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Thesis and Dissertation

Your thesis is the culmination of your higher education journey.  Multimedia & Print Center will help you re-create and preserve your important work with professional copying and binding services. 

Place your order using our online form.

Pricing

Pricing is subject to change. Exact charges will be calculated at the time of order.

Customers must provide two blank sheets of paper for each thesis as front and back end sheets. If you submit your thesis electronically, please provide it as a PDF. If you choose not to review a proof of your thesis, you accept full responsibility for any issues associated with the artwork or other content the file contains. Be aware that we cannot be held responsible for any variations between the electronic file you sent us and your thesis's final printed version.

We offer binding of periodicals for Penn State-related materials. Please contact us for available options.

Hardcover Binding

Penn State Binding: $35.00

  • Penn State mark stamped on the front cover in gold
  • Buckram cover in black
  • Gold lettering on the spine
  • Buckram cover in blue with white lettering +$10.50
  • Double-fan adhesive binding up to 2" thick
  • Off-white acid-free endpapers

Standard Binding: $30.00

  • No Penn State mark stamped on the front cover
  • Buckram cover in black
  • Gold lettering on the spine and front cover
  • Buckram cover in blue with white lettering +$10.50
  • Double-fan adhesive binding up to 2" thick
  • Off-white acid-free endpapers

Other Binding

Coil Binding: $3.00

  • 1/4" up to 1"
  • 1 1/8" up to 2" at $4.50

Custom Thermal Binding:

  • Up to 125 sheets: $2.50
  • 126 to 250 sheets: $3.00
  • 251 to 325 sheets: $3.50

These prices are for thermal binding strip. Covers are extra.

Custom Foil Cover Printing White, Silver and Gold:

(8.5 x 11, 1 sided)

  • 0-5 copies: $2.50
  • 6 + copies: $2.25

Custom Vinyl/Clear Covers:

  • Black, Navy, Clear: $1.00

Thesis Copying

Black and White
9.5¢ per page, 25% cotton content bond paper
7¢ per page, 20# copier bond paper

Color Print
60¢ per page, 24# white laser paper

For optimal copy quality, cutting and pasting should be kept to a minimum. All double-sided, fold-out, and color pages should be flagged.

Supplied copies are the responsibility of the customer and will be bound as submitted.

Enclosures

Pockets can be created for special enclosures for materials less than 1/8" thick at an additional $10.00 per book.

Payment and Ordering

In order to ensure timely delivery of your books, payment must be made in full at the time the order is placed. We accept personal checks, Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards. The Penn State id+ Card is accepted only at the CopyCentral HUB location.

A $25 fee will be charged for any check returned for insufficient funds.

Please note that all personal sales are subject to 6% PA sales tax.

Timelines and Shipping

If you need copies made of your original document:

  • submit your originals to us by noon Tuesday
  • your order will be available for pickup on Monday six weeks later at the CopyCentral location where the order was placed.

If you are supplying all of the copies you need:

  • submit your copies to us by 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday
  • you will be contacted when your order is available for pickup. (approximately six weeks from the time payment is received) 
  • The finished copies will be available for pick-up at the CopyCentral location where the order was placed.

Please note that non-thesis bindings require six weeks or longer for processing.

We also offer shipping of your bound volumes by Courier to on campus locations, FedEx Ground and Express, or USPS express mail. Shipping charges will be calculated according to weight, region, and class. Charges must be paid at the time the order is placed. Please Note: FedEx does not deliver to P.O. boxes.

Place your order using our online order form.

Contact Us

Permission requests and course packet orders may be submitted to the Copyright Clearance Office by phone, fax, email, Courier Service or in person.

HUB CopyCentral Student Center

020 in the ID+ Office, HUB-Robeson Center
814-863-2988
[email protected]

Hostetter Business Services Location

101 Hostetter Business Services Building
Services Road (15-minute curbside parking available)
(Behind Lewis Katz Building)
814-865-7544
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Hours are subject to change at the HUB location.