Thesis/Dissertation Submission Procedures

Students in the Master of Science (MS) and doctoral (PhD) programs at Carnegie Mellon Architecture must complete the following steps to be certified for their degree:

  • Download and complete the Dissertation and Thesis Repository Submission Checklist.
  • Name the completed checklist document using the following naming convention: AndrewID_Checklist_Department_Year
  • Name the approved thesis/dissertation document using the following naming convention: AndrewID_DegreeType_Department_Year
  • Email these two files as PDF attachments to Alison Petrucci, Graduate Academic Advisor; your thesis/dissertation advisor; and your program’s Track Chair (if that person is different than your advisor) prior to the Final Grades deadline.

The thesis/dissertation document should include the committee members’ signatures page.

Download the Thesis/Dissertation Signatures Page Template

Please contact your track chair or the graduate coordinator with any questions.