Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD's)

Students submitting a thesis, dissertation, or major paper must do so electronically. Complete instructions are located on the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) homepage. Exceptions to this policy are presented and approved by the graduate dean.

Completion Requirements
The ETD requirement is not considered satisfied until it has been reviewed and approved by the Graduate School.

ETD Resources and Discussion Forum
The Graduate School has created a new Blackboard course for ETD Resources and Discussion. This forum is open to all Virginia Tech graduate students and is intended to assist students as they work to complete their thesis or dissertation.

To enroll, login to Blackboard using your username and password. Select the courses tab. In the course search box on the top left search for "Graduate School." VT Graduate School ETD Resources and Discussion will be listed in the search results. Select "enroll" to the right of the description. Submit the verification page. If you have any questions please contact Janice Austin.

Copyrights and Permissions
Although not a requirement of the Graduate School, authors may elect to register the copyright. UMI provides this service, for an additional fee, for doctoral students. Copyright registration may also be handled by contacting the Library of Congress Copyright Office.

For additional information you can also visit: http://www.copyright.gov/register/

Reproduction of items (direct quotes of over a page, figures, tables, graphs, etc.) requires documentation that either the item is public domain or that the author has acquired the appropriate permission from the copyright holder. If you do not obtain permission for copyrighted items, please see the Copyright Office FAQ concerning fair use to see if you meet the criteria.

Information concerning acceptable use and examples are included in Appendix IIIa in the Graduate School Catalog.

ETD Workshop Presentation