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Thesis submission - graduate students

Updated: 24 May 2012

A student is eligible to submit a thesis only when registered as a student of the University.

Students must complete the registration process and pay the programme fees for all years including the year in which the thesis is submitted.  A thesis cannot be submitted unless all outstanding fees and charges have been paid.

1. Minor Thesis - Submission Date:
Students may submit a minor thesis up to the last working day in the term for which they are registered. These dates are available as part of the information on Term Dates provided at http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/. Module or Programme Co-ordinators may, where appropriate, set deadlines for submission of Minor Theses prior to these dates. For additional information on Minor Theses please refer to the Policy on Theses in Graduate Taught Programmes (http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/pol_grad_taught_theses.pdf).

2. Major Thesis (PhD and Master's degree by research) - Submission Dates:

Student group Description
September 2011 start students who should be submitting at the end of 2011/12.
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September 2010 start
students who should be submitting at the end of 2010/11.
(includes any student who missed their August 2011 deadline and had to extend their registration)
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January 2011 start
students who should be submitting at the end of their year
(includes any January 2011 student who was meant to submit by January 2012 at the latest, missed that deadline and had to extend their registration)
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May 2011 start students who should be submitting at the end of their year
(includes any May 2011 student who missed their submission deadline of 11 May 2012 and has to extend their registration)
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January 2012 start students who should be submitting at the end of 2012/13.
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May 2012 start students who should be submitting at the end of 2012/13.
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Information on the preparation, submission and examination of the graduate research degree thesis (Major Thesis) can be found in the Policy on Theses in Graduate Research Programmes.