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Welcome to the Doctoral Center


grad capWelcome to the Doctoral Center! The Doctoral Center is a one-stop shop for locating resources to help with the dissertation and applied doctoral project. This site contains resources to help with all of the elements of the dissertation or applied doctoral project. In addition, the Doctoral Center houses all guides, templates, slide decks, and rubrics for the five-chapter dissertation and three-section applied doctoral project.

Please take a few minutes to look around. Navigate to the guides and within the guides using the table of contents on the left. Resources are frequently marked to differentiate the degree programs using the Dissertation Student Experience (DSE) vs. the Applied Doctoral Experience (ADE). All guides, templates, and slide decks are organized under "Program Specific Resources" by School or College.

For questions about these resources or for assistance in finding a resource, please email DissertationCenter@nu.edu


Problem Statement
Purpose Statement
Research Questions
Hypotheses Resources
Alignment & Feasibility
Frameworks Resources
Literature Review
Method and Design
IRB and Data Collection
Proposal and Presentation
Results and Findings
Manuscript and Defense

Library Dissertation Toolbox Series