Format:

1. Type used must be letter quality, 10 point or larger (Times New Roman or Arial).

2. Double spaced with a 1-1/2 inch margin on the binding edge of the page, and 1 inch margins on the remaining sides.

3. Paginations: Each page in the manuscript, including blank pages, should be assigned a number, beginning with the title page. For the preliminaries, use small Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, iv, etc.). For the remainder of the manuscript, including the text, illustrations, appendices and bibliography, use Arabic numerals beginning with 1.

Order of Materials:

1. A blank page (not counted for numbering)

2. The second page is the signature page (example here), which is dated and lists the major advisor, dean, and committee members, all of whom must sign the page.

3. Title page -- this is the first counted page, number not printed

4. A blank page OR the copyright page - number not printed.

5. Abstract - not to exceed 350 words.

6. Optional preface, dedication, acknowledgments and (if applicable) permissions to quote from unpublished materials.

7. Table of contents.

8. List of graphs, charges, tables

9. List of illustrations

10. Text, composed of (Arabic numerals begin in this section)

11. Back matter composed of: