Dissertation & Thesis Students

CIIS Library Privileges

Doctoral Students

Students who are finished with their regular coursework and are enrolled in the dissertation writing course may check out books for an extended loan period of three months. Regular student renewal and loan periods apply for other Library materials. See Library Privileges Matrix for details.

Doctoral Students

• Semester Timelines & Deadlines (as set in the schedule of classes)
• What style format should I use
• CIIS Requirements and Sample Pages by Format Style:
  • APA
  • Chicago
  • MLA
  • AAA
• Technical review is required before defense
  • Technical Reviewers
    (need CIIS ID number to access)
• Publishing with UMI (required)

Master's Students

• Timelines & Deadlines
• What style format should I use
• CIIS Requirements and Sample Pages by Format Style:
  • APA
  • Chicago
  • MLA
  • AAA
• Technical review is required. See advisor for timing
  • Technical Reviewers
    (need CIIS ID number to access)
• Publishing with UMI (required)

All Students

• Composing Titles and Abstracts
• Scholarly Writing & Citation Resources
• Quotations, Citations, & Copyright
• Citing a Dissertation
• Copyright Law and Graduate Research (UMI)
• Sample Permission Letter (UMI)
• CIIS Human Research Review Committee (HRRC)
• RefWorks (Bibliography Maker)