2019-002
University Theses, Extended Essays and Projects
Archives and Records Management Department
| Records | Active retention (in office) | Semi-active (records centre) | Total retention | Final disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theses, extended essays and projects | CS thesis sumbitted | nil | CS thesis submitted | Full retention by Archives |
CY = Current calendar year; CFY = Current fiscal year; CS = Current semester; S/O = Superseded or obsolete; OPR = Office of Primary Responsibility; Non-OPR = All other departments.
This RRSDA covers original or first copy theses, extended essays and projects from 1967-2013 received by the Archives and Records Management Department as part of the thesis submission guidelines for Graduate Studies. It also covers audio and visual material submitted as part of the theses, extended essays or projects such as interviews and video recordings.
Bound theses, extended essays and projects include the signed and dated Approval Page and Non-Exclusive Copyright License. They may also include an Ethics Approval page, Copyright Permissions page, Postponement Approval page, and a signed and dated Supervisor Revision Memo.
The SFU Library maintains circulation copies in paper and digital formats that omit the signed and dated Approval Page. The SFU Library circulation copies are not covered by this RRSDA.
As the only complete set of theses, extended essays and projects from 1967-2013 that preserve the signed and dated Approval Page, the Archives' copy is part of the official graduate student record.
As of 2013, all theses, extended essays and projects are submitted electronically and stored in the SFU Research Data Repository (Radar). The SFU Library is the Office of Primary Responsibility for the graduate data stored in Radar. Radar is not covered by this RRSDA.
This record series is a Personal Information Bank (PIB).
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These records are created, used, retained and managed in accordance with the following authorities:
A total retention period of "nil" applies because the Archives no longer receives copies of theses, extended essays and projects.
See the thesis submission guidelines governed by the Graduate General Regulations (1.9 - 1.11).