Dissertation Policy

Doctoral dissertations are original contributions to scholarship. As a condition for receipt of the doctorate, all students are required to submit their dissertations to Knowledge@UChicago, the University’s open access repository. If a dissertation includes copyrighted material beyond fair use, the author must obtain permission from the holder of the copyright.

All dissertations must follow the instructions provided in the University-Wide Requirements for the Ph.D. Dissertation, available from the Dissertation Office on the first floor of the Joseph Regenstein Library in the Center for Digital Scholarship.

More information on dissertation requirements can be found within the Student Manual.

Dissertation Office

The Dissertation Office provides information on the University’s dissertation policies.  The Office helps doctoral students understand dissertation formatting and publication requirements, and assists with the submission process.  The Office supports graduate program administrators as they manage dissertation submissions and departmental approval, and audits completed dissertation submissions to ensure they meet University requirements. They also coordinate dissertation publishing and embargoes with ProQuest and with Knowledge@UChicago.