The Master of Arts degree in which a student is writing a thesis includes a minimum of 6 credit hours of Thesis I 60199. Upon completion of the 6 required hours, students must continually register for Thesis II 60299 each semester until completion of degree requirements. No more than 6 hours of thesis credit may be counted toward completion of degree requirements.
Please Note: All theses must be submitted electronically
The master's degree in which a student is completing a project requires a student to register for a total of 6 credit hours upon completion of coursework, with the exception of Hospitality and Tourism Management, which only requires 3 credit hours. Registration must be from 2 to 6 credits per semester, distributed over 1 to 3 semesters as desired.
Resources
- Review the Thesis/Project Procedure Instructions (PDF)
- Review the Finalization of Thesis/Dissertation Steps (PDF)
- Review the Guidelines for Preparation of Theses and Dissertations (PDF)
IMPORTANT: Candidates writing a thesis or dissertation must use the recently released American Psychological Association, 7th ed. as their reference guide. If you have any questions, please contact Luci Wymer in the Administrative Affairs and Graduate Education office at awymer@kent.edu.
Beginning in January 2023, all OhioLINK ETD Center PDFs must meet minimum requirements for digital accessibility. Please access the University Libraries webpage on for both written and video instructions on accomplishing this.- Instruction for saving in PDF archival format (PDF)
- ETD Submitter User Manual (PDF)
- Instructions: ETD Submission Returned for Corrections (PDF)
THESIS NOTE: When entering data for ETD submission of your thesis, it is very important when you reach the UMI Publication section so that you ensure the following is clicked:
Do not upload my paper to UMI. I retain the option to submit it myself at a later date.
MAKE SURE THIS IS CLICKED - UPLOADING TO UMI IS NOT AN OPTION FOR THESIS SUBMISSION.