Step 1 – Before You Defend

Finalize your committee

• Download the Appointment/Change of Committee form
• Complete this form well in advance of your defense date, as it requires the signature of the school dean, department chair, and committee members. At the time of submission to Thesis Center, all applicable fields on the form must be complete and current
• Save a PDF of your completed Appointment/Change of Committee form

Create a profile in Thesis Center

• Click the Login button below to create a Thesis Center profile
  
  
  
• After clicking "Register", a verification email will be sent. Click the link to verify the registration. This will activate your Thesis Center profile
• Click ‘Create a new profile’
• Fill out the "New Manuscript Submission Profile" in Thesis Center with your information. Refer to your Appointment/Change of Committee form to complete the Committee Information section. They must match
• Click "Create"
• Upload a PDF of the Appointment/Change of Committee form to the Checklist page in Thesis Center

**PhD students only**: Complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). You are only required to complete the first section. Save a PDF of the completion certificate. Upload the PDF to the Checklist page. The survey is available here: https://sed-ncses.org