What if I am preparing to publish a manuscript in a journal or have confidential information in my thesis (e.g. patent pending) and do not want to have my thesis publicly available online?
You can still submit your thesis pdf online and request to have it withheld from the public domain for 6 months or longer – for this purpose you need to (1) submit a “Request for Withholding a Major paper/Thesis/Dissertation” form to the Graduate Studies office when you are dropping off your thesis copy for format-checking, and (2) when you are submitting your pdf online you will be asked to select whether you want your thesis pdf released immediately or if you wish to delay the release of your work for 6 months, 1 year or 2 years after submission. Contact the Administrative Officer if you have questions or if you have reasons to request a withholding period for more than 2 years.
