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About the Institutional Repository
The SUNY Open Access Repository (SOAR) is SUNY Oneonta's digital archive for theses and culminating Master's projects. All items archived in SOAR are scholarly materials written by SUNY authors—students, faculty, and staff—that are described and displayed for users to download, read, and share with proper attribution to the authors. You can read more at the SOAR Content Guidelines page.
Benefits to Graduate Students
Graduate students who choose to upload the full text of their Master's project make their scholarship available to readers around the world. The SOAR repository offers many benefits to graduate student authors:
- Each SOAR item is assigned a permalink that students can share on CVs/resumes or applications for jobs or PhD programs.
- Each SOAR item is described with complete metadata to indicate its author(s), publication information, an abstract or content description, and more.
- SOAR is indexed by Google Scholar.
- SOAR provides usage statistics (the number of visits and downloads) for each item and collection.
Submission Process
After your thesis/project has been reviewed and accepted by your advisor, committee, or other departmental representative, you may submit your final project documents through the Submission Process page of this guide. Thesis/project authors and their faculty advisor/instructor will be notified once the SOAR item has been created.
Printed Masters Theses and Projects
SUNY Oneonta no longer prints and binds copies of theses. Students who would like to get their thesis or project printed and bound at their own expense may contact Acme Bookbinding in Hatfield, Pennsylvania.
Graduate Programs & SOAR Requirements
| Department | Program Name | SOAR requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | Biology MS |
Thesis or nonthesis options Only thesis track students submit to SOAR |
| Biology | Lake Management MS |
Thesis or nonthesis options Only thesis track students submit to SOAR |
| Cooperstown Graduate Program | Museum Studies MA |
History or science options; thesis or nonthesis options Thesis track science students submit to SOAR Non-thesis projects submitted on a case-by-case basis |
| Education - Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education |
School Counselor (K-12) MSEd |
Final project is a professional portfolio; students submit a record only (not full text) to SOAR |
| Education - Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education |
Special Education
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Final projects are completed during student teaching Students submit an abstract only (not full text) to SOAR |
| Education - Elementary Education & Reading |
Literacy Education MSEd | Final research projects submitted to SOAR as part of EDUC 695 Graduate Seminar (Literacy) |
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Educational Technology Specialist (K-12) MSEd | Theses submitted to SOAR as part of EDUC 695 Graduate Seminar (Educational Technology) |
| Human Ecology | Nutrition and Dietetics MS | Final research projects submitted to SOAR as part of NUTR 581 Service Learning Project |