Graduate students who wish to undertake joint thesis research should submit a request to the Office of Graduate Education via the general petition process Submission of Doctoral Thesis Abstract to International Database: UMI/ ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database Abstracts of all doctoral theses (PhD and ScD) will be submitted for inclusion in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, an online database used by researchers around the world. Undergraduate students who wish to undertake joint thesis research should submit a request to the Office of the Vice Chancellor. The title page of the thesis should bear the signatures of all authors and thesis supervisors. Permission to undertake collaborative thesis research must be obtained in advance from the Vice Chancellor or his/her designee. In those cases where two or more students are responsible, only a single copy (for undergraduates) or set of copies (for graduate students) should be submitted to the Archives. Joint Theses Most MIT theses are written by a single author. Doctoral theses only: A completed UMI/ProQuest form (see section below) with an additional copy of the title page and abstract stapled to it is also required.
If the departments are in the same school (e.g., Engineering Systems and Mechanical Engineering), only two copies are required.
