FIU Libraries: ETD Guide: Final ETD Approval Form

FINAL ETD APPROVAL FORM

When you turn in your final paperwork, this is what you'll need:

	MANDATORY	NOTES
Dissertation	Final ETD Approval form	Signed by committee, Graduate Program Director, Dean
Dissertation	Survey of Earned Doctorates	(Ph.D. only) Keep & turn in Certificate of Completion
		NOTES
Thesis	Final ETD Approval form	Signed by committee, Graduate Program Director, Dean

	IF NECESSARY	NOTES
1	Signature Permissions	Print out of email that gives permission for someone to sign for someone else
2	Copyright Permissions	If prior publication of any part of ETD, turn in copies of permission documents
3	Signature Page(s)	For personal binding (some departments require)

Information Regarding FINAL ETD Approval Form

This form acts as a license that grants FIU non-exclusive rights to your thesis or dissertation. Students, the copyright holders, retain all rights.
A section that allows doctoral students to have the University Graduate School post their dissertations to ProQuest’s ETD and subject Databases (free service).
Embargo options. An embargo is a limited (6 months, 1 year, or 2 year) and reasonable limitation on the access to the full text of the thesis or dissertation. Embargos should only be applied in the case of a pending patent or a publisher agreement. A 'Petition for Exception to Graduate Requirements' can be submitted for a permanent or indefinite embargo for students with reasonable intellectual property concerns. Contact the ETD Coordinator if you have questions.
Review and Acceptance section with signatures of student, Major Professor(s), committee members, Graduate Program Director or Department Chair, Dean of College or School, and Dean of University Graduation School.

Floor		Resources
One		Center for Academic Success: University Learning/Testing Center Electronic Classroom Broadcast Video Productions Resource for Education Technology UTS - Media Equipment Services Distance Learning Electronic Classroom Instructional Photography & Graphics
Two		Information & Research Services Curriculum & Juvenile Collection LACiC - Latin American and Caribbean Center Government Documents GIS-RS Center & Teaching Lab Maps & Imagery User Statistics
Three		Periodicals & Newspapers Laptop Lounge Honors College Student Resource Center College of Medicine Library Copiers Systems
Four		College of Medicine Special Collections & Archivese Academic Space Management School of Social Work Study Area
Five		Audiovisual Collection Diaz Ayala Collection Architecture and Fine Arts (General Collection and Periodical Section N) Music (General Collection and Periodical Section M) Music Listening Room Music CAI Center Spanish Resource Center Group Study Rooms
Six		Quiet Study Space Group Study Rooms General Collection HJ-L & P-Z Oversized Books
Seven		General Collection A-HG Quiet Study Floor Group Study Rooms
Eight		Library Administration Collection Management Digital Collections Center

Floor		Resources
One		Circulation Course Reserves Intercampus/Interlibrary Loan Information and Research Services Center for Excellence in Writing Communication Arts Studio Computer Labs/Copiers
Two		Microforms Periodicals Juvenile Collection Oversize Collection Video Collection Government Documents Reference Workroom Reference Collection Copiers
Three		General Collection, A-Z Library Administration