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Graduate Center Dissertations

Graduate Center Dissertations and Theses in Academic Works, 2014-present
As of 2014, all Graduate Center dissertations, theses, and capstone projects are posted to CUNY Academic Works. Some are immediately available to read and download, and some become available after an embargo period set by the author.

Graduate Center Retrospective Dissertations, 1965-2013
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Current CUNY students, faculty and staff can log in with their CUNYfirst credentials to access GC dissertations and capstones from 1965-2013. (Pre-2014 master's theses are available only in print).

If you want to move your dissertation or capstone into the publicly accessible CUNY repository, Academic Works, email the GC Dissertation Office at deposit@gc.cuny.edu. Making your dissertation free to the public helps broaden the reach of your scholarship and supports CUNY's mission of public service.
CUNYfirst credentials: used to log into Blackboard, CUNY-wide electronic resources, and other services.

More information about the various CUNY accounts: https://libguides.gc.cuny.edu/cuny_accounts.
Dissertations & Theses @ City University of New York Graduate Center
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ProQuest collection of CUNY dissertations dating back to 1965. Full text available except for embargoed works.

ProQuest Dissertation Express
For anyone without a current GC network userid/pwd, search for CUNY or non-CUNY dissertations here. Order copies in print or PDF formats.

Graduate Center Master's Theses

Master's Theses in CUNY Academic Works: As of 2014, all Graduate Center master's theses appear in the CUNY Academic Works repository. Many are open access, but some are embargoed and will not become available until a future date.
Bound copies of CUNY master's theses and capstone projects are shelved on the library's 2nd floor

Bound Dissertation Colors by Program

Graduate Center print dissertations are shelved by year, alphabetically by author. To facilitate browsing by program, bindings were color coded by program (see chart below). In November 2015 the library ceased archiving print dissertations.

Department	Binding	Lettering
Anthropology	Green	Black
Art History	Black	Gold
Biochemistry	Green	Gold
Biology	Green	Gold
Business (reading copy at Baruch)	Olive to Brown	Black
Chemistry	Green	Gold
Classics	Blue	Gold
Comparative Literature	Blue	Gold
Computer Science	Orange	Black
Criminal Justice (reading copy at John Jay)	Blue	Gold
Earth & Environmental Science	Green	Gold
Economics	Orange	Black
Educational Psychology	Blue	Gold
Engineering (reading copy at City College)	Black	Gold
English	Blue	Gold
French	Blue	Gold
German	Olive to Brown	Black
Hispanic & Luso-Brazilian Literature	Green	Gold
History	Brown	Gold
Linguistics	Light Brown	Black
Music	Blue	Gold
Mathematics	Red	Gold
Nursing	Black	Gold
Philosophy	Blue	Gold
Physics	Burgundy	Gold
Political Science	Red	Gold
Psychology	Blue	Gold
Public Health	Black	Gold
Sociology & Social Welfare	Gray	Gold
Speech	Light Brown	Black
Theatre	Olive to Brown	Black
Master’s Theses & Capstone Projects	Blue	Gold

Microfilm copies of PhD dissertations from all the programs above are housed in the GC Library.

*Note that print dissertations from some programs are held at libraries located on other CUNY campuses: Business (Baruch), Criminal Justice (John Jay), Engineering (City College).