Access Agreement for a Thesis/Dissertation

Instructions

Purpose:

This form confirms that:

Your final thesis or dissertation is complete and approved by your committee chair
You grant Boise State University non-exclusive permission to store and share your work publicly online, under specific conditions

Who Needs to Complete This Form?

All graduate students submitting a thesis or dissertation as part of their degree program must complete this form. The Graduate College cannot approve your graduation until your completed AATD has been reviewed and approved.

When to Complete This Form?

You should complete this form after:

You have successfully passed your defense (final oral examination)
Your committee chair has reviewed and approved your document, including revisions after your defense. Your submission of this form confirms that you have approval from your committee chair (and co-chair, if applicable)

What You Need To Do

Complete all fields in this form and submit to the Graduate College. Incomplete or incorrectly approved forms will not be accepted and may delay your graduation.

Student Information

First Name

Middle Name (if you do not have a middle name, please leave this section blank)

Last Name

Student ID Number

BroncoMail Email Address

Program Information

Graduate Program

Other

Program Coordinator Email
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Catalog Year

Anticipated Graduation Term

Thesis/Dissertation Information

Document Type

Thesis

Dissertation

Title of Thesis/Dissertation

Date of Defense

Chair of Supervisory Committee

Committee Chair Email
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Does your committee have a Co-Chair?

Yes

No

Co-Chair of Supervisory Committee

Committee Co-Chair Email
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Metadata

Subject Category: Choose the subject category that best describes your work. Use the CIP classification list to identify up to three levels of categorization. List your categories hierarchically with the highest level first. Use colon (:) as separators and include a minimum of two categories.

Examples:

Public Policy and Administration: Government Relations : Policy Analysis
Computing : Cybersecurity : Networking

Your Subject Category

Keywords: List up to four keywords that describe that main topics of your thesis or dissertation. These help others find your work through search.

Keyword 1

Keyword 2

Keyword 3

Keyword 4

Student Access Certifications

Certifications

I hereby grant to Boise State University and its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible my thesis or dissertation in whole or in part, in all forms of media, now or hereafter known, and to release my entire thesis or dissertation immediately for worldwide access. I retain all ownership rights to the copyright of my thesis or dissertation. I also retain the right to use all or part of my thesis or dissertation in future works (such as articles or books).

I certify that the version of my thesis or dissertation that I am submitting for review and approval by the Graduate College is the same as the version that received approval from the Chair of the Supervisory Committee or their designee.

I certify that I am the sole proprietor of all rights in and to my thesis or dissertation and I have full power and authority to grant the rights described herein.

I certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each copyrighted work reproduced in my thesis or dissertation, and each permission statement allows access as specified below.

Student Electronic Signature: By entering your name below, you are acknowledging that you are signing this form.