Thesis submission process
Step 1: Prepare your submission
Learn how to prepare, submit and defend your thesis successfully.
Deadlines
The first step in preparing your thesis submission is to consider the series of deadlines to submit, defend and graduate successfully.
Spring convocation
Master's | Doctoral | |
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Apply to graduate: |
January 15 | January 15 |
Final thesis submission: | April 1 | April 1 |
Fall convocation
Master's | Doctoral | |
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Apply to graduate: |
July 15 | July 15 |
Final thesis submission: | September 1 | September 1 |
Use plagiarism detection software (Turnitin Similarity)
Turnitin Similarity is an online text-matching tool that allows users to identify similarities between documents.
The School of Graduate Studies is making this tool available, as a temporary solution, to graduate students and supervisors to foster awareness of academic integrity and proper research conduct among students. It also facilitates compliance of theses and thesis-related documents with Concordia's Academic Code of Conduct before submission for examination.
Review your thesis
Need a visual aid for what your thesis should look like?
Please review the Thesis Mock-Up document, an annotated example thesis which illustrates most common formatting issues.
Thesis formatting in detail
All written components of a thesis must meet the scholarly requirements of the research discipline and be formatted in accordance with the Thesis Preparation Guide
Page Format
It must be:
- Single spaced, unless otherwise required by your department
- A standard font, preferably Times New Roman size 12, Arial size 11, or similar
- 1.0-inch (2.5 cm) margin all around. Where the size of drawings, charts, and computer tables does not remain within the normal margins to be used, the margins may be reduced to 0.5 inch on the right and 0.5 inch on the left
Page Numbering
Pages must be:
- Numbered consecutively, barring Title and Signature pages (which should be counted but not paginated)
- Pagination should begin with the Abstract, which must be page iii roman numerals and ends with the last page of your List(s)
- The Introduction must begin with page 1 (Arabic numerals)
Components
Component |
Information |
Common problems |
File Name of Thesis (PDF/A document) |
Mandatory
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Title Page |
Mandatory
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Signature Page |
Mandatory
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Abstract |
Mandatory
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Summary |
Applicable if you have written your thesis in a language other than English or French
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Acknowledgments |
Optional
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Dedication |
Optional
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Contribution of Authors |
If applicable
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Table of Contents |
Mandatory
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List of Figures |
Mandatory if you have tables in thesis
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List of Tables |
Mandatory if you have tables in thesis
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List of Symbols, Abbreviations, Glossary or other | Optional
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Body of Thesis |
Mandatory
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Bibliography or References |
Mandatory
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Appendices |
Optional
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