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  1. Guidelines for The PhD Dissertation

    Every PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is required to successfully complete and submit a dissertation to qualify for degree conferral. This document provides information on how to submit your dissertation, requirements for dissertation formatting, and your dissertation publishing and distribution options.

  2. Formatting Guidelines

    Footnotes. Format footnotes for your thesis or dissertation following these guidelines: Footnotes must be placed at the bottom of the page separated from the text by a solid line one to two inches long. Begin at the left page margin, directly below the solid line. Single-space footnotes that are more than one line long.

  3. Formatting Requirements : Graduate School

    3. Font. Text must be embedded, 11-point or larger font. Smaller font size may be appropriate for footnotes or other material outside of the main text. Black text is recommended; although, color may be appropriate in some limited parts of the document. Font requirements apply to all text, including captions, footnotes, citations, etc. 4. Margins.