Graduate School

Thesis / Dissertation / Project Approval Form

The Document Approval form should be submitted by a student’s committee chair in SOAR. Once submitted by the chair, it will be sent to the program coordinator for approval, and finally to the Documents Specialist. Once approved by the Documents Specialist, a notification email will be sent to the chair who submitted the form, the program coordinator, and the student that the form has been approved.

1. The Committee chair initiates the Document Approval form in SOAR.
   
   SOAR Navigation: From the Faculty Center Home Page click the GRADUATE SCHOOL FORMS tile and select DOCUMENT APPROVAL FORM.
   
   *NOTE: Make sure to select “Document Approval Form” and not “Proposal Approval”   
   
   
   
   
2. Click ADD.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Enter the Student ID# and the DATE of the Document Approval Form, then Select Add.
   
   
4. The student’s degree information will automatically populate.
   
   
   
   
5. Enter the Similarity score into the box labeled “Originality Score Percentage.”
   If the score is above 25%, enter the reason into the comment box.
   If the score is below 25%, enter N/A into the comment box.
   
   
   
6. At the bottom of the Approval form, it states “By clicking the box below, I acknowledge that I have carefully reviewed this document, have read all statements, and confirm that all requirements have been met. The document is acceptable for publication in Aquila.”
   
   Select the check box after this statement.
   
   
7. Select “Submit Form.”