Report of Dissertation/Treatise” form Submission via DocuSign
Read the instructions carefully before initiating the submission process. Failure to do so may result in unnecessary frustration. Please note this Docusign link is only for graduate students in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy. For students in other departments needing support with forms, please contact your program's graduate coordinator.
You will need to begin this DocuSign submission process immediately following a successful defense.
Before Submitting the Form via DocuSign
- Inform your committee members and your Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) Representative that a Report of Dissertation/Treatise Form will be sent via DocuSign before you begin the submission process. They will receive an email from the "ELP Graduate Coordinator via DocuSign" (dse@docusign.net) confirming your petition to report a successful Dissertation/Treatise defense with your committee. (to report the result of your dissertation defense with your committee).
Required Information for DocuSign Final Oral Request
- The names and email addresses of your Supervisor, Co-Supervisor or Member 2, Member 3, Member 4, and the GSC Representative are required. Members 5-7 may be left blank if you don’t have that many members in your committee.
- The current GSC Representative is Dr. Sarah Woulfin, (sarah.woulfin@austin.utexas.edu). Contact the department if you don’t know the name of the current GSC representative.
- The final title of your Dissertation/Treatise as agreed upon by your committee.
DocuSign Submission
- DocuSign Report of Dissertation Committee PowerForm Link: http://links.utexas.edu/bldxrqe
- NOTE: Do not begin the process until you have all the information noted above. Stopping before reaching the end will create abandoned documents in the DocuSign system. Abandoned forms cannot be accessed again and you will have to start over.
- NOTE: Do not begin the process until you have all the information noted above. Stopping before reaching the end will create abandoned documents in the DocuSign system. Abandoned forms cannot be accessed again and you will have to start over.
- DocuSign will automatically forward the form to your Graduate Coordinator. They will have an opportunity to ensure that the committee members information was submitted correctly. The form will then be sent to all committee members for their eSignature. The GSC Representative will be the last one to eSign.
- DocuSign will send you an email with a [Review Document] link. Save this email and use the link to monitor the progress of your form signatures. From the linked webpage, click [Other Actions] menu —> [Certificate of Completion] to review who has and who has not yet signed the document.
- You will receive a second email from DocuSign when all signers have completed the signing process. Click “View Completed Document” link in that email. When the document opens on the DocuSign website, click the “Download” button at the top of the document. Select the “Combined PDF” option and save the document to your computer. A combined document includes the form and the certificate of completion. The certificate provides a full audit trail of your DocuSign transaction.
- Submit the combined pdf Report of Dissertation Committee form electronically to the Graduate School at gradstudentsvcs@austin.utexas.edu by the published deadline.
For more information on digital submission requirements and deadline & submission instructions as required by the Graduate School, please visit https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/theses-and-dissertations.