Thesis Handbook
Students are expected to have read the Thesis Handbook prior to contacting the Thesis Office. Your format review session will be much more productive if you have familiarized yourself with the requirements listed in this document beforehand.
All theses must adhere to the format requirements in effect during the deposit period for which they are being submitted.
The requirements in this version of the Thesis Handbook are in effect beginning with theses submitted for December 2008 graduation.
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Appendix B
Chapter I: Introduction
- Thesis Office Activities and Hours of Operation
- Deadlines and Time Limits
- Thesis Writing and Formatting Resources
- Remote Deposit
- Disclaimer
Chapter II: The Deposit Process
- Pre-Deposit Considerations
- The Steps of the Deposit Process
- Registration Requirements
- Application for Graduation
- Title Page Check by Email
- Adviser/Committee Approval
- Departmental Format Review
- Thesis Office Format Review and Subsequent Visits
- Deposit
- Post-Deposit Considerations
Chapter III: Thesis Format Requirements
- A Note on Departmental Requirements
- Document Setup and General Format Requirements
- Title Page Format Requirements
- Title (2 inches from the top edge of the page)
- BY and Official Name (3.5 inches from the top edge of the page)
- Previous Degree Information
- The Label THESIS or DISSERTATION (5.5 inches from the top edge of the page)
- Text Block with Degree, Major, and Year of Conferral
- Location (7.5 inches from the top edge of the page)
- Adviser or Committee Information (8 inches from the top edge of the page)
- Table of Contents Format Requirements
- Format Requirements for Figures, Tables and Other Illustrative Material
- Other Format Requirements
- (Optional) Copyright Page
- (Optional) Lists of Tables, Figures, Symbols and/or Abbreviations
- Bibliography or References
- (Optional) Appendix
- Curriculum Vitae or Author's Biography
- Printing Considerations
- Paper
- Print Quality
- Color Copies
- CD-ROMs and Other Non-print Media
- A Thesis Exceeding 500 Pages or 2.5 Inches in Thickness
- Supplemental Material to Be Deposited with the Thesis
Chapter IV: Intellectual Property
Considerations
- Copyright Ownership
- Registering Your Copyright
- Use of Others’ Previously Published Material
- Use of Author’s Own Previously Published Material
- Applying for a Patent Review
References
Appendix A: Tips, Checklists, and Worksheets
- Tips for Minimizing the Stress Related to Thesis Deposit
- Proofreading Checklist
- Deposit Planning Worksheet for a Master’s Student
- Deposit Planning Worksheet for a Doctoral Student
- Checklist for Master’s Degree Candidates
- Checklist for Doctoral Degree Candidates
Appendix B: Sample Pages
All sample pages in Appendix B are PDF files. Clicking the following links will open the PDF in a new browser window:
- List of Chapter and Chapter Equivalents
- Sample ProQuest Abstract (Doctoral Students Only)
- Sample Departmental Format Approval Form
- Sample Certificate of Committee Approval (CCA)
- Sample Copyright Page
- Sample Title Page (Doctoral Students)
- Sample Title Page (Master’s Students)
- Sample Abstract
- Sample Dedication Page
- Sample Acknowledgments Page
- Sample Table of Contents (Short)
- Sample Table of Contents (Extended)
- Sample Text Page
- Sample Rotated Figure
- Sample Multiple-Page Table
- Sample Author’s Biography
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