Students must create a hard copy signature page and obtain signatures from committee members before delivering it to the Thesis and Dissertation Office (TDO). After uploading their manuscript to the ProQuest system, students receive feedback for revisions until their document is cleared by the TDO. The full submission process and contact information for the TDO are available on their webpage.

1. Student creates hard copy
signature page. Template is
available online at Thesis
and Dissertation Office
(TDO) webpage
Student obtains signatures
from all committee members
and college designee
Student delivers signed
signature page to TDO.
DEADLINE DATES ON TDO
WEBSITE REFER TO
DELIVERY OF SIGNATURE
PAGE
TDO sends email to student
with link to ProQuest
website designed specifically
for CSULB students
(ProQuest-CSULB).
STUDENT HAS ONE WEEK
TO UPLOAD PDF
Student creates an account
on ProQuest-CSULB. In
addition to uploading the
PDF manuscript, STUDENT
MAKES PAYMENT OF $95
ProQuest-CSULB alerts TDO
that student has uploaded a
PDF
TDO reads through PDFs on
a first-first-come-first-
served basis and formatting
notes are added to PDF
TDO uploads the annotated
PDF to ProQuest-CSULB.
Email is automatically
generated to alert the
student that new PDF is
online
Student makes revisions
based on annotations and
uploads PDF with revisions
to ProQuest-CSULB
TDO reads through revised
PDF. More revisions are
often needed before
manuscript is "cleared." TDO
informs student of revisions
needed via email or though
ProQuest-CSULB
Student makes revisions and
uploads new PDF. TDO
verifies revisions. More
revisions may be needed
before manuscript is cleared
and this step is repeated
TDO staff sends CLEARANCE
LETTER TO STUDENT,
THESIS COMMITTEE
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT
GRADUATE ADVISOR AND
ENROLLMENT SERVICES
For a full description of the evaluation process, go to the TDO webpage: http://www.csulb.edu/university-library/thesis-and-
dissertation-office/submissions/submission-process
ThesisOfficehomepage:http://www.csulb.edu/thesis
ThesisOfficeemailaddress:lib-thesis@csulb.edu
ThesisOfficephonenumber:562-985-4013