The Graduate Studies Office is located in Ira Needles Hall - Room 2011. Graduate Studies Office hours for the review of theses submissions are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

All thesis must have received final acceptance/approval by the Examinating Committee before being submitted electronically.

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Effective October 2006, the University thesis requirement is one electronic copy (in .pdf format only). However, Faculties/Departments may have an additional requirement for bound paper copies to meet degree requirements. Students must submit bound copies to their department as appropriate (see New Media Services for binding information).

Following is a list of Faculty/department bound copy requirements:

• Faculty of Applied Health Sciences: supervisor and department copies required
• Faculty of Arts: individual requirements by Department - students must consult with their department for paper copy requirements
• Faculty of Engineering: supervisor and department copies required
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering - no paper copy required
• Faculty of Environmental: requires supervisor copy as arranged between the supervisor and the student
• Faculty of Mathematics: supervisor copy required
• Faculty of Science:
  • Biology, Earth Science, Optometry and Chemistry - department and supervisor copy required
  • Physics and Astronomy - no paper copy required

Students who are required to submit copies for binding must obtain "approval" from the Graduate Studies Office before depositing for binding with UW Graphics. This approval will be in the form of an e-mail approval notification.

1. General
2. Copyright
   • 2.1 Copyright Ownership
   • 2.2 Use of Copyrighted Material
   • 2.3 Copyright References
3. Completion of degree requirements
   • 3.1 Registration
   • 3.2 Theses Submission Dates for Convocation
   • 3.3 Thesis Submission, Binding, and Distribution
   • 3.4 Restriction of Circulation of a Thesis
4. Binding
   • 4.1 Binding Cost
   • 4.2 Binding Colours
5. Typographic Design
   • 5.1 Standard Typesetting Conventions
   • 5.2 Typographic Measures
   • 5.3 Print
   • 5.4 Paper
   • 5.5 Font Size and Spacing
   • 5.6 Margins
   • 5.7 Spelling
   • 5.8 Style Manuals and Texts
6. Organization
   • 6.1 Numbering of Pages
   • 6.2 Order of Items
   • 6.3 Sample of Title Page
   • 6.3a Sample of Title Page - MFA
   • 6.4 Sample of Author's Declaration Page
   • 6.5 Paper Submissions
7. Illustrative Material
   • 7.1 Photographs
   • 7.2 Oversize Pages
   • 7.3 Diagrams and Tables
   • 7.4 Charts and Maps
   • 7.5 Landscaped Pages
   • 7.6 Pockets
8. UW Resources
   • 8.1 Information Systems and Technology (IST)
   • 8.2 Duplicating Services
9. Microfilming
   • 9.1 Publication in Microform
   • 9.2 Library and Archives Canada
   • 9.3 Microfilming information
10. Checklist
11. References

Contacts

Inquiries should be directed to
Graduate Studies Office, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Telephone: (519)888-4567 extension 36035
Fax: (519)746-3051
For general inquiries email Thesis Manager
Electronic Thesis Submissions website
Instructions for Electronic Submission
Electronic Thesis Submission (UWSpace)

Graduate Studies Office
Needles Hall, Room 2201
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519 888 4567 ext. 35209

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