Resources for Your Thesis, Doctoral Scholarly Project or Dissertation 

The links below provide information about every aspect of the thesis, doctoral scholarly project or dissertation process — from naming your document to hiring a typist, editor or transcriptionist.

Manuals

• Doctoral Dissertation and Doctoral Scholarly Project (PDF)
• Master’s Thesis and Creative Project Format (PDF)

Web Pages

• Citation check for APA style (this is a non-UNC website)
• Filing your thesis, doctoral scholarly project or dissertation
• Hiring a typist, editor or transcriptionist
• Thesis, doctoral scholarly project and dissertation checklist

Forms and Other Information

Tips for the Successful Completion of PDF Forms

• Please do not print, hand write/sign forms or use DocuSign or AdobeSign. This removes the digital completion components.
• Download PDF documents and save them. Open with Adobe Acrobat to complete forms. Do not fill out forms in a browser or Mac Preview.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for free at the Adobe website.
• All faculty need to sign using Adobe Verified Signatures on the same form. (Follow in-app prompts to set up faculty signatures.) Save after each person signs.

• Current Heading Formats:
  • American Psychology Association
  • American Sociological Association
  • Chicago/Turabian
  • Earth Sciences
  • Modern Languages Association
• Deadlines for Graduation, including deadlines for Thesis, Doctoral Scholarly Project and Dissertation
• Digital UNC ETD Approval
• Dissertation proposal process and title signature page (PDF)
• Processing Form (PDF)
• Proposal Title Signature Page
• Questions students should ask when hiring a typist (PDF)
• Survey of Earned Doctorates:
  • Confidentiality brochure (PDF)
  • Doctoral survey
  • Purpose and use brochure (PDF)
• Verification of research subject compliance (PDF)