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Thesis, Dissertation, and Record of Study - Copyright and Availability Form
Overview
- This milestone, which is completed in ARCS, is a part of the Thesis, Dissertation, or Record of Study submission process.
- (Doctoral students only) The SED and AAUDE surveys must be completed before the Copyright and Availability form is active.
- If you have scheduled your final exam (have an approved final exam request), you will be able to submit the Copyright and Availability form prior to taking the final exam.
Instructions
- Read through the “TAMU Copyright Agreement,” “Acknowledgement of Content Statement," and “Student Availability and Copyright Agreement” sections and check the accompanied boxes.
- Select the applicable availability option for the manuscript.
- If you need help with the availability options, select “How to choose an availability option”
- You will be able to track the approval status of your form in the “Copyright Approval Status” section of ARCS.
For more detailed instructions, view the ARCS Student Guide.
NOTE: If you are unable to see any of the screens or any of the landing pages do not appear,
please contact the Grad School at GradARCS@tamu.edu.
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