About the Thesis Office
Welcome to the Thesis Office! If you are in a program that requires the completion of a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, we have the resources and information to help you successfully complete your deposit with the Graduate College.
Each deposit period has firm deadlines by which students must apply for graduation, take the doctoral final examination, and deposit the thesis. And it may take several days for the Thesis Office to review and approve your thesis for deposit. Save yourself the stress of a last-minute thesis submission and start planning now!
Thesis Resources
Join the Thesis Workspace
Find support navigating the thesis-writing process of writing your thesis and learn more about available campus resources through our interactive Canvas site!
Review Format Requirements
Review the requirements and download templates to begin formatting and organizing your thesis.
Consider Release Options
When you submit your thesis to the Graduate College, you will be asked to select a release option for your work in IDEALS. Learn more about your options!
Explore IDEALS
Search for theses and dissertations deposited at the University of Illinois!
Support
Contact the Thesis Office
Email: thesis@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-333-6278
Contact the Thesis Office when you have questions on depositing your thesis or dissertation, its requirements, or just the process in general.
Get One-on-One Support
Thesis staff can give students an overview of campus resources and the stages of the thesis process, offer tips and strategies as they start writing and researching, and review the Graduate College formatting requirements.