Table of Contents

CHAPTER I: Introduction

• Thesis or Dissertation
• Graduate School Approval
• Student Responsibility
• Style
• Thesis Editor

CHAPTER II: Research Ethics and Compliance

• Research Ethics
• Research Compliance

CHAPTER III: Graduate School Requirements for Master's Theses

• Registration Requirements
• Thesis Submission Procedures and Requirements
• Deadlines
• Number of Copies Required
• Paper
• Language Requirements
• Faculty Approval
• Thesis Correction Policy

CHAPTER IV: Graduate School Requirements for Doctoral Dissertations

• Registration Requirements
• Application Procedures and Requirements
• Submitting Your Dissertation to the Graduate School
• Deadlines
• Number of Copies Required
• Paper
• Language Requirements
• Dissertation Correction Policy

CHAPTER V: Publication, Microfilming, and Copyrighting

• ProQuest (University Microfilms International)
• Microfilming
• Copyrighting
• Using Materials Copyrighted by Others

CHAPTER VI: Parts of the Thesis and Dissertation

• Preliminary Pages
• Body Text

CHAPTER VII: Formatting the Thesis or Dissertation

• Student Responsibility
• Format
• Paper
• Margins
• Page Numbers
• Centering
• Spacing and Justification
• Type Fonts
• Print Quality
• Legibility
• Corrections
• Copy Quality
• Style Manuals for Text Portions
• Illustrative Materials (Tables, Graphs, Figures, Maps, Illustrations, etc)
• Use of Color
• Oversize Pages
• Pocket Materials
• CD as Pocket Material

CHAPTER VIII: Sample Prefatory Pages with Instructions

• Title Page
• Format for Long Department Name on Title Page
• Approval Page
• Approval Page with Co-Chairs
• Copyright Page
• Abstract
• Abstract with Long Name
• Abstract with Co-Chairs
• Curriculum Vitae
• Acknowledgments
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures, Tables and Maps

CHAPTER IX: Prefatory Page Templates

• Intended for Use on PC in MS Word
• Placement and Formatting of Margins and Page Numbers
• Template Dissertation Prefatory Pages
• Template Master's Thesis Prefatory Pages

CHAPTER X: The Formatting and Placement of Page Numbers & Sample Text Pages

• Formatting and Placement of Page Numbers
• Text Sample Pages

CHAPTER XI: Theses including Published Material or Materials with Co-Authors in the Style of a Journal

• Master's Thesis

CHAPTER XII: Dissertations including Published Material or Materials with Co-Authors in the Style of a Journal

• Doctoral Dissertation

CHAPTER XIII: The Use of Color in Manuscripts