Paper - Twenty pound (20#) bond paper and 8 ½ by 11 inches in size is
required for all bound pages in all copies as well as the original.
For materials too large for binding which are contained in a pocket,
e.g., charts and maps, a suitable high quality paper must also
be used.
Type - Fonts of 12 or 10 characters per inch
are acceptable for text and for figure/table captions. The preferred
font is Arial 12-point or larger. No letter is smaller than 2
millimeters. Where necessary, smaller type may be used in figures
and tables. However, all letters and numbers must be large enough
to be reproduced clearly on microfilm or the library will not
accept the thesis for binding and microfilming.
You should check with the Technical Services Office in the library
before using smaller than normal type or print. Other fonts on
standard word processors may also be acceptable. If there is any
question as to whether or not a particular type is acceptable,
the student should bring a sample of the type to the Graduate
Office for examination and approval. If a student elects to use
justification on the right margin, proportional printing must
be used.
Pagination - For preliminary pages, e.g, Table
of Contents, List of Figures & Tables and Abstract, lower
case Roman numerals must be placed in the center, 1 inch from
the bottom edge of the page. For pages containing primary headings,
e.g., Chapter, Bibliography, and Appendix, Arabic numerals must
be places in the center, one inch from the bottom edge of the
page. For all other pages, except the title and signature pages,
Arabic numeral must be places in the upper right corner, 1 inch
from the top and 1 inch from the right edges of the page (see
Sample
Form C). As an option, the student may chose to use Arabic
numerals placed in the center at the bottom of the page 1 inch
from the bottom edge of the page.
Spacing - Text must be double spaced. Footnotes,
captions, and figures should be single spaced. Appendix materials
also may be single spaced. In the Bibliography/References section,
citations are single spaced with double space between citations.
Margins - All pages of the documentation must
have the following margins: 1 inch on the right and bottom, 1
½ inches on the left and top. For pages bearing a primary
heading, the top margin is 2 inches (see Sample
Form C). The first line of each paragraph and footnote should
be indented 5 spaces from the left margin. Equations, formulas,
and other such notation should be centered.
Headings - Major divisions of the documentation,
e.g., Introduction, Chapter, Bibliography, and Appendix, require
primary headings and must being on a new page. Primary headings
are centered 2 inches from the top edge of the page and typed
in all capital letters. The first line of text below the heading
should be triple spaced beneath it. Secondary headings are centered,
with the first letter of each word capitalized, and do not require
a new page. Triple space should be above and below secondary headings.
Tertiary headings are capitalized, underlined, and begin at the
left margin. Double spaces should be above and below tertiary
headings (see Sample
Form C).
Figures and Tables - Line drawings and diagrams,
maps, charts, halftones, photographs, etc., are considered as
figures and should be of professional quality. Photographs and
figures may be either color or black and white. Original photographs
or high resolution reproductions are acceptable; photocopies are
not. If photographs are pasted to the page, a high quality, long-lasting
cement must be used. Figures and tables require captions, which
should be single spaced. If there is insufficient space within
the required margins for both the figure/table an caption, the
caption may be placed on a facing page, the back of which is blank
except for the page number properly located in the upper right
corner. Captions must be in the same type as the text and listed
as written in the List of Figure and List of Table sections of
the documentation. No text or number on a table or figure should
be (after reduction) smaller than the equivalent character set
whose shortest letters are 2 millimeters high.
Reference Citation - Style and manner of reference
citation and bibliographic format are determined by academic discipline.
The style manual or journal used must be acceptable to the discipline
and stated on the bottom of the Vita page preceding the identification
of the typist (see Sample Form
D).
Note: Should a question or problem arise concerning the mechanical
content or presentation format of the exhibition documentation
that is not addressed in this Guide, the student should consult
the Graduate Office before proceeding.
