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Dissertation Formatting Checklist

Margins
  1. Left margins: 1”
  2. Top margin (1st page of new chapter): 2”
  3. Top margin (Half-title page): 4”
  4. All other margins: 1"
Pagination
  1. Lowercase Roman numerals for all preliminary pages except Title and Half-Title, which should be included in numbering, but without numbers appearing on them.
  2. First page of Chapter 1 is pg. 2. (Half-title page is pg. 1.)
  3. All numbers aligned at the bottom centers of pages, ¾” from the bottom
Organization


Preliminary Pages:

  1. Title Page
  2. Approval Sheet
  3. Dedication (if any)
  4. Acknowledgements (if any)
  5. Table of Contents
    1. includes all text headings
    2. includes all text subheadings
  6. List of Tables
  7. List of Illustrations/Figures
  8. Abstract
  9. Half-Title
  10. Text

Reference Pages:

  1. Reference material
  2. References
    Appendices (if any)
    Vita -The Vita is a one-page autobiographical sketch of the author, containing full name, date and place of birth, educational background, degrees and dates, and other pertinent training or experience..
  3. Appendices (if any)
  4. Vita (1 page)
    • full name
    • date & place of birth
    • educational background
    • degrees held/dates conferred
    • pertinent training/experience
Footnotes (if any)

Pagination

Style

All elements adhere to APA 7th edition style guidelines, except as modified in this Doctoral Handbook.