The original and two copies of the approved and completed thesis/dissertation must be submitted to the College of Humanities, Fine Arts and Communication, room 402, Agnes Arnold Hall, by noon on or before the deadline date published in the current semester "Class Schedule."
The University requires the original manuscript and two copies at the time of the submission of the thesis/dissertation. The original and first copy are retained by the University and deposited in the library where they are available for reference and loan. You should ask your department's graduate coordinator whether additional copies are also required. You may have additional personal copies bound at this time.
20 pound, 8 1/2 by 11, white bond 20%-25% rag content is required for the original and all copies. Carbon copy, print, photocopy (such as Xerox quality duplication), multilith, and perma-print are acceptable means of duplication for the copies required by the University. The following means of duplication are not acceptable: ozalid, mimeographing, multigraphing, hectographing, or any other fluid processes.
Use a new, black ribbon, and change it as often as necessary to maintain clear, dense letters. Carbon-ribbon typing is ideal. The original, not a carbon copy, is the one to be submitted for dissertation microfilming.
Illustrative material drawn in dark, opaque ink will reproduce satisfactorily. Remember that microfilming is a black-and-white photographic process. Colors appear as slightly varying shades of gray. Thus, lines on a graph should be identified by labels or symbols rather than colors. Similarly, shaded areas, such as countries on a map, have better contrast if cross-hatching is used instead of color.
Charts, graphs, maps and tables that are larger than the standard page size might have to be used in your thesis/dissertation. If so, they should be carefully folded into the manuscript. However, such oversize pages complicate microfilming of your thesis/dissertation, and it is recommended that such pages be avoided unless absolutely necessary. Try a different layout for the chart or table to see if it can be placed on a standard page, or use a photographic reduction of the graphic material. In any event, make as few folds as possible.
Ideally, each photograph should have a full range of contrast from true black to pure white. Photos with limited contrast will reproduce satisfactorily on positive microfilm but they will be unclear in xerographic copies made from microfilm. Color photos should not be used in the thesis/dissertation. If necessary, contact a photographer about having color photos reprinted in black and white. Rubber cement and glue are acceptable means of affixing photos, but dry-mounting tissue provides the neatest and most permanent method.
Make any necessary corrections neatly. If there is more than one error per page, substitute a new page.
Your thesis/dissertation will be a valuable source for other scholars only if it can be located easily. Modem retrieval systems use the first words in the title — and sometimes a few other descriptive words — to locate your thesis/dissertation. It is essential that the title be a meaningful description of the content of your thesis/dissertation and that the title's first words indicate its subject matter.
The Abstract is expected to give a succinct account of the thesis/dissertation so that a reader can decide if he wants to read the complete thesis/dissertation. Although 600 words is the maximum length, nearly all abstracts should be shorter than this. University Microfilms will not accept an abstract longer than 150 words for a Master's Thesis that is to be copyrighted. One additional copy of the abstract is required by the College for all theses/dissertations to be microfilmed. An abstract contains:
Your dissertation abstract must be prepared carefully, since it will be published in Dissertation Abstracts International without editing or revision. Abstract copy must be typed on one side of the paper only and should be double-spaced. Symbols and foreign words and phrases must be printed clearly and accurately to avoid error or annoying delays.
Each page in a thesis/dissertation, except the title page, should be assigned a number. The following plan of page numbering is required:
The following margins are required:
The original and copies of the thesis/dissertation must include the following items in the order listed:
NOTE: In addition, 2 extra copies of the Title Page and one extra copy of the signature page are required for the College. It is the author's responsibility to see that every copy submitted is complete and in order.
All Theses/Dissertations (including Creative Writing Theses/Dissertations) should be double spaced. For Creative Writing Thesis/Dissertation, place each new poem on a new page.
Please check with your department's graduate advisor for any additional special guidelines.
Footnotes may be placed either at the bottom of the page on which the note occurs or grouped together at the end of the text. The style of footnotes should be consistent throughout and must conform to the prevailing usage in your discipline. If your department does not provide a style manual designating the proper form of footnotes and bibliography, use the University of Chicago's A Manual of Style or Kate L. Turabian's abridgment, A Manual for Writers.
All dissertations must be microfilmed and copyrighted.
If you are having your thesis/dissertation copyrighted you should include as the first page a sheet of paper with the following:
The copyright is not numbered and numbering should begin with the title page (see Numbering).
You should direct your questions concerning your thesis/dissertation to your thesis/dissertation committee chairperson or to Debra W. Frazier, Graduate Admissions Analyst, Humanities, Fine Arts and Communication, 402-AH, 743-2991.
The following charges are subject to change without notice:
This is a per copy charge. (minimum of three for University required, personal copies may be bound at the same time) (Any theses/dissertations that are 4 inches thick, will be charged a double price for binding).
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT TO MAKE ALL THE COPIES OF THEIR THESISMISSERTATION NEEDED FOR BINDING.