The Approval form (Thesis, Dissertation) is signed by the student and the committee, and signifies the successful defense, acceptance of and approval to submit in partial fulfillment of the degree requirements to graduate faculty via upload to the OhioLINK ETD Center. The Approval of Scholarly Project signifies the acceptance of the project by the academic college in satisfaction of the degree requirements (scholarly projects are not uploaded to OhioLINK)

This academic form, which is available on the College of Graduate Studies' website and on the Graduate tab of the myUT portal, is required of all graduate students completing a project, thesis, or dissertation requirement.  The form should be completed and signed by all except the Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs/Dean of the College of Graduate Studies. Our office obtains the VP/Dean's signature. The form should be emailed to GCAcademicSvcs@utoledo.edu by the end of the term. If it is sent after the term ends, it can cause delay in graduation processing.