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A [Thesis] Presented to the Faculty
of
California State University, Stanislaus
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
of Master of [Your Degree]
By
[Name of Student Author]
[Month] [Year]
CERTIFICATION OF APPROVAL
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LONGER THAN ONE LINE
by
[Name of Student Author]
Dr. Major Adviser
Professor of [Discipline]
Dr. Major Adviser
Professor of [Discipline]
Dr. Major Adviser
Professor of [Discipline] / Date
Date
Date
© [Year Thesis Completed]
[Name of Student Author]
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
DEDICATION
The dedication page is optional. If used, the title is typed in capital letters and the text should be double spaced, in paragraph form, like this example.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The acknowledgements page is optional. If used, the title is typed in capital letters and the text should be double spaced, in paragraph form, like this example.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Dedication iv
Acknowledgements v
List of Tables vii
List of Figures viii
Abstract ix
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Appendices
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE PAGE
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LIST OF FIGURES
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ABSTRACT
An abstract must be submitted as part of the thesis. The title, ABSTRACT, is typed in capital letters. The text of the abstract should be a single paragraph on a single page, double-spaced, without indentation, and normally should not exceed 350 words. The abstract should report rather than comment or evaluate. Do not include mathematical formulae, diagrams, footnotes, illustrative material, or quotations in the abstract. Consult your program’s style guide for guidance. This sample paragraph includes approximately eighty words.
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CHAPTER TITLE
Each department has approved a style manual for the student’s guidance on technical requirements for references, bibliographic styles, tables, figures, etc. Please note, both departmental and University guidelines must be observed; however, in the case there is a conflict between the departmental style manual and the University’s guidelines, the University guidelines shall have precedence.
The body of the thesis (or dissertation) consists of the text that is organized in a way that is consistent with the scholarly standards of the content area. Consult your program’s style manual. A thesis/dissertation normally consists of three or four sections. These are the preliminary pages, body of the text, documentation, and appendices (if used). In most cases, chapters are used to organize the body of the thesis/dissertation. Chapter numbers, if used, are labeled in Roman numerals.
The first page of each chapter has a top margin of 1-3/4” and the page number is located at the bottom center. Pages following the first page of each chapter have a top margin of 1-1/4” and the page numbers are located at the top right corner.
Format the headings and subheadings in the body of the text according to the formatting illustrated in the table on the next page. The chapter title (and chapter number, if using template E) is considered level 0. Below the chapter title are headings and subheadings, illustrated in the following table as levels 1 to 5. Regardless of the number of levels of subheading within a section, the heading structure for all sections follows the same top-down progression. Each chapter or section starts with the highest level of heading, even if one chapter or section may have fewer levels of subheading than another chapter or section.
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The body of the thesis consists of the text that is organized in a way that is consistent with the scholarly standards of the content area. Consult your program’s style manual for guidance.
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CHAPTER TITLE
The body of the thesis consists of the text that is organized in a way that is consistent with the scholarly standards of the content area. Consult your program’s style manual for guidance.
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CHAPTER TITLE
The body of the thesis consists of the text that is organized in a way that is consistent with the scholarly standards of the content area. Consult your program’s style manual for guidance.
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CHAPTER TITLE
The body of the thesis consists of the text that is organized in a way that is consistent with the scholarly standards of the content area. Consult your program’s style manual for guidance.
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REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Author, A. (Year). Title: Subtitle. Retrieved from http//webpage.address
Author, A.A. (Year of publication). Title: Subtitle…if entry is longer than one line second line should have ½” hanging indentation. City, State: Publisher.
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APPENDIX [or APPENDICES]
APPENDIX A
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APPENDIX B
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APPENDIX C
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APPENDIX D
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APPENDIX E
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