Graduate School Format Guidelines
Before you submit your disquisition to the Graduate School, the disquisition must meet certain requirements in formatting and construction. These requirements are intended to maintain a high academic quality among all disquisitions, and to make sure that your disquisition reflects well upon your work as a student.
Note: The Graduate School does not review disquisitions for content, so your disquisition must be complete before you begin the review process. If you make noticeable changes in the content of your disquisition after initial review, the review process will be delayed.
To download a .pdf version of the Format Guidelines, download this file.
Disquisition Sections
The following links explain the various sections and requirements of the disquisition.
- Title Page
- Disquisition Approval Page
- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables, Figures, Schemes, etc.
- List of Abbreviations or Symbols
- List of Appendix Tables, Figures, Schemes, etc.
- Chapters
- Font
- Margins
- Paragraphs
- Headings
- Page Numbers
- Tables, Figures, Schemes, etc.
- References and Citations
- Appendix or Appendices
