{"id":162,"date":"2025-08-10T20:30:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T00:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.dev.www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/thesis\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:57:46","slug":"request-a-consultation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/thesis\/request-a-consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"Request a Format Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n        <div class=\"section has-gold-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">Thesis &amp; dissertation office<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A format review is a service provided to students to aid in ensuring that thesis\/dissertation formatting meets requirements prior to depositing. Please note that we conduct only\u00a0<strong><u>one<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0format review per semester and\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">do not<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0accept format review requests after the designated candidacy format review deadline.  To determine whether a format review is optional or mandatory, please see below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><u>Non-controlled theses\/dissertations (OPTIONAL)<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Theses\/dissertations that\u00a0<strong><u>DO NOT<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0contain and are not subject to EAR, ITAR, DFARS Clause 252.204-7012, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Covered Defense Information (CDI), or other controlled data are considered non-controlled.\u00a0 Non-controlled theses\/dissertations may be emailed as an attachment (not a link) to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:thesishelp@purdue.edu\">thesishelp@purdue.edu<\/a>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the\u00a0<strong>Purdue Standard Thesis Template<\/strong>\u00a0OR the\u00a0<strong>Purdue APA Thesis Template<\/strong>\u00a0was used, it must be sent as a Word document.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the\u00a0<strong>Purdue LaTeX\/Overleaf Thesis Template<\/strong>\u00a0was used, it must be sent as a PDF document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Controlled theses\/dissertations (MANDATORY)<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 An <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">in-person format review is\u00a0<\/span><u>required<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0for students whose thesis\/dissertation contains or is subject to EAR, DFARS, ITAR, Export-Controlled, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Covered Defense Information (CDI), or any other controlled content.\u00a0 Students are\u00a0<strong><u>required to use a desktop version<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0of the Microsoft Word thesis template (web\/cloud-based software applications are\u00a0<strong><u>NOT<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0allowed to ensure the security of controlled content).\u00a0 Since controlled theses\/dissertations cannot be shared virtually or electronically, students must email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:thesishelp@purdue.edu\">thesishelp@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0to schedule a controlled format review appointment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalendar.google.com%2Fcalendar%2Fembed%3Fsrc%3Dgradschooldates%2540gmail.com%26ctz%3DAmerica%252FNew_York&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cklrodger%40purdue.edu%7Cdfc70105673c4846c6a408de7a04bbfe%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C639082357942534002%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ypLmm9fEuFdRrfn3VPu%2Fx6ON518LdhluWbx8u6g1xW4%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Graduation Dates and Deadlines<\/a> calendar for important semester deadlines.\u00a0 Because there are two different types of candidacy registration (CAND 99200 and CAND 99100), there are two different sets of format review, defense\/exam, and deposit deadlines.\u00a0 Please ensure that you adhere to the correct deadlines based on your candidacy registration.\u00a0 (<strong><em>NOTE:<\/em><\/strong> Clicking on an item in the calendar will allow you to expand it for full details).\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions, please contact the Thesis &amp; Dissertation office at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:thesishelp@purdue.edu\">thesishelp@purdue.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-162","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1812,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162\/revisions\/1812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}