Below is a list of links useful throughout the formatting and submission process. These are intended to serve as a reference or supplement to the material provided by following the instructions on the Overview page.
Forms and Files
GS7 - the form on which your advisor and committee indicate that you have successfully completed your final comprehensive exam and have successfully defended your thesis or dissertation (when a thesis or dissertation is required).
Tab/Ellipses Leader Instructions - gives the step-by-step process for properly formatting ellipses in your Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, etc.
Final Checklist - a condensed version of the formatting instructions available for download.
ProQuest/UMI Site Instructions - explains how to go about setting up your account, converting your manuscript to a PDF and uploading it to ProQuest/UMI.
Process Steps
Defend - information about the process surrounding your defense.
Format - detailed instructions about the formatting requirements for manuscript submissions.
Convert - explanation of how to convert your manuscript to a PDF file and resources that allow you to do so.
Upload - information about the uploading process.
Survey of Earned Doctorates - (For PhD students only) instructions about—and a link to—the Survey of Earned Doctorates that should be filled out prior to graduation.
Materials for Printing
Important Dates and Review Process - Color - two handouts summarizing the new manuscript submission and review process as well as the dates pertinent to December 2008 candidates.
Important Dates and Review Process - Black and White - two handouts summarizing the new manuscript submission and review process as well as the dates pertinent to December 2008 candidates.
Website Cards - cards directing students and faculty to our website. Print and leave in a high-traffic area for students and/or faculty members to pick up and keep.
Other Resources
Deadlines - a chart of all of the deadlines for the current academic semester.
FAQs - answers to the most commonly asked questions about the formatting and submission process.
Formatting Template - a thesis/dissertation template in Word format available for download.
Title Page Template - a thesis/dissertation title page template in Word format available for download.
ProQuest/UMI site - link to the website where you will upload your manuscript.
Theses and Dissertations online - link to the website where your manuscript will be posted by Clemson University a few weeks after your graduation.
Typists - a list of individuals familiar with the formatting guidelines that can type your manuscript for you. Prices vary.
Campus Map - shows the layout of campus. The Manuscript Review Office is located in E-106 Martin Hall.
