The dissertation packet includes paper copies of these forms, and PDFs are available on the web.
- Departmental Approval Form:
The departmental approval form must be signed in ink (no
stamps; no faxes; no photocopies) by your department chair, and
must be submitted at the same time as the 2 final copies of the
dissertation.
- ProQuest/UMI Publishing Agreement and Dissertation Submission Form:
Publishing
Your Graduate Work with UMI Dissertation Publishing, from
ProQuest Information and Learning, contains the agreement and
submision form plus some additional forms and explanatory material.
Publishing with ProQuest/UMI is one of the requirements for a doctoral
degree from the University of Chicago. The agreement and submission
form must be completed, signed in ink (no faxes; no photocopies), and
submitted with the 2 final copies of your dissertation. The form is
sent to PQIL/UMI along with the abstract and title page, one copy of
your dissertation (which will be returned to your department after
microfilming and digitization), and any other material you choose to
include for ProQuest/UMI. (N.B. Do not include personal checks with
material for ProQuest/UMI.)
See VI.3. ProQuest/UMI publishing agreement for additional details.
- Library Form:
The library form helps the Library catalog your dissertation
correctly. One copy of your dissertation becomes part of the
Library's circulating collection.
- Survey of Earned Doctorates:
This online survey from NORC gathers data serving policymakers at
the federal, state and local levels. For those who prefer hard copy
to the web version, the form is also available as
a PDF and in paper from the
Dissertation Office. Data and presentations of the survey results are
available from
the National
Opinion Research Center and
the National
Science Foundation. See their web sites, the
survey brochure, and
the confidentiality
agreement for additional information.
[A note on privacy: the information provided on the survey questionnaire remains confidential and is safeguarded in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974. The survey data are reported only in aggregate form or in a manner that does not identify information about any individual. For a copy of the most recent report or further information, please contact NORC at 1-800-248-8649.]