Submission Guidelines for Senior Theses

Below you will find all the information you need to submit your Senior Thesis to DigitalCommons@SarahLawrence.

NOTE: You may not submit your thesis until it has been approved by your Chief Sponsor and Faculty Sponsors. The thesis submitted must be the final approved version.

Deadline for Senior Thesis Submission to Digital Commons: May 6th

Who Can Submit here? Only undergraduate students with an approved and completed senior thesis may submit here.

Before you begin, please be sure you have the following items:

• A signed and completed submission agreement
  
• The full work in PDF format
• The submission title
• Any additional files (images, sound, etc.) that are integral to your work but not part of the PDF document
• An abstract for your submission (up to 250 words)
• A list of up to 6 keywords to classify your work. For more information on keywords, see here

Submitting your thesis is a quick and simple process. Follow the instructions below:

How to Submit:

NOTE: For a visual description of the submission process, click here.

Step 1: Download and complete the submission agreement. Be sure the agreement is signed by you and all necessary Faculty Sponsors. You will need a digital copy of the completed agreement in order to complete your submission in Digital Commons.
Note: See the FAQ page for information on how to fill out and digitally sign a PDF.

Step 2: Create or login to your DigitalCommons@SarahLawrence Account (you must use your Sarah Lawrence email address). If you are creating an account, you will need to activate it. Digital Commons will send you an email with a link that you will need to click to activate your account.

Step 3: You will be asked to confirm you have a digital copy of your completed submission agreement. Check the box and click “Continue.”

Step 4: Complete the submission form. Required fields will be marked in red. You will be asked to select a subject category, list keywords, and submit an abstract, all of which enhance the indexing and retrieval of your thesis for researchers.
Note: See the FAQ page for more information.

Step 5: You will be prompted to upload the digital file of your thesis, as well as the signed and completed digital submission agreement.

Step 6: Click submit. The information you provide will be reviewed for accuracy by Library staff and published with the appropriate access level. You will receive an email confirming that your submission has been received.

When will my thesis be available on Digital Commons?

Once you have completed the submission process, please allow up to 6 weeks for SLC library staff to review and post your submission. Since your thesis will be SLC Campus Access Only, it will be available to view and download from the DigitalCommons@SarahLawrence site for current SLC faculty, students, and staff and others using the College’s IP address. The name and the title of your work will also appear in searches, but the document itself will not be available except by those mentioned previously. Lastly, consistent with past practice, the thesis will also be available to other libraries via InterLibrary Loan (ILL).

Please note: Submission agreements must be fully signed and in PDF format before uploading to Digital Commons.

CLICK HERE TO PROCEED WITH SUBMISSION