Submitting Theses, Dissertations or Graduate Projects

 

Please click on the appropriate link below for instructions regarding submission of your paper or project:

 

School of Occupational Therapy

 

Critically Appraised Topics (CATs)

After your CAT has been approved by your professor, please follow these steps to submit:

  1. Complete (either electronically, or complete it by hand and scan it) this license agreement, which grants the Library/University the right to post your CAT online:  OT CAT License Agreement (.doc).
  2. Email an electronic copy of your CAT (.doc or .docx format) to gilmani@pacificu.edu, along with the completed license agreement.

 

Innovative Practice Projects (IPP)

After your IPP has been approved by your professor, please follow these steps to submit:

  1. Complete (either electronically, or complete it by hand and scan it) this license agreement, which grants the Library/University the right to post your IPP online:  OT Student License Agreement (.doc).
  2. Have an authorized representative from your practice site complete (either electronically, or complete it by hand and scan it) this approval form:  Site Posting Agreement (.doc).
  3. Email an electronic copy of your IPP (.doc or .docx format) to gilmani@pacificu.edu, along with the completed license agreement and site approval form.

 

 

School of Physician Assistant Studies

 

Graduate/Capstone Projects

After your final paper has been approved by your professor, please follow these steps to submit:

  1. Go to the PA page in CommonKnowledge.
  2. Click on "Submit to CommonKnowledge" in the left menu bar.
  3. Create a new account in CommonKnowledge (this is different from your Pacific University ID and log-in).
  4. After your account is created, go back to the PA page and click on "Submit to CommonKnowledge" again.
  5. Read and accept the submission agreement.
  6. Fill out the information about your project and upload your paper.

If you have any problems/questions with this process, please email Isaac Gilman at gilmani@pacificu.edu.

 

 

School of Professional Psychology

 

[Guidelines coming soon]

 

 

 

Supplementary/Optional Forms: ALL Schools

In addition to the required license agreement form, you may find it desirable/necessary to use these additional forms:

Form Purpose
Creative Commons License (.doc)

If you would like to apply a Creative Commons license to your work, please submit this form in addition to the other required materials.

Embargo Request (.doc)

If you need to request that the posting of your paper online be delayed, please submit this form in addition to the other required materials.

NOTE: If, for personal safety reasons, your work should NOT be posted online at all, please do not use this form; instead, email gilmani@pacificu.edu and copy/CC your faculty advisor on the email.