Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Since November 2009, all graduate students at the University of Toronto are required to submit their theses and dissertations in electronic format.

• For submissions from all departments other than the Toronto School of Theology, follow submission instructions on the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) website. You will not be submitting your thesis to TSpace, but rather into the SGS-managed online database from where it will be automatically transferred to the SGS Community in TSpace upon release.
• Additional thesis submission and publishing guidance is available in the Submit and Publish Your Thesis Libguide.
• For the Toronto School of Theology submissions, follow instructions in the TST community or contact the TST Graduate Centre.

Embargo/ Thesis Restriction

Theses can be temporarily embargoed / restricted of access by submitting an embargo request to School of Graduate Studies or Toronto School of Theology respectively. For more details, see the instructions on the SGS website or TST website or contact the respective school directly.

Submitted Thesis does not appear in TSpace

For tips and resources on finding U of T theses and dissertations, see the frequently asked questions page.

New thesis submissions usually become available in TSpace approximately five to six weeks following your convocation unless you chose to restrict access. If it has been longer than that and your thesis still does not appear, please contact the TSpace team with the following information to help us investigate:

• your name
• the title of your thesis
• your degree and department
• when you graduated
• whether you had requested that access to the thesis be restricted

Contacts for Thesis and Dissertation Submissions

For questions on thesis preparation, submissions, or embargo contact:

• School of Graduate Studies - Doctoral or Master Office
• Toronto School of Theology