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Dissertations and Master's Essays | Guidelines for the Preparation of Dissertations and Theses
The CBO will use the following checklist at the time of submission. If the submission does not meet the requirements, it will be returned to the student for correction before it is accepted.
Yes No
1. Acid free paper
2. Original copy
-laser printed
3. Margins consistent throughout
-1 ½ inches on left or binding side
-1 inch on other three sides
-all charts, photographs, illustrations must conform to the margins
4. Numbering of pages
-front matter, use small Roman numerals (ii,iii,iv)
-text, begin with Arabic 1 and continue to last page of CV
-every page is numbered in order (including blank pages)
5. Title page -
-is not numbered but understood to be Roman numeral i
6. Abstract
-immediately follows title page and is Roman numeral ii
-includes names of readers/advisors at the bottom
-350 words or less, otherwise edited by UMI
-is doubled-spaced
7. All pages face front
8. Only one side of paper is used
9. Double spaced
-abstract
-text (except footnotes and long quotations)
10. Vita is last page of dissertation
11. Permission letters to reprint or use copyrighted material put at end of theses
12. Submission requirements in CBO
a. -Ph.D. requires three extra copies of Title Page and two extra copies of Abstract
-MA requires one extra copy of Title Page and Abstract (none required for Whiting School of Engineering students)
b. –Ph.D. requires UMI form filled out and signed
c. –Fees-
| | | | 1. Ph.D. | $90.00 | | | 2. Ph.D. for SAIS (no microfilm copy) | $75.00 | | | 3. Ph.D. 2 part volume | $8.00 to basic fee | | | 4. Ph.D. copyright add | $65.00 | | | 5. M.A. | $12.00 | | 6. Additional or personal copies
(copies supplied by student) | $17.00 each | | 7. Additional or personal copies
with mounted photos | $18.00 each | | | 8. Cash, check, or M&S form with authorized signature and budget code |
Guidelines for Dissertations
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