NSU Halmos College of Arts & Sciences Thesis and Dissertation Submission Guide: Thesis

Margins

• All margins = 1 inch

Font

• Times New Roman

• 12 Point Font

Spacing

• 1.5 spaced, except for:

  • Abstract should be single spaced.

  • Figure & Table captions should be single spaced (The caption for a figure appears below the graphic; for a table, above). Whenever possible, please do not have your figures/tables and captions split across pages.

  • References should be single spaced with a space between each entry. 

Citation and Writing Style

• APA Style

• Chicago Manual of Style

• Another style may be chosen but is at the discretion of your committee.

The order of your paper should be: 

• Title page

• Approval page (generated by NSUWorks)

• Abstract *

• Acknowledgments 

• Preface (optional) 

• Table of Contents - (detailed; this serves as the outline and section headers as well) 

• List of Figures and/or List of Tables (optional)

• Body of Thesis 

       1. Introduction 

       2. Statement of Purpose or Objectives 

       3. Methods and Materials 

       4. Results 

       5. Discussion 

       6. Summary and Conclusions 

       7. References 

       8. Appendices (optional) 

*The thesis must include an abstract as well as keywords for literature searches. 

Use Roman Numerals (i, ii, iii, iv...) for page numbers for your introductory content (Abstract through Table of Contents/List of Figures/List of Tables) and Arabic Numerals (1,2,3,4) starting on the page with your Introduction.  

See MS Word Tips and Tricks for help with page numbers.

Do not include Introductory content appearing before the Table of Contents in your Table of Contents.

Only include items appearing after the Table of Contents (List of Figures, List of Tables, etc.) 

For more information on creating a Table of Contents, see MS Word Tips and Tricks.