Just For You: Graduate Students
Library Services
Theses & Dissertations
- Office of Thesis and Dissertation Format Review
- This library department can help you with formatting your thesis or dissertation.
- Search MSU ETDs
- Search ProQuest ETDs
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) database contains theses and dissertations from many institutions. Full-text access is available from 1997 to present, with abstracts available for documents before 1997.
- Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research (IRB)
- The Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research (IRB) reviews all research activities which involve human subjects for compliance with federal regulations and ethical standards. All human research conducted at, by, or under the auspices of this institution, whether funded or not, and whether conducted by the administrators, faculty, staff, or students, must be reviewed and approved before the research begins.
- Writing Center
- Provided by MSU's English Department, the Writing Center can help you clarify and refine your thesis or dissertation.
Research
- Search for Materials
- Reserves
- Primary Sources
- Special Collections
- Research Guides
- Congressional and Political Research Center
- Corporate and Statistical Research Center
- Research Tutorials and Database Guides
- New Materials
- Suggest a purchase (BOO)
- MSU Authors
Other Campus Resources
- Office of the Graduate School
- Provides information about the graduate programs at MSU, admissions and orientation information, and a number of helpful resources for graduate students.
- Academic Calendar
- Check here for deadlines for filing for graduation, defending theses/dissertations, and for submitting theses/dissertations to the Library.
- Graduate Student Association
- Make your voice heard and improve graduate education.
- International Admissions and Services
- This site is designed to provide admissions and scholarships information to prospective international students. In addition, this site serves the current international student and scholar community with immigration issues.
- Career Center
- Find permanent and part-time jobs, internships, and cooperative education opportunities.
Information for Teaching Assistants
- Directory of Library Liaisons and Library Representatives
- Reserve a room
- Place materials on reserve
- Request a Library Instruction session
- Instructional resources for faculty
- Detect and deal with plagiarism
Helpful Internet Resources
Dissertations and Theses
Financial Aid

