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Please review the Office of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies’ (OGPS) Thesis Completion Guide prior to beginning the submission process. Please refer to the Accessible Theses guide for best practices in creating an accessible thesis document.
Additionally, before beginning your submission, please ensure your file is saved in tagged PDF format. The file name should contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores and should not include any spaces, hyphens, or accented characters. The following file naming convention is mandatory for thesis submissions:
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