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Thesis Submission Instructions

The deadline for the library submission is 5 p.m. on the Thursday a week prior to graduation.

You can submit any library, personal and department copies after the Graduate College has approved the final version of your dissertation.

Print copies of manuscripts and forms can be dropped off and picked up at the Circulation Desk at the Alkek Library between the hours of 8am and 5pm, Monday - Friday.  Payment must be made at the time the thesis is deposited at the Circulation Desk. Payment can be made in cash, credit card, or check.


Manuscripts may also be mailed to Alkek Library, if necessary.  Please contact Liane Taylor, ltaylor@txstate.edu for assistance.

  

If you submitted to Graduate College online in Vireo:
If you submitted to Graduate College in hardcopy (print):
 

Deliver to the Circulation Desk at the Alkek Library by 5 p.m. on the Thursday a week prior to graduation:

  1. (optional) Personal copies of the thesis to be bound
     
  2. (optional) Copies requested by department to be bound; bound copies will be mailed in 6-8 weeks, see prices below or your department may pay

 

NOTES:

  • Binding fee is approx. $9 per copy; Processing fee is $15 total
     
  •  The Library will create print copies of your thesis for the University Archives and Alkek Library from the electronic version you submitted. You do not need to provide copies and no payment for these copies is necessary

Deliver to the Circulation Desk at the Alkek Library by 5 p.m. on the Thursday a week prior to graduation:

  1. Two print copies of your thesis (one to be housed in the University Archives, and one for Alkek Library); copies must have the original signature page.
     
  2. (optional) Personal copies of the thesis to be bound; bound copies will be mailed in 6-8 weeks, see prices below
     
  3. (optional) Copies requested by department to be bound; see prices below or your department may pay

NOTES:

  • Binding fee is approx. $9 per copy; Processing fee is $15 total
     
  • You must pay for library copies as well as any personal and department copies

 

 

Collation & Formatting Responsibility

It is your responsibility to ensure that copies are collated properly before submitting them to the Library. Bindery does not alter the arrangement, direction, or order of pages.
 

Paper Quality

FOR PERSONAL/DEPARTMENT COPIES: You can choose your own 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. It does not need to be archival quality. Print on one side only with 1 1/2 inch left margin and 1 inch margin for all others.  The copies must be clean, no inked corrections.

FOR LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE COPIES (*HARDCOPY SUBMISSION ONLY*): The entire thesis must be printed on white, 8 1/2 by 11 inch, 20/24 pound bond, archival quality (acid-free), flat-finish paper.  Print on one side only with 1 1/2 inch left margin and 1 inch margin for all others.  The copies must be clean, no inked corrections.
 

Mailing

Only department copies will be held at the Circulation Desk for pick up.  Personal copies will be mailed to the address you provide at the Circulation Desk. Copies will be made in 6-8 weeks, but there may be delays. Please use an address where you can be reached in 6-8 weeks.

 

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding fees or the submission, please contact Liane Taylor, ltaylor@txstate.edu.