Updated: March 25, 2020 | 5:40 PM

 

 

To: LGS Degree Applicants for Spring 2020

Cc: Graduate Program Administrators

 

We are extending the deadline for submitting degree completion items for the spring term. Please review the information below for a note about electronic signatures on the approval page.

  

April 17: Degree Completion Deadline

• If you are completing a Master’s degree, consult our Master’s Students completion page. 
• If you are completing a Doctoral degree, consult our Doctoral Students completion page.

In a few cases, a brief extension is possible. You can ask for a completion extension using our Submission Extension Request (there is a link to this form on both of the pages above).   

 

In order to graduate this spring, we must receive all completion items or an extension form by the April 17 deadline.

 

Electronic Signatures

We accept electronic signatures for dissertation approval pages and other forms associated with completion.

 

Options for electronic signatures:

1. Signers may print and sign a form, then scan and email it to the student.
2. Signers may insert a digital image of their signature. 
3. Use tools such as Adobe Sign or DocuSign to create an electronic signature.

If you submit an electronic signature and we are uncertain about how to interpret it, we will not simply reject the document but will contact the appropriate faculty member(s) to confirm.

 

If a faculty member is unable to provide any kind of scanned or electronic signature, they should email Renee Webb at renee.webb@emory.edu with a statement that includes the student’s name and degree program, date of defense, and a short sentence saying that this is their electronic signature approving the dissertation (or approving another form).

 

Questions? Please contact Renee Webb at renee.webb@emory.edu or 404-727-4870.