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Thesis Writing Hub: Required Signed Forms

This guide provides all resources related to project, thesis, and dissertation writing and submission process at AUB.

Approval Page/Form

 

Download and Complete the Form: Locate and download the unified Approval Page/Form. Fill in the required information, such as thesis/dissertation/project title, your full name, and committee member details (name, academic rank, department – ensure accuracy based on the Graduate Catalogue).

Pre-Filled Form in Template: If you already completed the form within the template, simply copy and paste the information into a new, separate Word document (ensure the original formatting remains unchanged) for signature collection.

Additional Information for Committee Member Roles:

  • Master's Thesis & Doctoral Dissertation: Indicate the committee member role (Advisor, Co-Advisor, Chair of Committee [dissertations only], or Member of Committee) beside each name.
  • Master's Project: Indicate the committee member role (First Reader [instead of Advisor] or Second Reader [instead of Member of Committee]) beside each name.

Adding/Removing Committee Members Names:

  • To add a new committee member, replicate a line from the form with the corresponding dropdown menu for role selection.
  • To remove an extra/empty line, simply delete the unnecessary row.

Committee Member Signatures: Following your successful defense/presentation, obtain signatures from all committee members on the downloaded form. This can be done electronically or by hand.

Separate Submission of Signed Form: While the Approval Page/Form template might be included in your thesis document (page 2), please note that the final version submitted to ScholarWorks should not contain signatures. Instead, submit the signed form as a separate PDF document.

Advisor Signature on Behalf of Others: In instances where your advisor signs on behalf of one or more committee members, they must send a confirmation email to the Library (lib-thesis@aub.edu.lb) with a copy to all relevant committee members.

 

Note: The final, completed, and signed form must be subsequently submitted as a PDF document.

Release Form

The author of the thesis, project, or dissertation is required to complete and submit a Release Form as part of the submission process. As the exclusive copyright holder of the unpublished work, the author grants the University Libraries a non-exclusive right to preserve and provide access to the thesis, project, or dissertation for research purposes.

Download, complete, and electronically sign the Release Form and date it with the date of your ScholarWorks submission.

Save the completed form and retain a copy for your records.