Senate Bill 1011-13
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Introduced by:
Graduate Academic Council
Date:
March 28, 2011
PROPOSAL TO AMEND POLICIES PERTAINING TO THE SUBMITTAL OF A
THESIS APPLICABLE TO MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
1.
That the University Senate approves a change within campus graduate policy to
require that a master’s thesis accepted by the faculty shall be digitally submitted
to the Dean of Graduate Studies for final approval, publication and archiving.
2.
That this amendment to require thesis submittal in digital format become effective
as soon as submittal mechanisms are established and submittal guidelines revised
by the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies, in a flexible manner that
accommodates students without hardship in the final stages of thesis
preparation/submittal.
3.
That this proposal be forwarded to the President for approval.
RATIONALE
The University amended policy and successfully implemented guidelines for digital
submission of doctoral dissertations in 2009. At that time, costs to students for similar
amendment to master’s thesis submittal policy and guidelines would have been
significant. Recent changes in the publication cost structure at UMI/Proquest now allow
for expansion of the University’s digital submission website to include master’s theses
with a cost reduction for students. The University Libraries supports this proposed
transition for the submittal of master’s theses to digital format.
