Physical Standards for Theses & Dissertations

The Physical Standards for Theses and Dissertations provides a set of general standards for the preparation of theses and dissertations for graduate degrees in Arts & Sciences. Before you begin the final formatting of your thesis or dissertation, please carefully review the Physical Standards and consult with your program for additional specific style guidelines.

The Abstract, Approval, and Title pages are standardized for all theses and dissertations and must be completed using one of the form formats below.

• Abstract Page - MS Word Form
• Abstract Page - PDF Form
• Approval Page (Thesis & Dissertation)- MS Word Form
• Approval Dissertation Page - PDF Form
  
• Approval Thesis Page - PDF Form
• Compliance Committee Form - PDF Form (required for all theses and dissertations)
• Compliance Page Template -MS Word Form
• Title Page -MS Word Form (Please note, titles may be unlimited in length, however, the Library spine binding will only permit a limit of 100 characters. You may wish to provide an abbreviated title for the spine binding at submission.)
• Title Dissertation Page - PDF Form (Please note, titles may be unlimited in length, however, the Library spine binding will only permit a limit of 100 characters. You may wish to provide an abbreviated title for the spine binding at submission.)
• Title Thesis Page - PDF Form (Please note, titles may be unlimited in length, however, the Library spine binding will only permit a limit of 100 characters. You may wish to provide an abbreviated title for the spine binding at submission.)