Preface

This is an optional section.

The Preface can provide an autobiographical account of how the disquisition came to be or include a significant quote that drove your research.

Contents
  1. Formatting Requirements
  2. Resources

Heading – The Preface must include the “PREFACE” major heading, which must be formatted like other major headings in the disquisition, including the use or non-use of bold font.

Resources

Disquisition Site Map
Preparing to Graduate
 Graduate School Policies • Pre-submission Requirements • Submission Checklist • Guidelines & Templates
Formatting Wiki
 General Requirements Accessibility • Font • Headings • Page Numbers
Prefatory Material Title Page • Disquisition Approval Page • Table of Contents • List of Tables, Figures, Etc. • List of Abbreviations/Symbols • List of Appendix Tables, Figures, Etc.
Disquisition Body Paragraph Text • Equations • Tables, Figures, Etc. • References / Citations • Landscape Pages
Appendices Appendices • Tables, Figures, Etc.

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