Arrangement of front matter
| Section | Page number (formatted) | Comments |
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Title page Required |
i | The page number should not be displayed, however, the title page counts as page one in the overall numbering of pages. |
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Examining committee membership Required for PhD dissertations |
ii | For master's theses, remove this page from the template document. |
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Author's declaration Required |
iii |
The thesis must contain one of the two following statements on the Author’s Declaration page: EITHER: “I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I understand that my thesis may be made electronically available to the public.” OR: “This thesis consists of material all of which I authored or co-authored: see Statement of Contributions included in the thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I understand that my thesis may be made electronically available to the public.” |
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Statement of contributions If applicable |
iv | Please cite all other published versions of this work and explain the contributions made by yourself and your co-authors. |
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Abstract Required |
v | The thesis should have only one abstract, even if partially composed of articles that have their own abstracts. Do not includepreviously published abstracts in your thesis. |
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Acknowledgements Required |
vi | Please remember to acknowledge any sources of funding for your research. |
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Dedication Optional |
vii | |
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Table of contents Required |
viii | By using official thesis templates and paragraph styles, your Table of Contents may compose itself dynamically. Double-check that all section and chapter pages match. |
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List of figures If applicable |
ix | Each figure in the text must be numbered and assigned a title or caption. If the title or caption cannot fit on the same page as the figure, it can appear on the previous facing page. |
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List of tables If applicable |
x | Each table in the text must be numbered and assigned a title or caption. If the title or caption cannot fit on the same page as the table, it can appear on the previous facing page. |
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List of illustrations If applicable |
xi | Each illustration in the text must be numbered and assigned a title or caption. If the title or caption cannot fit on the same page as the illustration, it can appear on the previous facing page. |
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List of abbreviations If applicable |
xii | |
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List of symbols If applicable |
xiii | |
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Opening graphic or quote Optional |
xiv | Some students wish to open their thesis with a graphic or quotation meaningful to the work. This page, if applicable, must appear as the last page of the front matter, immediately before the main body of the text. |
The main body of the thesis begins here, beginning with page 1. Using footnotes or endnotes is your choice, but endnotes should be considered part of the main document, placed before the beginning of the back matter.
Arabic numerals begin here and continue through the last page of the back matter.
| Section | Comments |
|---|---|
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Letters of copyright permission If applicable |
It is the student's responsibility to determine if letters of copyright permission are required. Please contact us if you require any guidance in this matter. |
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References/Bibliography/Works Cited (use your choice of these titles for this section) Required |
Only one References section should appear for the entire thesis, even if previously-published articles are included. Please combine all reference lists into one, located in the back matter of the document. |
| Appendices | If applicable |
| Glossary | If applicable |
| Index | If applicable |
