Thesis Information

A Brief Guidebook to Formatting Your Thesis Document

The Thesis Deadline for Spring is Monday, April 23, 2012

• Masters & Doctoral Thesis Guide in Microsoft Word (Revised Fall 2010)
• Supplement to Thesis Guide
  • Combining preliminary pages and the body of the thesis into one document in Word 2003
  • Combining preliminary pages and the body of the thesis into one document in Word 2007
  • Using Turnitin.com to avoid plagiarism
  • Setting dot leaders in Microsoft Word 2003 and Microsoft Word 2007
  • Manuscript option
  • Converting final thesis from Microsoft Word 2007/2010 into Archival PDF file for the library
  • Converting final thesis from a PDF to an Archival PDF for the library (may need Adobe Acrobat Pro 9)
  • Uploading thesis info to Graduate College database

Additional References

• Steps Leading to Thesis Research (PDF)
• Thesis Writing 101 Workshop Presentation (PowerPoint)
• Selecting a Mentor

Thesis Research Funding

Each Fall and Spring semester graduate students can apply for funding to support their thesis research.  Awards of approximately $500 are given to help students pay the extraordinary or unusual costs incurred in thesis research projects.

The Spring 2012 deadline is February 17.

• Thesis Research Funding Guidelines and Application. For more information about the other funding opportunities, please click HERE.

Campus Recognition of Excellence in Thesis Research

• Guidelines for the Distinguished Master's Thesis Award

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