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Academic Requirements Completion System (ARCS) Committee Chair Guide

An ARCS walk-through guide for thesis, dissertation or record-of-study committee chairs. This guide covers and provides step-by-step instructions for committee chairs on:

  • Preliminary Exam Requests -- view approval status, review comments and change, approve or return requests
  • Preliminary Exam Grading 
  • Proposal Approval Forms -- view approval status, review comments, approve or return requests
  • Final Exam (Defense) Requests -- view approval status and change, approve or cancel requests
  • Final Exam (Defense) Grading
  • Copyright and Availability Requests -- review statements and acknowledgements, place holds, or approve requests
  • Thesis, Dissertation or Record-of-Study Approval Forms -- review details and status, make final approvals

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