Thesis and Dissertation Template

TITLE OF THE DISSERTATION

A Dissertation

Presented to the Dissertation Committee of the College of (college name)

of Trident University International

in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy in (Degree Program)

YOUR NAME HERE IN ALL CAPS

Cypress, California

201x

(Defended mm dd, year)

Approved by:

Office of Academic Affairs

Mm dd, year

Dean: name of the dean

Director, PhD Program: name of the PD

Committee Chair: name of chair

Committee Member: name the member1

Committee Member: name of the member2

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ABSTRACT

dissertation title

Trident University International [year]

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PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

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TITLE FOR CHAPTER 3

TITLE FOR CHAPTER 4

TITLE FOR CHAPTER 5

REFERENCES

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APPENDIX B: TITLE OF APPENDIX B

LIST OF TABLES

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LIST OF FIGURES

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CHAPTER I

introduction

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CHAPTER II

literature review

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CHAPTER III

methodology

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CHAPTER IV

. DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

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Variable / Pretest / Posttest
Subscale A
M / 2.66 / 2.74
SD / .19 / .16

Note. n = 27.