ProQuest Guide
Initial Document Upload Instructions
- Go to the Boise State ProQuest website and click “LOG IN” in the top right corner next to the Boise State “B” Please note: When submitting your advisor-approved copy of your thesis/dissertation, you will use a Single Sign-On through your myBoiseState account.. Do not use the red “Sign-up and get started!” button at the bottom of the page to sign-in with your myBoiseState credentials to start the submission process.
- Start your Thesis/Dissertation submission. Please make sure you read the instructions page before continuing.
- Pick your ProQuest publishing option. If you need an embargo on your document, this is where you will indicate that, as well as by filling out our Embargo Request for a Thesis/Dissertation form. If you do not need a delay on your document being published to ProQuest/ScholarWorks, then please click ‘Yes.’
- Please read through and accept the ProQuest Traditional Publishing Agreement, as well as filling out our Access Agreement for a Thesis/Dissertation form.
- Begin to fill out your contact information (Name, Boise State Student ID number, email addresses, etc.). If you don’t want to purchase a copy of your thesis/dissertation at this moment, please make sure you click the box indicating that you would like information on ordering additional copies after your document is published.
- Then fill out your thesis/dissertation information (Title, Abstract, Committee Members, Keywords, etc.). Please put the ‘Degree Date’ as the month of your graduation i.e. May 2021, August 2021, or December 2021.
- Upload your thesis/dissertation document. If you have a Word document of your thesis/dissertation, please upload it as a supplemental file for formatting purposes. Additionally, if you have your Defense Committee Approval form, please upload that as a supplemental file.
- Please use the ‘Notes’ section to let us know what writing style you are using, i.e. APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.
- In the copyright section, please make sure that you click ‘Yes – copyright was previously filed.’ Do not pay ProQuest to file the copyright for you as it will be cheaper for you to do it on your own.
- If you would like to purchase bound copies of your thesis/dissertation, you can do that now or later.
- Double-check that the information you have provided is correct and submit your document.