Submitting Theses to Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar

Final copies of honors theses must be submitted to theÌý on Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar. We cannot accept theses uploaded to other Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar repositories.

ÌýÌý ÌýView or download instructions (with screen shots) for submitting your work to Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar here

Thesis Author Guidelines

  • Reviewing Your Thesis Record:Ìý Under the new Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar software system, once you have uploaded your thesis, you will not be able to make changes.Ìý If you need to edit your thesis after uploading, please contact cuscholaradmin@colorado.edu for assistance.
  • Compatible File Types: Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar is compatible with Microsoft Word documents and PDFs. If you upload your thesis as a Word document, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar will autoconvert the file to PDF. Please review the PDF version as soon as possible to make sure none of your formatting was lost.
  • Delaying making your thesis public: If you have submitted your work for publication or otherwise want to delay your thesis becoming public on Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar, you can apply what's called an embargo your thesis as part of the upload process. Theses under embargo are not available to view in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar until the embargo has ended. The scholarly librarians at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder recommend that embargoes last no longer than 18-24 months; however, longer embargos are allowed under certain circumstances.Ìý To make changes to a date you selected, simply email cuscholaradmin@colorado.edu to request the change.
  • Associated Works: If your thesis has associated works (ex. art, film, recording), you'll have the option to either upload or link to additional files.
  • Timeline for Posting: The Honors Program is required to vet all honors thesis submissions before posting them to Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar; this process usually takes one to three weeks from the final copy deadline. After a thesis is posted to Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar, no additional changes can be made.
  • Copyright policies: The copyright holder(s) of the submitted work, as well as those of any third-party content contained therein, retain all copyrights including the right to publish and/or deposit the work elsewhere. If you are seeking to publish your thesis elsewhere, ask the publisher about their specific policies or consult the for information on publisher copyright policies.

* Be sure to review the step-by-step instructions via the link at the top of this page *

is the place for faculty, students, and staff to deposit their academic works created during their time at the university. The repository provides free and worldwide access to one’s work and is maintained by the University Libraries. With Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar, honors theses become part of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's commitment to Open Access scholarship.

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar has recently undergone an upgrade in platforms and has a updated, more modern look.Ìý Details on the new Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar launch can be found here.

If you're looking for theses prior to those stored in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØScholar, the University Libraries also has a physical repository of honors theses from 1959-2012.Ìý .