Digital Submission Requirement
Format Guidelines
Theses, reports, dissertations, and treatises must follow the Graduate School Format Guidelines for Dissertations, Treatises, Theses, and Reports.
Templates
The Graduate School offers Microsoft Word templates to assist you in formatting your thesis or dissertation.
Please review the user guidelines before using the templates.
*For scientific papers, we recommend these resources: LaTex and Overleaf.
Format Help
There are multiple resources to help students with the writing and formatting of their Dissertations, Treatises, Theses and Reports.
Format Check
A format check is recommended before you submit your completed work.
Writing Center
The UWC offers programs and consultations to support graduate students.
iThenticate
The Graduate School strongly encourages the use of this tool to check for plagiarism while preparing drafts of your report, thesis or dissertation, along with discussion of the results of these reviews with your supervisor.
Submission
Texas Digital Library (TDL)
Thesis and Dissertation Submission
Graduating students are required to publish their thesis, report, dissertation or treatise digitally by uploading it to TDL.
- Students must upload their thesis/dissertation to TDL as a single PDF for required digital publication.
- All necessary permissions for any third-party content must be secured before submission.
- Submissions must be complete and accurate at the time of upload.
- No revisions are allowed after submission, except those required by the Graduate Dean.
*If you need technical support with your TDL submission, please contact their Help Desk.
Embargo Requests (Delay in Publication)
UT Austin requires that all theses, reports, treatises and dissertations are submitted electronically and made publicly available through the Texas Digital Library (TDL). In some cases, students may request an embargo (delay in publication) so that their work is not released immediately. Review the policy and forms.