Dissertations and Theses

Submit:

Visit the Thesis & Dissertation page of the School of Graduate Studies website for style guides and submission guidelines. For general questions about submitting your thesis/dissertation online, contact Staci Ortiz at the Graduate School.

Bind and Copy:

Chester Fritz Library no longer provides binding or printing services. If you want a bound personal copy:

• After utilizing UND Print Center, we recommend the HouchenBindery Company
• Order a Print Copy directly from Proquest

UND Scholarly Commons: 

The UND Scholarly Commons is UND's institutional repository, an online home for all UND research. It contains open versions of all UND electronic dissertations and theses (ETDs) from 2011 to present. ETDs written prior to 2011 are in the process of being digitized and may be available depending on department. Use the search bar to find theses by author, title, or keyword.

If you are a UND graduate who would like to request your thesis be prioritized for digitization contact the Digital Initiatives Librarian, Zeineb Yousif.

Proquest Dissertations & Theses Database: 

This database hosts digitized versions of UND dissertations from 1996 to the present day and UND theses from 2012 to the present. Click the Full-Text PDF icon to download. Dissertations written before 1996 are indexed in this database but not digitized. See Print Version (below) for instructions on accessing older dissertations.

Search Tips:

• Can search by author
• Can search by advisor
• Can search for research inventory or instrument as a key word

UND Dissertations/Theses are located in the following areas:

Print Copy of Record

4th floor Special Collections.
A bound paper copy of every UND Dissertation can be viewed at Special Collections but not checked out. 
Special Collections are open from 8 AM - 5 PM, barring special hours.

Print Copy for Check out (limited quantity)

3rd floor General Collection; only available when extra copies are donated to the library. As items are scanned for the UND Scholarly Commons they are removed from the shelves.
(For example, shelved under TYear, T2006 for those written in 2006.)

Microfilm Copy 
1955 to present.

Visit the Knowledge Commons on the Second Floor for assistance.
 

All are searchable in the Library Catalog by Author, Title, or Department.

Advanced Search allows narrowing the material type to Dissertations and Thesis.

Use the keyword search term: university of north dakota theses for both UND-authored theses and dissertations.

Honors theses dating from 1966 are kept in Special Collections on the 4th floor of the Chester Fritz Library.

(On the book shelves with the call number UTYear. Example: UT2006 for ones written in 2006.)

Independent Studies are NOT kept in the library -- contact the academic department.

Geology and Business Administration have donated their undergraduate theses to the library for digitization. Check for undergraduate theses available on the UND Scholarly Commons in the Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects collection.