Format/Style Topics
Abstract
- will appear in Dissertation Abstracts
- must be double-spaces and not exceed 350 words
- should not include graphs, charts, tables, or illustrations
- should follow the form of the sample abstract
Approval Page
- 2 required signatures (Examining Committee Chair and Executive Officer)
- typed names of faculty members who supervised the writing of the dissertation (see sample approval page).
- The signatures must appear on the approval pages in both of the print copies of the dissertation, although the page in the second copy may be a photocopied reproduction of the signed page in the first copy.
- the paper requirement for the print deposit copies also applies to the approval page.
Copyrighting your Dissertation
For a $45 fee, ProQuest will act as your agent for copyright registration and deposit copies of your dissertation with the Library of Congress Copyright Office. If you choose to use ProQuest as your agent, you will need to request copyright registration during the process of submitting your dissertation electronically. You will be the copyright holder. Later, if you arrange to publish your dissertation commercially, the copyright registration may be transferred to a publisher.
Corrections and Insertions
Ink corrections, white correction fluid or insertions between lines are unacceptable on final print deposit copies.
MS Word users should NOT use Word's "Equation Editor". Instead, use italic Times Roman font and Symbol font, along with superscripts and subscripts to create equations.