Submission Checklist
Basic Style Requirements
- Left margin: 1.5 inches; top, right and bottom margins: 1 inch
- Chapter headings and subheadings: use consistent style and spacing
- Typeface used throughout research paper is consistent
More info on Basic Requirements
Required Supplemental Materials in Order, on Paper
- Survey of Earned Master’s/ Educational Specialist Degree (PDF) or Survey of Earned Doctorates
- Addendum to the Survey (PDF, for doctoral students only)
- PhD Completion Project Survey - This exit survey is required for students from the following programs: Animal Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Communication, English, History, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Neuroscience, Physics and Astronomy, Psychological Science, and Veterinary Biomedical Sciences. Proof of completion of this survey can be provided by printing the final page of the survey and submitting it with your dissertation materials.
- Processing Fee Statement
- With fee: check or money order only
- Forms for doctoral students (PDF) or master’s/ educational specialists (PDF)
- Original Approval Page
- No pg #, not counted, original signatures
- Approval page example (rich text format)
- Electronic Master’s Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation Release form (PDF with form fields to fill in, make sure you sign it)
- Thesis Agreement Form (PDF) or Dissertation Agreement Form (PDF); remember to sign it
- Title Page (no pg #)
- Short Academic Abstract
- No pg #, not counted
- Short Academic Abstract example (rich text format)
- Written permission for any copyrighted material used in your thesis or dissertation
More info on Paper Supplements
Required Supplemental Materials on CD
- Public Abstract
- No pg #, not counted, single-spaced, 250 words, saved as “public.pdf”
- Public Abstract generator
- Short Academic Abstract
- No pg #, not counted, saved as “short.pdf”
- See above for example file
- File Declaration Form
- No pg #, not counted, saved as “declaration.pdf”
- PDF with form fields you can type on or as a rich text document (works in programs like Microsoft Word)
- Media Folder
- Folder saved as “media” — all lowercase
- Only to be included if you have video, audio, external photos, or other multimedia to go along with research.pdf
More info on CD Supplements
Thesis/Dissertation Materials (saved as “research.pdf”)
- Title Page
- Counted as pg i but not visibly numbered, must have appropriate graduation month: ex. MAY
- See above for example file
- Copyright Page
- Optional, not numbered, not counted; includes fee
- Copyright page example (rich text format)
- Approval Page
- Not numbered, not counted
- See above for example file
- Dedication
- Optional, not numbered, not counted
- Dedication example (rich text format)
- Acknowledgements
- Numbered ii
- Acknowledgements example (rich text format)
- Table of Contents
- Numbered with lowercase Roman numeral
- Table of Contents example (rich text format)
- List of Tables/ List of Illustrations/ List of Figures/ List of Nomenclature
- Only include if your work has tables/ figures/ etc. included, numbered with lowercase Roman numeral
- List page example (rich text format)
- Academic Abstract
- Optional as part of the research.pdf, numbered with lowercase Roman numeral
- See above for example file
- Main Text (beginning with pg 1)
- Vita
- Short; one or two paragraphs about the author; not a curriculum vita. Required for doctoral students; optional for master’s students.
- Vita example (rich text format)
More info on the Main Text and Additional Sections of research.pdf