ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY TOPIC APPROVAL SHEET FOR THESIS & APPLIED
RESEARCH PROJECT
This form is to be accompanied by a one page typed description of the proposed research paper or applied
research project including the problem, the value and the significance of the problem, and the method.
To the student: Submit a signed copy of this form to the Graduate College before you begin work on your
research. Your advisor and the department head will not sign this form until they have read and approved the
written proposal description. The Graduate College will send an electronic a copy of this form to you and the
department head or graduate program director once it has been signed by the Graduate College Dean.
Student Name:
T Number:
(Please Print)
Student Signature:
Student Email:
Graduation Date:
Thesis Title
(Please Print)
Is Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval required for
your research?
Yes
No
If yes, please provide the date your study was approved.
ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS MUST HAVE GRADUATE FACULTY STATUS
My signature indicates I agree to provide the graduate student with the information and direction necessary to
prepare an acceptable document for presentation to the Graduate College and the fulfillment of all Master’s
Degree requirements.
1.
Committee Chairperson
(Print)
Committee Chairperson
(Signature)
Date
2.
Committee Member
(Print)
Committee Member
(Signature)
Date
3.
Committee Member
(Print)
Committee Member
(Signature)
Date
4.
Committee Member
(Print)
Committee Member
(Signature)
Date
5.
Committee Member
(Print)
Committee Member
(Signature)
Date
Approval:
Date:
Department Head or Graduate Program Director
Graduate Office Approval:
Date:
Graduate Dean Dr. Mary B. Gunter
*For instructions on writing a research paper or creative project see “Thesis Preparation Guide” available at www.atu.edu/gradcollege. It is your
responsibility to determine whether your project needs approval from the Institutional Review Board. If so, this approval must be secured before the
study begins.
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