Disquisition Approval Page

Two separate copies of the Disquisition Approval page must be completed. Copy 1 will have your student ID number and the original signatures of your committee and department chair; this copy is submitted via DocuSign and kept in the Graduate School files. Copy 1 must be submitted to the Graduate School before you submit your disquisition for review. Do not include Copy 1 in your disquisition.

Only Copy 2 is included in your disquisition, right after the title page. It will have the committee members’ names, department chair’s name, and the date of approval typed in. Copy 2 should not contain hand-written or stylized signatures nor your student ID – it is only meant to be a representation of the original.

See our templates page for pre-formatted templates of Copy 2 as well as a link to the DocuSign page for Copy 1. A version of Copy 2 is included by default in all CFW disquisition templates.

Guidelines: Approval Page

Do not include Copy 1 of your Disquisition Approval Page in your disquisition. Only include a fully-completed Copy 2 in your document.

  • The font you use to fill in the Disquisition Approval page must be the same type as the rest of your disquisition.
  • Do not change the pre-formatted portions of the Disquisition Approval page.
  • Do not include a page number on the Disquisition Approval page.

Quick Answers

When you complete your format review, your document will be published and accessible through Google Scholar, Web of Science, ProQuest, NDLTD, and the NDSU Institutional Repository. However, Copy 1 of the Disquisition Approval page contains personally identifying information such as signatures and your student ID that should not be made publicly available.

Therefore, you should only include Copy 2 of the Disquisition Approval page, which is present in our templates by default. If you have a co-chaired committee, or need a new or different template for Copy 2, you can find them on our templates page.

Since you have a co-chaired committee, you must use the co-chair Disquisition Approval page. Download the appropriate template from our forms page, fill it out, and replace it in your document.

You should have an email from the Graduate School with a signed Report of Final Defense (or Final Exam). Your disquisition's approval date is the date at the bottom of this form, when it was signed by the Dean of the Graduate School.

Issue: Copy 1 Included

Requirements:

  • Do not include Copy 1 of the Disquisition Approval page in your disquisition.

Your document will be published and publicly available. Copy 1 includes personally identifying information; use only Copy 2 in your document.

If you have included Copy 1 in your disquisition, remove it. Then, download the appropriate Copy 2 template from our forms page, fill it out, and replace it in your document.

Issue: Missing Information

Requirements:

  • All fields should be filled with the appropriate information.

The following information must be filled in on your approval page.

  • The title of your disquisition. The title should have the same wording as the Title page, the title you set in your document's properties, and the title you've included with your ETD on ProQuest.
  • Your name. Your name should have the same wording as the Title page, and should match your name in Campus Connection.
  • The name of your degree.
  • The names of your committee members. Your supervisory committee must match the names you submitted to the Graduate School. If you have a co-chaired committee, use the co-chair Disquisition Approval page from our forms page, fill it out, and replace any existing approval page in your document.
  • The date of approval for your disquisition. Your date of approval is the date at the bottom of your Report of Final Defense, when it was signed by the Dean of the Graduate School.
  • The name of your department chair.

Our Copy 2 template can accommodate up to five committee members by default. If you require more lines, you may add them to the existing form (it's a table), or request a new form from the Disquisition Coordinator; contact them via the link at the bottom of this page.

Resources

Our forms page has templates for Copy 2 of the Disquisition Approval page for co-chaired committees and different degrees.

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