Thesis Signatures

Thesis submission is handled electronically, including the collection of signatures. The full thesis submission process can be found here and is also outlined below. Consult the Last Semester Timeline for additional information on candidacy and thesis submission.

Adobe Sign Form

The signatures from the thesis committee members will be collected electronically in the Adobe Sign form sent to the student a couple of days before the defense.

The Approval of Candidacy form is completed first and this form is signed by the thesis committee signifying that the student has passed the defense. Once this form has been signed by all of the committee members, the form will come back to the student to fill out the thesis title page. The title page will get signed once the student's final thesis has been approved by the committee.

It is the student's responsibility to get the signatures from the committee members.

Reminders can be sent in Adobe Sign to the faculty by GPS and the student's graduate administrator for help in getting signatures

Preparing Forms for the Thesis Submission

Once the student has received the last signature from the committee members, the Adobe Sign form will return to the student via email with a PDF. The PDF contains the signed thesis title page and the signed approval of candidacy form. These forms will need to be separated and can be done with this. The signed thesis title page will need to be attached to the final thesis and uploaded into the thesis portal. The signed approval of candidacy form and the signed thesis title page will need to be uploaded to the online thesis submission form.

Updated July 2024