Submit your thesis

1. Review your thesis

Review your thesis and make sure all corrections approved by your examining committee are complete and that your final document complies with the formatting requirements outlined in the Thesis Formatting Guidelines. No changes can be made to your thesis once it has been submitted.

2. Submit forms to FGS

Ensure that all required thesis forms have been submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) Office before submitting your thesis to The Vault.

Please submit your final thesis forms by email to thesis@ucalgary.ca. Please log in with your UCalgary credentials prior to submitting your forms so that the Faculty of Graduate Studies can provide you with access to the Vault.

Submission deadline and times

• Your deadline is the date set by your program to meet all degree requirements OR is the fee payment deadline in order to avoid paying fees for the following term.
• Completed thesis forms must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the deadline.

Forms for thesis submissions

Mandatory:

• Thesis Submission Cover Sheet
• Thesis Title page - as it appears in your thesis
• Thesis Approval form
• Notice of Completion form

If required:

• Thesis Withhold
• Copyright permissions with signatures

3. Get access to The Vault

Once FGS has received and approved your thesis forms, you will be given access to The Vault to submit your thesis electronically. You will not be able to access The Vault until your forms have been received and access is granted.

4. Submit your thesis to The Vault

Electronically submit your thesis to prism.ucalgary.ca/login by following the instructions in the eThesis Submission Manual found at grad.ucalgary.ca/current/thesis/ethesis

Read the Electronic Thesis Submission Manual and submit your thesis to the Graduate Studies – The Vault collection within the UCalgary PRISM repository.

Your thesis will be added to the approval queue and reviewed by FGS. If your thesis is not rejected for further corrections, you will receive an email confirming that your thesis has been approved and archived in The Vault. 

Please note that this process takes 5-7 business days.

5. Apply to graduate

Get instructions to apply for graduation through your Student Centre. Continually check your email for updates and to complete the Attendance Notification by the required deadline after you apply.