Certificate of Approval Packet

Certificate of Approval

One of the most important documents in the ETD process, the Certificate of Approval, confirms that your committee and department have approved your thesis or dissertation. It also ensures that the Major Professor has run the ETD through a plagiarism check - see below for additional details. Students need to submit the most updated form.

We've recently updated the Certificate of Approval to a fillable PDF. Please type in everything, except the signatures. There have been a good number that were filled in by hand, and some of the information, like names and emails, is illegible. As this is the official record your ETD was approved, it needs to be clear and legible. Also, be sure you are using the most updated version by going to the link above. We occasionally get forms that are from several years ago - missing pertinent information.

Please submit your certificate of approval via the Microsoft Form. (This link will only work if you are logged into your USF Microsoft account.

NOTE: Colleges have a similar form, called the Successful Defense form, that the committee also needs to complete. Students should be aware that these are not the same and both will need to be completed. The Successful Defense form goes to the college - not to us.