The Thesis Processing Office is the central collection point and publisher for NPS theses, dissertations, capstones and MBA professional reports (hereafter referred to as “theses”). Each student is required to work with a thesis processor in his or her final quarter. We ensure that the thesis 1) meets NPS's format requirements, 2) meets high copyediting standards, 3) has all signatures, and 4) is properly marked with the faculty-designated DOD distribution statement. We also work to prevent the publication of plagiarized material, personally identifiable information, unapproved human-subjects research, and nonpermissive copyrighted material. Theses are cataloged by the NPS library and DTIC.

During the thesis review, your thesis processor will focus on the “finishing touches” such as formatting, grammar, punctuation, and style. Examples of things we mark are inconsistent capitalization, citation use inconsistent with the declared citation style, images wider than the page margins, mismatching cross references, typos, inconsistent paragraph justification, spelling errors, and the like. Examples of the things we look for are provided here. The marked draft is then returned to the student, who must carry out the revisions globally in the thesis.