The GS-13 form is the approval page for all theses, dissertations, and project reports that are submitted to the Graduate Resource Center (GRC). Theses and project reports must be approved by a committee of at least two permanent faculty members.
Committee members will sign the GS-13 form to indicate their approval of the student’s final draft. Department chairs, division chairs, or school directors will also sign the GS-13. Signed GS-13 forms are due to [email protected] by Deadline 3.
Frequently Asked Questions
Students should upload the committee-approved draft to ProQuest first. Then, students should email the signed GS-13 form to [email protected].
No. The GRC will only accept GS-13 forms that have been digitally signed through Adobe.
If the Department Chair is also on the Committee, they will sign the GS-13 twice: once as the Department Chair, and once as a member or Chair of the Committee.
No. PhD candidates in Special Education will forward to the Thesis/Dissertation Coordinator the dissertation approval email from UCLA Graduate Division in lieu of a GS-13 Form.