Thesis/Dissertation templates are composed of the following:
- Front Matter [Preliminary Pages]
- Main Body [5 Chapters]
- Back Matter [References, Appendices, Vita (PhD only)]
BACK MATTER
- continue to print on one side of the page only
- continue to use Times New Roman 12-point size font consistently throughout
- make sure all pages in this section meet the following criteria: left-justified, and with a margin of at least 4 cm on the left side, and 2.5 cm on all other sides.
- continue to use Arabic numerals in the pages that follow the body of text
References (APA 7th ed)
- begin on a separate page
- make sure all pages meet the following criteria: left-justified, and with a margin of at least 4 cm on the left side, and 2.5 cm on all other sides
- include only the sources mentioned in the main body
- use APA Style (7th ed) References*
- *For more information, refer to the following:
- Common Reference Examples Guide
- Creating an APA (7th ed) Style Reference List Guide
- Other: Common Reference Examples
- make sure this section, if any, comes after the references
- make sure all pages meet the following criteria: left-justified, and with a margin of at least 4 cm on the left side, and 2.5 cm on all other sides
- designate pages as A, B, C, etc.; if there is only one appendix, call it just Appendix.
- refer to the template (MA in CI, MA in CITE, MA in TEFL, PhD in CI) provided to see an example
- remove any personal/personally identifiable information (e.g., telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, signatures, etc.)
Vita (required in PhD Dissertations only)
- make sure this section, if any, comes after the appendices
- make sure all pages meet the following criteria: left-justified, and with a margin of at least 4 cm on the left side, and 2.5 cm on all other sides,
- limited to one page
- double-space
- use an outline style, or a prose form