Published March 03, 2015
Beginning March 16, ULM’s Graduate School will launch an initiative allowing submission
of student theses and dissertations electronically, beginning with the Marriage and
Family Therapy and the Doctorate of Education graduate programs.
All Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) will be managed by ProQuest, a Michigan-based
global information-content company.
The process is aimed at boosting efficiency in submitting graduate work. Goals include
saving both money and time for students, as well as generating cost savings and ensuring
consistency for the ULM Graduate School and Library.
Once a student sets up a free account, he or she is ready to begin the submission
process that should take, on average, less than an hour to complete.
ULM’s ETD system will be managed by Melissa Thorpe, who will provide consistency in
the submission process and maintain compliance with Graduate School policies.
All necessary forms, policies and checklists will be embedded in the ETD system to
enhance the process and workflow.
By Fall 2015, all graduate programs will use the ETD format for submitting theses
and dissertations.
For more information, please visit www.ulm.edu/gradschool.
