
Follow these guidelines to view and submit your ETD form using DocuSign. If you do not follow these procedures correctly, it could delay the awarding of your degree.
DocuSign form school deans/designees
The school deans/designees are as follows:
- College of Engineering: Dr. Gary Tepper, gradengr@vcu.edu
- College of Health Professions: Dr. Alena Hampton, achampton@vcu.edu
- College of Humanities & Sciences: Dr. D'Arcy Mays, chsgraddean@vcu.edu
- Psychology students- For program director, list Dr. Teri Sullivan, GradDirPSYC@vcu.edu
- School of the Arts: Cynthia Myron, myroncj@vcu.edu
- School of Business:
- For ETD or Degree Candidacy forms: Dr. Mayoor Mohan, mmohan@vcu.edu
- School of Dentistry: Dr. Oonagh Loughran, oloughran@vcu.edu
- School of Education: Dr. Luciana de Oliveira, deoliveiral@vcu.edu
- School of Medicine:
- For ETD Forms: Dr. Michael Grotewiel, michael.grotewiel@vcuhealth.org
- For Degree Candidacy Forms: Harold Greenwald, haroldg@vcu.edu
- School of Nursing: Dr. Terri Jones, tjones69@vcu.edu
- School of Pharmacy: Dr. Mary Peace McRae, mpmcrae@vcu.edu
- Pharmaceutical Engineering students-program director designee is Geri Youngblood, glyoungblood@vcu.edu
- School of Public Health: Dr. Kellie Carlyle, kecarlyle@vcu.edu
- School of Social Work: Dr. Stevara Haley Clark, clarksh3@vcu.edu
- Wilder School: Dr. RaJade Berry-James, berryjamesr@vcu.edu