Required Paperwork

Please review the guidelines below to ensure you submit the appropriate paperwork for your research. If you have further questions, please contact us at msuetds.approval@grd.msu.edu.

Approval Form (Required)

  • All Plan A Master’s and all Doctoral students must turn in the Approval form.
  • The Approval form is taken as evidence that the document has been examined and approved by the major professor or thesis/dissertation director. It also serves to document compliance with the appropriate Institutional Review Board for the use of human and vertebrate animals for research.
  • Supplemental files may be included with the electronic submission of the thesis or dissertation in the student’s ProQuest account ONLY if the files have been approved by the faulty advisor/committee on the Approval Form.

Certain areas of research have unique considerations. Read the following information carefully to ensure that all paperwork is completed appropriately.