Order of Elements

The contents of your disquisition must be arranged in the following order. If you would like to include elements not listed here, please contact the Disquisition Coordinator. Disquisitions should be submitted as a single PDF.

• Title Page
• Disquisition Approval Page (Copy 2)
• Abstract
• Acknowledgments (Optional)
• Dedication (Optional)
• Preface (Optional)
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables (Required if disquisition chapters include tables)
• List of Figures (Required if disquisition chapters include figures)
• List of Schemes (Required if disquisition chapters include schemes)
• List of [_________] (Any other material, such as equations, etc.)
• List of Abbreviations (Required if disquisition includes extensive abbreviations)
• List of Symbols (Required if disquisition includes extensive symbols)
• List of Appendix Tables (Required if appendices include tables)
• List of Appendix Figures (Required if appendices include figures)
• List of Appendix Schemes (Required if appendices include schemes)
• List of Appendix [_______] (Any other appendix material, such as equations, etc.)
• Chapters
• References/Works Cited (Use the heading that is required by the style manual for your field)*
• Appendix/Appendices (Optional)

*Reference sections may appear within chapters or as a standalone section; see our References/Works Cited page for more information.