After you have completed your thesis defense and incorporated the changes recommended by your committee, you are ready to submit your final, approved thesis. Please follow the appropriate link below to find out how to do that. Congratulations! 

University Honors Students

University Honors thesis submission 

If you plan to graduate with University Honors, you must submit your thesis through the Honors College thesis submission form by the first day of final exams in the semester you intend to graduate. 

The form asks you to attach some files. It may help to prepare them beforehand:

1. A digital copy of your complete thesis (title page, abstract, and thesis itself) as a single .pdf file. 

  • Your digital copy does not need signatures on the title.
  • Use the file naming convention FirstName_LastName_Semester_HonorsThesis. For example, Vicky Klima’s Fall 2023 thesis would be named Vicky_Klima_Fall2023_HonorsThesis.pdf.

2. A scanned copy of your title page signed by all signatories except the Honors College Associate Vice Provost.

  • Electronic or scanned signatures are acceptable.
  • Use the file naming convention FirstName_LastName_Semester_TitlePage. For example, Vicky Klima’s Fall 2023 thesis title page be named Vicky_Klima_Fall2023_TitlePage.pdf.

Optional inclusion in Open AIR, Appalachian State’s Institutional Repository

You can submit your Honors Thesis to Open AIR, Appalachian State’s institutional repository, to make your work openly accessible, citable, and trackable.

Please revew and submit the Open AIR Electronic Thesis Deposit Agreement with your thesis mentor, making sure to talk with them about any intellectual property considerations and which Creative Commons license, if any, to apply.

  • These conversations are encouraged for all students and are especially important if you plan to publish your thesis, pursue a patent, or include creative work such as writing, art, or design.
  • If you determine with your mentor that you would like your thesis included in the repository, make sure to submit this form before the first day of final exams in the semester you will be graduating. 

Optional purchase of bound thesis copies

Follow the instructions on the thesis binding page to purchase bound copies of your thesis. 

Departmental Honors Students

Departmental Honors thesis submission

For students not also completing University Honors

If you are completing Departmental Honors, but not University Honors, work you’re your Department/College Honors Program Director to submit your thesis.

Optional inclusion in Appalachian State’s Institutional Repository

For students not also completing University Honors

You can submit your Honors Thesis to Open AIR, Appalachian State’s institutional repository, to make your work openly accessible, citable, and trackable.

Please review and submit the Open AIR Electronic Thesis Deposit Agreement with your thesis mentor, making sure to talk with them about any intellectual property considerations and which Creative Commons license, if any, to apply.

  • These conversations are encouraged for all students and are especially important if you plan to publish your thesis, pursue a patent, or include creative work such as writing, art, or design.
  • If you determine with your mentor that you would like your thesis included in the repository, make sure to submit this form before the first day of final exams in the semester you will be graduating. 

Optional purchase of bound thesis copies

For students not also completing University Honors

Follow the instructions on the thesis binding page to purchase bound copies of your thesis.

Bound Copies

Submitting hard copies of theses for binding

You may optionally purchase bound copies of your thesis. To do so collect the following: 

  1. an appropriate number of pre-printed, single-sided, final copies to be bound, each placed in separate clasp envelops.
  2. a complete thesis binding information form.
  3. proof of payment for binding via TouchNet ($9 per copy).

If you are completing University Honors you should make an appointment to deliver these items to Victoria Kovtun in the Honors College so that she can coordinate with the library for binding.

If you are completing Departmental/College Honors, but not University Honors, you should make an appointment to deliver these things to your Department/College Honors Program Director. They will later bring the materials they have collected within their department/college to Victoria Kovtun so that she can coordinate with the library for binding. 

Please email Victoria Kovtun with any questions or concerns you may have about the thesis submission process.