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Regulations for Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction Chapter I. Manuscript Construction: Typing, Illustrations and Reproduction

  1. Materials


  2. Paper
    Bond for Oversize Pages
    Vellum for Oversize Pages
    Graph Paper

  3. Preparing the Original Copy


  4. Appearance – Corrections
    Fonts
    Printers
    Non-typed Material
    Spacing
    Margins
    Page Numbers
    Pagination

  5. Oversize Material


  6. Landscape Mode
    Reducing Oversize to Standard Required Margins
    Oversize Material to be Folded
    "Pocket" Oversize Material
    Very Large Oversize Material

  7. Illustrative and Special Material Color in Maps, Photographs and Illustrations


  8. Photographs
    Reproduced Published Material

  9. Architecture Manuscripts


  10. Reproduction of Architectural Drawings

  11. Typing and Reproduction Services
Chapter II. The Manuscript

  1. Format


  2. Arrangement


  3. Preliminary Pages


  4. Title Page
    Committee Approval Page
    Copyright Page
    Dedication Page
    Acknowledgments
    Abstract
    Table of Contents
    Lists of Tables, Figures, Symbols, Acronyms, and Plates

  5. Text


  6. The Reference Section


  7. List of References or Bibliography
    Appendices
    Vita

Chapter III. Permissions for Published Material, Microfilming and Copyrighting

  1. Microfilming and Ordering Copies


  2. Doctoral Dissertations

  3. Copyrighting


  4. Registration of Copyright
    Fees for Microfilming and Copyrighting

  5. Material of Candidate Accepted for Publication


  6. Using Copyrighted Material


  7. Permission Answers from Publishers


  8. Determining if the Material is Copyrighted


Chapter IV. Filing the Manuscript

  1. Filing Procedures for the Doctoral Dissertation


  2. Filing Procedures for the Master's Thesis


  3. Last Date for Filing


  4. Binding of Thesis/Dissertation


  5. Microfilming and Copyrighting of Thesis/Dissertation
  6. Important Regulations


  7. Dissertation or Thesis Enrollment Requirement
    Admission to Candidacy (Doctoral Students)
    Application for Graduation
    Research Involving Human Subjects and Animal Research

Appendices

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