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Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD)

Beginning Spring Quarter 2012, all graduate students are required to submit an Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD), including students using the Graduate Registration Waiver Fee. Information and instructions: Final Submission of Your Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD).

Format Guidelines for Theses and Dissertations

Last revised January 2012

Your thesis or dissertation takes its place in the library as a product of original thinking and research. These guidelines cover general rules of format and appearance. They have been established so that theses and dissertations are presented in a form similar to a published work, suitable for library cataloging and shelving. Final copies will not be accepted with corrections, insufficient margins, or if they are of such poor quality that reproduced and/or microfilmed copies cannot be made.

Because of changes in requirements, students should NOT use existing library or departmental copies of theses/dissertations as examples of proper format.

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Plagiarism Warning

Formatting Your Document:

Formatting Specific Pages:

Sample Pages (in alphabetical order):

Questions & Technical Assistance

 

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