Research Guides: Dissertations and Theses: Submit

Summer Closure

ATTENTION: The Dissertation Office will be closed July 4-18, 2025. Please plan accordingly if you intend to deposit during the summer break. If you require special accommodation to deposit during this closure, please contact deposit@gc.cuny.edu prior to June 30 to make arrangements.

Any materials submitted online during the closure will be processed on July 21 when the office reopens.

Overview

If you are a Graduate Center student preparing to graduate, review the information on these pages in addition to consulting with your program office for requirements and deadlines.

Library deposit is the final degree requirement for doctoral and master's students. View detailed instructions for deposit using the menu options on the left.

Questions? Contact the Dissertation Office at deposit@gc.cuny.edu.

Ready to upload?

Have you read the complete deposit procedures and are ready to upload now? Use the direct links below to begin your online submission.

CUNY Academic Works
All graduates submit here. Create an account using your permanent email address (one you will access after graduation), then return to this guide and click the CUNY Academic Works link on this page.

ProQuest
Only doctoral dissertations are submitted to ProQuest (in addition to CUNY Academic Works). Master's students and doctoral capstone projects do not submit to ProQuest.

The library will review your submission and notify you if corrections are required within 2-3 business days.

Personal Print Copies

The library no longer archives dissertations and theses in print. The PDF you submit online is added to our collection in CUNY Academic Works. However, if you would like a personal bound copy for your own use, the same bindery that produced the library's print dissertations and theses offers a "thesis on demand" service:

AcmeBinding Thesis on Demand

Simply upload your PDF and select your color, materials, and other preferences to have a personal copy printed, bound, and delivered to you or your department. You may also consult the Graduate Center's dissertation color scheme, which was based on degree program.

ProQuest also offers personal bound copies for sale as part of the online submission process for doctoral dissertations. Authors receive discounted pricing at ProQuest even if they order bound copies after graduation.